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Language Spoken At Home in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 129,275 | 100% |
English only | 118,428 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 10,847 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,536 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 9,047 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,965 | 3.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,004 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 213 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 665 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 332 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 131 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,189 | 100% |
American | 23,465 | 17.0% |
Arab | 145 | 0.1% |
Czech | 169 | 0.1% |
Danish | 97 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,185 | 1.6% |
English | 10,335 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,046 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 293 | 0.2% |
German | 22,886 | 16.6% |
Greek | 259 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 143 | 0.1% |
Irish | 11,519 | 8.3% |
Italian | 3,055 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 63 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 296 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,011 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 57 | 0.0% |
Russian | 218 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,329 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 2,569 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 90 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 448 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 780 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 50 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 49 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 533 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 173 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 52,878 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 36,448 | 68.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,152 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 26,772 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,812 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,593 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,279 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,083 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,061 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 16,430 | 31.1% |
Householder living alone | 13,505 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 5,553 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,256 | 32.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,127 | 26.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 133,133 | 100% |
Householder | 52,878 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 26,810 | 20.1% |
Child | 38,539 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 8,351 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 6,555 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 3,332 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 54,186 | 100% |
Never married | 16,543 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 28,387 | 52.4% |
Separated | 1,630 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 2,032 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 5,594 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 56,962 | 100% |
Never married | 13,645 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 28,433 | 49.9% |
Separated | 1,983 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 6,378 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 6,523 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,489 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 683 | 45.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,216 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,032 | 63.2% |
Less than 1 year | 481 | 15.0% |
1 or 2 years | 413 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 515 | 16.0% |
5 or more years | 623 | 19.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,032 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,162 | 57.2% |
Who are married | 1,508 | 74.2% |
School Enrollment in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 33,691 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,132 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,963 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,353 | 42.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,268 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 7,975 | 23.7% |
Educational Attainment in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 93,028 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,165 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,079 | 13.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,050 | 33.4% |
Some college, no degree | 19,956 | 21.5% |
Associate's degree | 8,277 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,933 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,568 | 4.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.7% |
Veteran Status in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 105,400 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,891 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 134,791 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,465 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 32,581 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,287 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 83,149 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,582 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 19,061 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,596 | 39.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 136,751 | 100% |
Same house | 118,492 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,090 | 13.2% |
Same county | 10,199 | 7.5% |
Different county | 7,891 | 5.8% |
Same state | 5,453 | 4.0% |
Different state | 2,438 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 169 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,189 | 100% |
Native | 130,758 | 94.6% |
Born in United States | 129,855 | 94.0% |
State of residence | 95,675 | 69.2% |
Different state | 34,180 | 24.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 903 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 7,431 | 5.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,431 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,979 | 26.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,452 | 73.4% |
Year of Entry in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,334 | 100% |
Native | 903 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 896 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 7,431 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 108 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,323 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,431 | 100% |
Europe | 575 | 7.7% |
Asia | 837 | 11.3% |
Africa | 94 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,713 | 76.9% |
Northern America | 212 | 2.9% |