Language Spoken At Home in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 67,075 | 100% |
English only | 61,470 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 5,605 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,459 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 2,007 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 652 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,422 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 409 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,789 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,160 | 1.7% |
Other languages | 387 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 238 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,927 | 100% |
American | 2,739 | 3.8% |
Arab | 257 | 0.4% |
Czech | 694 | 1.0% |
Danish | 587 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,341 | 1.9% |
English | 7,400 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,847 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 238 | 0.3% |
German | 26,183 | 36.4% |
Greek | 210 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 188 | 0.3% |
Irish | 9,007 | 12.5% |
Italian | 1,644 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 82 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 884 | 1.2% |
Polish | 1,163 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 149 | 0.2% |
Russian | 815 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,003 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 1,660 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 65 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 588 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 2,296 | 3.2% |
Swiss | 325 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 32 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 762 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 206 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 25,711 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,597 | 52.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,659 | 25.9% |
Married-couple family | 11,134 | 43.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,000 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 703 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 255 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,760 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,404 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 12,114 | 47.1% |
Householder living alone | 7,418 | 28.9% |
65 years and over | 1,586 | 6.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,080 | 27.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,635 | 14.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 62,378 | 100% |
Householder | 25,711 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 11,127 | 17.8% |
Child | 14,783 | 23.7% |
Other relatives | 1,359 | 2.2% |
Nonrelatives | 9,398 | 15.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,485 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,717 | 100% |
Never married | 17,652 | 55.7% |
Now married, except separated | 12,023 | 37.9% |
Separated | 194 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 294 | 0.9% |
Divorced | 1,554 | 4.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,733 | 100% |
Never married | 12,892 | 44.9% |
Now married, except separated | 12,166 | 42.3% |
Separated | 233 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,569 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 1,873 | 6.5% |
Fertility in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 937 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 146 | 15.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 279 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 69 | 24.7% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 3.9% |
1 or 2 years | 27 | 9.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 31 | 11.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 69 | 100% |
Who are female | 49 | 71.0% |
Who are married | 33 | 47.8% |
School Enrollment in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 30,019 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 985 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten | 815 | 2.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,939 | 16.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,101 | 7.0% |
College or graduate school | 21,179 | 70.6% |
Educational Attainment in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,514 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 395 | 1.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,196 | 3.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,688 | 19.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,273 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,298 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,501 | 24.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,163 | 20.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.4% |
Veteran Status in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 52,281 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,862 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 65,005 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,876 | 6.0% |
Under 18 years | 13,146 | 100% |
With a disability | 317 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 46,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,066 | 4.4% |
65 years and over | 4,906 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,493 | 30.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 70,931 | 100% |
Same house | 52,184 | 73.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,690 | 23.5% |
Same county | 6,138 | 8.7% |
Different county | 10,552 | 14.9% |
Same state | 5,395 | 7.6% |
Different state | 5,157 | 7.3% |
Abroad | 2,057 | 2.9% |
Place Of Birth in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,927 | 100% |
Native | 67,109 | 93.3% |
Born in United States | 65,671 | 91.3% |
State of residence | 35,239 | 49.0% |
Different state | 30,432 | 42.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,438 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 4,818 | 6.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,818 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,249 | 25.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,569 | 74.1% |
Year of Entry in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,256 | 100% |
Native | 1,438 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 139 | 9.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,299 | 90.3% |
Foreign born | 4,818 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 641 | 13.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,177 | 86.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Riley County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,818 | 100% |
Europe | 792 | 16.4% |
Asia | 2,641 | 54.8% |
Africa | 435 | 9.0% |
Oceania | 19 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 877 | 18.2% |
Northern America | 54 | 1.1% |