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Language Spoken At Home in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,343 | 100% |
English only | 8,228 | 98.6% |
Language other than English | 115 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 28 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 75 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,750 | 100% |
American | 912 | 10.4% |
Arab | 10 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 10 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 322 | 3.7% |
English | 1,333 | 15.2% |
French (except Basque) | 205 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 12 | 0.1% |
German | 2,183 | 24.9% |
Greek | 46 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,755 | 20.1% |
Italian | 153 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.1% |
Polish | 56 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.1% |
Russian | 45 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 263 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 570 | 6.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 10 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 28 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,783 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,545 | 67.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 914 | 24.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,110 | 55.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 639 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 173 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 107 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 262 | 6.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 168 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,238 | 32.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,072 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 516 | 13.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,014 | 26.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,222 | 32.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,376 | 100% |
Householder | 3,783 | 45.2% |
Spouse | 2,142 | 25.6% |
Child | 1,866 | 22.3% |
Other relatives | 302 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 283 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 230 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,825 | 100% |
Never married | 881 | 23.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,149 | 56.2% |
Separated | 50 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 147 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 598 | 15.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,633 | 100% |
Never married | 436 | 12.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,302 | 63.4% |
Separated | 35 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 416 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 444 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 104 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 20 | 19.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 163 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 113 | 69.3% |
Less than 1 year | 51 | 31.3% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 62 | 38.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 113 | 100% |
Who are female | 71 | 62.8% |
Who are married | 82 | 72.6% |
School Enrollment in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,432 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 27 | 1.9% |
Kindergarten | 70 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 704 | 49.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 414 | 28.9% |
College or graduate school | 217 | 15.2% |
Educational Attainment in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,613 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 465 | 7.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 752 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,844 | 43.0% |
Some college, no degree | 1,214 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 303 | 4.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 801 | 12.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 234 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.7% |
Veteran Status in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,179 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 872 | 12.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,385 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,033 | 24.2% |
Under 18 years | 1,571 | 100% |
With a disability | 72 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 5,146 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,128 | 21.9% |
65 years and over | 1,668 | 100% |
With a disability | 833 | 49.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,663 | 100% |
Same house | 7,780 | 89.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 823 | 9.5% |
Same county | 371 | 4.3% |
Different county | 452 | 5.2% |
Same state | 232 | 2.7% |
Different state | 220 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 60 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,750 | 100% |
Native | 8,681 | 99.2% |
Born in United States | 8,662 | 99.0% |
State of residence | 6,065 | 69.3% |
Different state | 2,597 | 29.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 19 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 69 | 0.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 69 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16 | 23.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 53 | 76.8% |
Year of Entry in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 88 | 100% |
Native | 19 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 19 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 69 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 69 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pocahontas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 69 | 100% |
Europe | 41 | 59.4% |
Asia | 12 | 17.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 16 | 23.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |