Language Spoken At Home in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,254 | 100% |
English only | 6,060 | 96.9% |
Language other than English | 194 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 110 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 68 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 16 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,540 | 100% |
American | 309 | 4.7% |
Arab | 39 | 0.6% |
Czech | 30 | 0.5% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 197 | 3.0% |
English | 889 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 379 | 5.8% |
French Canadian | 177 | 2.7% |
German | 2,441 | 37.3% |
Greek | 26 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 77 | 1.2% |
Irish | 911 | 13.9% |
Italian | 254 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 44 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 33 | 0.5% |
Polish | 717 | 11.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 104 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 86 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 272 | 4.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 58 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,593 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,747 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 660 | 25.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,399 | 54.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 467 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 102 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 61 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 246 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 132 | 5.1% |
Nonfamily households | 846 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 755 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 453 | 17.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 692 | 26.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 954 | 36.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,390 | 100% |
Householder | 2,593 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 1,401 | 21.9% |
Child | 2,074 | 32.5% |
Other relatives | 128 | 2.0% |
Nonrelatives | 194 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 135 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,438 | 100% |
Never married | 698 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,454 | 59.6% |
Separated | 17 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 47 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 222 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,030 | 100% |
Never married | 739 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,428 | 47.1% |
Separated | 16 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 528 | 17.4% |
Divorced | 319 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 83 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 50 | 60.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 60 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 35 | 58.3% |
Less than 1 year | 35 | 58.3% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 35 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 62.9% |
Who are married | 26 | 74.3% |
School Enrollment in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,679 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 82 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 88 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 609 | 36.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 445 | 26.5% |
College or graduate school | 455 | 27.1% |
Educational Attainment in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,544 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 50 | 1.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 427 | 9.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,728 | 38.0% |
Some college, no degree | 1,020 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 422 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 565 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 332 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.7% |
Veteran Status in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,217 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 647 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,400 | 100% |
With a disability | 755 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,281 | 100% |
With a disability | 35 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 3,814 | 100% |
With a disability | 336 | 8.8% |
65 years and over | 1,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 384 | 29.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,491 | 100% |
Same house | 5,887 | 90.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 567 | 8.7% |
Same county | 464 | 7.1% |
Different county | 103 | 1.6% |
Same state | 69 | 1.1% |
Different state | 34 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 37 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,540 | 100% |
Native | 6,437 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 6,413 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 5,879 | 89.9% |
Different state | 534 | 8.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 24 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 103 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 103 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 88 | 85.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15 | 14.6% |
Year of Entry in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 127 | 100% |
Native | 24 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 24 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 103 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 103 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shields
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 103 | 100% |
Europe | 18 | 17.5% |
Asia | 70 | 68.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2 | 1.9% |
Northern America | 13 | 12.6% |