Language Spoken At Home in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,600 | 100% |
English only | 11,351 | 72.8% |
Language other than English | 4,249 | 27.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,326 | 8.5% |
Spanish | 4,162 | 26.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,298 | 8.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 43 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 34 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 10 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,855 | 100% |
American | 1,975 | 11.7% |
Arab | 123 | 0.7% |
Czech | 44 | 0.3% |
Danish | 26 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 159 | 0.9% |
English | 890 | 5.3% |
French (except Basque) | 263 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 25 | 0.1% |
German | 1,877 | 11.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 1 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,255 | 7.4% |
Italian | 147 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Polish | 24 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 169 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 327 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 16 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 40 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,148 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,644 | 75.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,896 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,492 | 56.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,249 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 280 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 102 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 872 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 545 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,504 | 24.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,397 | 22.7% |
65 years and over | 672 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,131 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,661 | 27.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,002 | 100% |
Householder | 6,148 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 3,517 | 23.4% |
Child | 4,337 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 786 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 214 | 1.4% |
Unmarried partner | 136 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,197 | 100% |
Never married | 2,097 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,893 | 54.1% |
Separated | 208 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 154 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 845 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,165 | 100% |
Never married | 1,054 | 17.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,600 | 58.4% |
Separated | 186 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 567 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 758 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 267 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 145 | 54.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 452 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 294 | 65.0% |
Less than 1 year | 101 | 22.3% |
1 or 2 years | 77 | 17.0% |
3 or 4 years | 70 | 15.5% |
5 or more years | 46 | 10.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 294 | 100% |
Who are female | 172 | 58.5% |
Who are married | 253 | 86.1% |
School Enrollment in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,193 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 291 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 108 | 2.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,916 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,027 | 24.5% |
College or graduate school | 851 | 20.3% |
Educational Attainment in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,058 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,167 | 10.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,493 | 13.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,143 | 28.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,833 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 787 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,165 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 470 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.8% |
Veteran Status in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,646 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,049 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,301 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,195 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 4,209 | 100% |
With a disability | 190 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 8,851 | 100% |
With a disability | 965 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 2,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,040 | 46.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,607 | 100% |
Same house | 13,829 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,760 | 16.6% |
Same county | 1,438 | 8.7% |
Different county | 1,322 | 8.0% |
Same state | 1,112 | 6.7% |
Different state | 210 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,855 | 100% |
Native | 15,779 | 93.6% |
Born in United States | 15,647 | 92.8% |
State of residence | 13,495 | 80.1% |
Different state | 2,152 | 12.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 132 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,076 | 6.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,076 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 339 | 31.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 737 | 68.5% |
Year of Entry in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,208 | 100% |
Native | 132 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 132 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,076 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,070 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Scurry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,076 | 100% |
Europe | 48 | 4.5% |
Asia | 37 | 3.4% |
Africa | 6 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 983 | 91.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |