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Language Spoken At Home in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,836 | 100% |
English only | 9,735 | 99.0% |
Language other than English | 101 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Spanish | 83 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,391 | 100% |
American | 1,667 | 16.0% |
Arab | 43 | 0.4% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 33 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 325 | 3.1% |
English | 1,050 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 161 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 2,008 | 19.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,296 | 12.5% |
Italian | 227 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 92 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 283 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 188 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 32 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 8 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 45 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,120 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,702 | 65.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 978 | 23.7% |
Married-couple family | 2,082 | 50.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 648 | 15.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 189 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 60 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 431 | 10.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 270 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,418 | 34.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,315 | 31.9% |
65 years and over | 483 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,071 | 26.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,341 | 32.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,314 | 100% |
Householder | 4,120 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 2,078 | 20.1% |
Child | 3,004 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 558 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 554 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 239 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,262 | 100% |
Never married | 1,144 | 26.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,211 | 51.9% |
Separated | 108 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 171 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 628 | 14.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,357 | 100% |
Never married | 825 | 18.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,291 | 52.6% |
Separated | 94 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 556 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 591 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 144 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 71 | 49.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 161 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 156 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 53.8% |
Less than 1 year | 29 | 18.6% |
1 or 2 years | 28 | 17.9% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 3.8% |
5 or more years | 21 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 84 | 100% |
Who are female | 53 | 63.1% |
Who are married | 57 | 67.9% |
School Enrollment in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,244 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 164 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 229 | 10.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 908 | 40.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 586 | 26.1% |
College or graduate school | 357 | 15.9% |
Educational Attainment in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,484 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 585 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 951 | 12.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,022 | 40.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,467 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 559 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 570 | 7.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 330 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.0% |
Veteran Status in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,188 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,074 | 13.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,309 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,128 | 20.6% |
Under 18 years | 2,198 | 100% |
With a disability | 134 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 6,294 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,161 | 18.4% |
65 years and over | 1,817 | 100% |
With a disability | 833 | 45.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,275 | 100% |
Same house | 9,488 | 92.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 787 | 7.7% |
Same county | 543 | 5.3% |
Different county | 244 | 2.4% |
Same state | 159 | 1.5% |
Different state | 85 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,391 | 100% |
Native | 10,376 | 99.9% |
Born in United States | 10,367 | 99.8% |
State of residence | 8,328 | 80.1% |
Different state | 2,039 | 19.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 15 | 0.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5 | 33.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10 | 66.7% |
Year of Entry in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 24 | 100% |
Native | 9 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 15 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 15 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ritchie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15 | 100% |
Europe | 5 | 33.3% |
Asia | 9 | 60.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1 | 6.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |