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Language Spoken At Home in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 40,222 | 100% |
English only | 36,408 | 90.5% |
Language other than English | 3,814 | 9.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,757 | 4.4% |
Spanish | 3,371 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,642 | 4.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 237 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 166 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 40 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 43,890 | 100% |
American | 2,267 | 5.2% |
Arab | 12 | 0.0% |
Czech | 216 | 0.5% |
Danish | 950 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 1,076 | 2.5% |
English | 8,333 | 19.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,547 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 176 | 0.4% |
German | 9,229 | 21.0% |
Greek | 196 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 70 | 0.2% |
Irish | 6,181 | 14.1% |
Italian | 2,710 | 6.2% |
Lithuanian | 47 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,061 | 2.4% |
Polish | 1,073 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 41 | 0.1% |
Russian | 313 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 702 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 2,263 | 5.2% |
Slovak | 70 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,265 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 251 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 54 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 548 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,535 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,714 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,794 | 35.0% |
Married-couple family | 9,496 | 57.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,256 | 25.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 779 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 562 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,439 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 976 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,821 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,782 | 22.9% |
65 years and over | 1,049 | 6.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,348 | 38.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,643 | 16.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,208 | 100% |
Householder | 16,535 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 9,463 | 21.9% |
Child | 13,282 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 1,680 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 2,248 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,263 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,668 | 100% |
Never married | 4,949 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 10,060 | 56.9% |
Separated | 232 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 227 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 2,200 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,086 | 100% |
Never married | 2,814 | 17.5% |
Now married, except separated | 9,669 | 60.1% |
Separated | 362 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,173 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 2,068 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 944 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 123 | 13.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 162 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 906 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 501 | 55.3% |
Less than 1 year | 35 | 3.9% |
1 or 2 years | 149 | 16.4% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 279 | 30.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 501 | 100% |
Who are female | 261 | 52.1% |
Who are married | 362 | 72.3% |
School Enrollment in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,419 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 843 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 617 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,086 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,329 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,544 | 22.3% |
Educational Attainment in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,584 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 942 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,738 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,931 | 36.0% |
Some college, no degree | 7,420 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 2,862 | 10.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,418 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,273 | 4.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.0% |
Veteran Status in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,023 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,916 | 12.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 43,629 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,928 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 11,852 | 100% |
With a disability | 495 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 28,222 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,962 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 3,555 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,471 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 42,996 | 100% |
Same house | 34,578 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,270 | 19.2% |
Same county | 4,646 | 10.8% |
Different county | 3,624 | 8.4% |
Same state | 588 | 1.4% |
Different state | 3,036 | 7.1% |
Abroad | 148 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 43,890 | 100% |
Native | 41,307 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 41,001 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 19,037 | 43.4% |
Different state | 21,964 | 50.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 306 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,583 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,583 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 545 | 21.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,038 | 78.9% |
Year of Entry in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,889 | 100% |
Native | 306 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 292 | 95.4% |
Foreign born | 2,583 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,554 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rock Springs
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,583 | 100% |
Europe | 118 | 4.6% |
Asia | 135 | 5.2% |
Africa | 2 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 2,281 | 88.3% |
Northern America | 44 | 1.7% |