Language Spoken At Home in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,666 | 100% |
English only | 16,093 | 96.6% |
Language other than English | 573 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 160 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 141 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 312 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 109 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,432 | 100% |
American | 2,727 | 15.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 34 | 0.2% |
Danish | 43 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 169 | 1.0% |
English | 3,556 | 20.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,727 | 15.6% |
French Canadian | 976 | 5.6% |
German | 1,266 | 7.3% |
Greek | 31 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 68 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,863 | 16.4% |
Italian | 554 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 112 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 99 | 0.6% |
Polish | 398 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 116 | 0.7% |
Russian | 110 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 347 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 970 | 5.6% |
Slovak | 27 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 575 | 3.3% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 173 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,765 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,067 | 65.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,817 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 4,087 | 52.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,152 | 14.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 328 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 197 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 652 | 8.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 468 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,698 | 34.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,161 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 1,088 | 14.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,001 | 25.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,529 | 32.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,188 | 100% |
Householder | 7,765 | 45.2% |
Spouse | 4,080 | 23.7% |
Child | 3,938 | 22.9% |
Other relatives | 434 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 971 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 650 | 3.8% |
Marital Status in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,254 | 100% |
Never married | 1,694 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,249 | 58.6% |
Separated | 133 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 246 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 932 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,511 | 100% |
Never married | 1,266 | 16.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,097 | 54.5% |
Separated | 112 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 923 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 1,113 | 14.8% |
Fertility in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 253 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 87 | 34.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 254 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 96 | 37.8% |
Less than 1 year | 4 | 1.6% |
1 or 2 years | 9 | 3.5% |
3 or 4 years | 2 | 0.8% |
5 or more years | 81 | 31.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 96 | 100% |
Who are female | 57 | 59.4% |
Who are married | 78 | 81.3% |
School Enrollment in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,156 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 174 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 154 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,500 | 47.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 858 | 27.2% |
College or graduate school | 470 | 14.9% |
Educational Attainment in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,095 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 541 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,100 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,476 | 41.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,572 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,284 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,490 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 632 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.2% |
Veteran Status in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,063 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,088 | 14.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,271 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,978 | 23.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,345 | 100% |
With a disability | 331 | 9.9% |
18 to 64 years | 10,446 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,008 | 19.2% |
65 years and over | 3,480 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,639 | 47.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,239 | 100% |
Same house | 15,547 | 90.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,650 | 9.6% |
Same county | 930 | 5.4% |
Different county | 720 | 4.2% |
Same state | 472 | 2.7% |
Different state | 248 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 42 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,432 | 100% |
Native | 17,126 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 16,995 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 12,206 | 70.0% |
Different state | 4,789 | 27.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 131 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 306 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 306 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 136 | 44.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 170 | 55.6% |
Year of Entry in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 437 | 100% |
Native | 131 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 127 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 306 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 291 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Piscataquis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 306 | 100% |
Europe | 47 | 15.4% |
Asia | 101 | 33.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5 | 1.6% |
Northern America | 153 | 50.0% |