Language Spoken At Home in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,168 | 100% |
English only | 15,763 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 405 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 158 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 68 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 186 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 59 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 2 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,323 | 100% |
American | 3,026 | 17.5% |
Arab | 31 | 0.2% |
Czech | 47 | 0.3% |
Danish | 10 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 90 | 0.5% |
English | 1,699 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 301 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.1% |
German | 1,234 | 7.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 68 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,621 | 9.4% |
Italian | 102 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 117 | 0.7% |
Polish | 141 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 207 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 649 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 79 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 154 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 142 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,677 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,617 | 69.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,984 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,466 | 51.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,297 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 320 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 284 | 4.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 831 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 403 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,060 | 30.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,820 | 27.3% |
65 years and over | 764 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,280 | 34.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,833 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,000 | 100% |
Householder | 6,677 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 3,483 | 20.5% |
Child | 5,165 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 843 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 832 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 353 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,609 | 100% |
Never married | 1,851 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,529 | 53.4% |
Separated | 137 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 260 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 832 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,203 | 100% |
Never married | 1,400 | 19.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,765 | 52.3% |
Separated | 100 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 921 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 1,017 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 226 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 115 | 50.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 353 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 128 | 36.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 28 | 7.9% |
3 or 4 years | 45 | 12.7% |
5 or more years | 55 | 15.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 128 | 100% |
Who are female | 79 | 61.7% |
Who are married | 104 | 81.3% |
School Enrollment in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,037 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 252 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 384 | 9.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,707 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 974 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 720 | 17.8% |
Educational Attainment in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,615 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 796 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,161 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,910 | 42.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,377 | 20.5% |
Associate's degree | 611 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,189 | 10.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 571 | 4.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.2% |
Veteran Status in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,092 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 970 | 7.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,998 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,502 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 4,221 | 100% |
With a disability | 92 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 10,437 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,432 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 2,340 | 100% |
With a disability | 978 | 41.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,184 | 100% |
Same house | 14,222 | 82.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,962 | 17.2% |
Same county | 1,088 | 6.3% |
Different county | 1,874 | 10.9% |
Same state | 767 | 4.5% |
Different state | 1,107 | 6.4% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,323 | 100% |
Native | 17,133 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 17,089 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 10,926 | 63.1% |
Different state | 6,163 | 35.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 44 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 190 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 190 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 97 | 51.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 93 | 48.9% |
Year of Entry in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 234 | 100% |
Native | 44 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 44 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 190 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 190 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Simpson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 190 | 100% |
Europe | 40 | 21.1% |
Asia | 122 | 64.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 28 | 14.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |