Language Spoken At Home in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 79,296 | 100% |
English only | 69,956 | 88.2% |
Language other than English | 9,340 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,641 | 5.9% |
Spanish | 6,292 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,726 | 4.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,627 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 418 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 940 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 466 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 481 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 85,008 | 100% |
American | 7,033 | 8.3% |
Arab | 173 | 0.2% |
Czech | 51 | 0.1% |
Danish | 147 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 624 | 0.7% |
English | 5,384 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 965 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 96 | 0.1% |
German | 4,876 | 5.7% |
Greek | 55 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 41 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,063 | 7.1% |
Italian | 1,281 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 216 | 0.3% |
Polish | 463 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.0% |
Russian | 286 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,086 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,064 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 52 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,338 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 284 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 141 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 56 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 300 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,718 | 4.4% |
Households By Type in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 29,140 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 21,410 | 73.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,228 | 35.1% |
Married-couple family | 14,729 | 50.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,137 | 21.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,296 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 696 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,385 | 18.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,395 | 11.7% |
Nonfamily households | 7,730 | 26.5% |
Householder living alone | 6,753 | 23.2% |
65 years and over | 2,133 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,651 | 40.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,396 | 21.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 84,149 | 100% |
Householder | 29,140 | 34.6% |
Spouse | 14,757 | 17.5% |
Child | 28,885 | 34.3% |
Other relatives | 7,694 | 9.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,673 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,040 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,143 | 100% |
Never married | 10,292 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 16,698 | 53.6% |
Separated | 611 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 779 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 2,763 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 35,525 | 100% |
Never married | 9,991 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 16,238 | 45.7% |
Separated | 1,109 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 2,988 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 5,199 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,107 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 404 | 36.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 112 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,895 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,379 | 47.6% |
Less than 1 year | 431 | 14.9% |
1 or 2 years | 370 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 133 | 4.6% |
5 or more years | 445 | 15.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,379 | 100% |
Who are female | 860 | 62.4% |
Who are married | 923 | 66.9% |
School Enrollment in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,595 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,506 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 1,195 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,897 | 40.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,273 | 25.5% |
College or graduate school | 5,724 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 54,547 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,922 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,332 | 7.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,789 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 13,421 | 24.6% |
Associate's degree | 4,427 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,710 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,946 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.0% |
Veteran Status in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 62,298 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,547 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 84,320 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,188 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 22,664 | 100% |
With a disability | 986 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 52,736 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,929 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 8,920 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,273 | 36.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 84,012 | 100% |
Same house | 69,133 | 82.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,608 | 17.4% |
Same county | 5,923 | 7.1% |
Different county | 8,685 | 10.3% |
Same state | 6,734 | 8.0% |
Different state | 1,951 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 271 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 85,008 | 100% |
Native | 75,795 | 89.2% |
Born in United States | 75,077 | 88.3% |
State of residence | 44,644 | 52.5% |
Different state | 30,433 | 35.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 718 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 9,213 | 10.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,213 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,024 | 43.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,189 | 56.3% |
Year of Entry in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,931 | 100% |
Native | 718 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 707 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 9,213 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 170 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,043 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rockdale County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,213 | 100% |
Europe | 415 | 4.5% |
Asia | 1,207 | 13.1% |
Africa | 570 | 6.2% |
Oceania | 45 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 6,853 | 74.4% |
Northern America | 123 | 1.3% |