Language Spoken At Home in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,455 | 100% |
English only | 13,926 | 90.1% |
Language other than English | 1,529 | 9.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 606 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 1,129 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 585 | 3.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 257 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 124 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 19 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,297 | 100% |
American | 1,619 | 9.9% |
Arab | 33 | 0.2% |
Czech | 22 | 0.1% |
Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 140 | 0.9% |
English | 2,440 | 15.0% |
French (except Basque) | 305 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 60 | 0.4% |
German | 1,798 | 11.0% |
Greek | 8 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 3 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,986 | 12.2% |
Italian | 545 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 157 | 1.0% |
Polish | 102 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.0% |
Russian | 97 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 730 | 4.5% |
Scottish | 619 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 49 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 26 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 9 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 175 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 57 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,858 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,231 | 61.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,558 | 22.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,376 | 49.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,139 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 260 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 115 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 595 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 304 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,627 | 38.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,199 | 32.1% |
65 years and over | 783 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,699 | 24.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,326 | 33.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,001 | 100% |
Householder | 6,858 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 3,355 | 21.0% |
Child | 3,919 | 24.5% |
Other relatives | 1,207 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 662 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 276 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,571 | 100% |
Never married | 1,664 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,712 | 56.5% |
Separated | 146 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 175 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 874 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,032 | 100% |
Never married | 1,298 | 18.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,658 | 52.0% |
Separated | 67 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 875 | 12.4% |
Divorced | 1,134 | 16.1% |
Fertility in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 127 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 37 | 29.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 263 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 83 | 31.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 32 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 34 | 12.9% |
5 or more years | 17 | 6.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 83 | 100% |
Who are female | 57 | 68.7% |
Who are married | 43 | 51.8% |
School Enrollment in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,231 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 204 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 145 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,576 | 48.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 850 | 26.3% |
College or graduate school | 456 | 14.1% |
Educational Attainment in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,830 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 555 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,242 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,896 | 32.9% |
Some college, no degree | 2,505 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 573 | 4.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,865 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,194 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.9% |
Veteran Status in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,932 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,496 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,139 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,684 | 16.6% |
Under 18 years | 3,364 | 100% |
With a disability | 38 | 1.1% |
18 to 64 years | 9,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,402 | 15.0% |
65 years and over | 3,398 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,244 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,155 | 100% |
Same house | 14,919 | 92.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,218 | 7.5% |
Same county | 481 | 3.0% |
Different county | 737 | 4.6% |
Same state | 527 | 3.3% |
Different state | 210 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,297 | 100% |
Native | 15,205 | 93.3% |
Born in United States | 15,088 | 92.6% |
State of residence | 8,786 | 53.9% |
Different state | 6,302 | 38.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 117 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,092 | 6.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,092 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 160 | 14.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 932 | 85.3% |
Year of Entry in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,209 | 100% |
Native | 117 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 117 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,092 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,092 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rabun County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,092 | 100% |
Europe | 92 | 8.4% |
Asia | 220 | 20.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 780 | 71.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |