Language Spoken At Home in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 38,492 | 100% |
English only | 37,207 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 1,285 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 280 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 512 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 168 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 491 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 70 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 280 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 2 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,842 | 100% |
American | 1,577 | 3.9% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,263 | 3.1% |
Danish | 638 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 689 | 1.7% |
English | 2,673 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,500 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 365 | 0.9% |
German | 18,799 | 46.0% |
Greek | 65 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 75 | 0.2% |
Irish | 5,832 | 14.3% |
Italian | 910 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 48 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 7,576 | 18.5% |
Polish | 1,634 | 4.0% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 213 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 386 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 87 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 3,397 | 8.3% |
Swiss | 376 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 105 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 142 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,975 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,187 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,521 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 8,674 | 57.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,572 | 23.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 541 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 296 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 972 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 653 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,788 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,206 | 21.4% |
65 years and over | 965 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,810 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,901 | 19.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 38,130 | 100% |
Householder | 14,975 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 8,561 | 22.5% |
Child | 10,691 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 791 | 2.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,112 | 8.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,147 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,453 | 100% |
Never married | 5,851 | 35.6% |
Now married, except separated | 8,809 | 53.5% |
Separated | 128 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 262 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 1,403 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,019 | 100% |
Never married | 5,727 | 33.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,845 | 52.0% |
Separated | 193 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 940 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 1,314 | 7.7% |
Fertility in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 464 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 79 | 17.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 384 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 172 | 44.8% |
Less than 1 year | 61 | 15.9% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 14.3% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 28 | 7.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 172 | 100% |
Who are female | 96 | 55.8% |
Who are married | 147 | 85.5% |
School Enrollment in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,000 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 442 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten | 379 | 2.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,053 | 31.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,169 | 16.7% |
College or graduate school | 5,957 | 45.8% |
Educational Attainment in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,824 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 438 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,092 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,902 | 31.8% |
Some college, no degree | 6,156 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,649 | 10.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,490 | 18.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,097 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.5% |
Veteran Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,785 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,786 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 40,513 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,519 | 8.7% |
Under 18 years | 9,021 | 100% |
With a disability | 371 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 27,393 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,037 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 4,099 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,111 | 27.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 40,333 | 100% |
Same house | 33,480 | 83.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,782 | 16.8% |
Same county | 2,552 | 6.3% |
Different county | 4,230 | 10.5% |
Same state | 2,109 | 5.2% |
Different state | 2,121 | 5.3% |
Abroad | 71 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,842 | 100% |
Native | 40,271 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 40,084 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 17,355 | 42.5% |
Different state | 22,729 | 55.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 187 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 571 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 571 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 238 | 41.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 333 | 58.3% |
Year of Entry in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 758 | 100% |
Native | 187 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 184 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 571 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 562 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 571 | 100% |
Europe | 156 | 27.3% |
Asia | 207 | 36.3% |
Africa | 8 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 173 | 30.3% |
Northern America | 24 | 4.2% |