Language Spoken At Home in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,704 | 100% |
English only | 25,571 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 1,133 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 341 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 557 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 205 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 402 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 109 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 65 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,003 | 100% |
American | 5,223 | 18.7% |
Arab | 90 | 0.3% |
Czech | 47 | 0.2% |
Danish | 33 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 152 | 0.5% |
English | 3,756 | 13.4% |
French (except Basque) | 609 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 60 | 0.2% |
German | 3,250 | 11.6% |
Greek | 149 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 86 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,825 | 10.1% |
Italian | 865 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 256 | 0.9% |
Polish | 460 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 45 | 0.2% |
Russian | 164 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 808 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 887 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 18 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 93 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 64 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 167 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 31 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,429 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,418 | 78.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,946 | 31.2% |
Married-couple family | 6,323 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,506 | 26.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 350 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 144 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 745 | 7.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 296 | 3.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,011 | 21.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,706 | 18.1% |
65 years and over | 653 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,294 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,437 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,234 | 100% |
Householder | 9,429 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 6,343 | 26.2% |
Child | 6,813 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 1,065 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 584 | 2.4% |
Unmarried partner | 353 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,114 | 100% |
Never married | 4,450 | 33.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,839 | 52.2% |
Separated | 352 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 336 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,137 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,247 | 100% |
Never married | 1,696 | 16.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,768 | 66.0% |
Separated | 156 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 699 | 6.8% |
Divorced | 928 | 9.1% |
Fertility in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 257 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 60 | 23.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 135 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 549 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 256 | 46.6% |
Less than 1 year | 5 | 0.9% |
1 or 2 years | 8 | 1.5% |
3 or 4 years | 107 | 19.5% |
5 or more years | 136 | 24.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 256 | 100% |
Who are female | 129 | 50.4% |
Who are married | 218 | 85.2% |
School Enrollment in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,151 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 444 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 308 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,724 | 44.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,711 | 27.8% |
College or graduate school | 964 | 15.7% |
Educational Attainment in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,055 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,003 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,407 | 12.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,766 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 4,184 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,637 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,312 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,746 | 8.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.2% |
Veteran Status in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,098 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,474 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,371 | 9.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,752 | 100% |
With a disability | 343 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 15,056 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,112 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 3,440 | 100% |
With a disability | 916 | 26.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,766 | 100% |
Same house | 24,611 | 88.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,150 | 11.3% |
Same county | 572 | 2.1% |
Different county | 2,578 | 9.3% |
Same state | 2,132 | 7.7% |
Different state | 446 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 5 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,003 | 100% |
Native | 27,316 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 27,086 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 18,116 | 64.7% |
Different state | 8,970 | 32.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 230 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 687 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 687 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 432 | 62.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 255 | 37.1% |
Year of Entry in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 917 | 100% |
Native | 230 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 230 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 687 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 671 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Powhatan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 687 | 100% |
Europe | 273 | 39.7% |
Asia | 151 | 22.0% |
Africa | 28 | 4.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 177 | 25.8% |
Northern America | 58 | 8.4% |