Language Spoken At Home in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,266 | 100% |
English only | 29,612 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 654 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 298 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 503 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 245 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 95 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 40 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 16 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,103 | 100% |
American | 6,405 | 20.0% |
Arab | 10 | 0.0% |
Czech | 8 | 0.0% |
Danish | 19 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 492 | 1.5% |
English | 2,587 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 278 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.1% |
German | 2,991 | 9.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 3 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,277 | 7.1% |
Italian | 239 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 31 | 0.1% |
Polish | 121 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 11 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,112 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 527 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 138 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 225 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 46 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,567 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,545 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,003 | 23.9% |
Married-couple family | 6,273 | 49.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,825 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 713 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 328 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,559 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 850 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 4,022 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,576 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 1,630 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,474 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,971 | 31.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,255 | 100% |
Householder | 12,567 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 6,246 | 20.0% |
Child | 8,731 | 27.9% |
Other relatives | 2,218 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,493 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 757 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,835 | 100% |
Never married | 3,366 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,769 | 52.7% |
Separated | 468 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 546 | 4.3% |
Divorced | 1,686 | 13.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,794 | 100% |
Never married | 2,694 | 19.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,452 | 46.8% |
Separated | 627 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 2,116 | 15.3% |
Divorced | 1,905 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 293 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 73 | 24.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 615 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 293 | 47.6% |
Less than 1 year | 35 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 77 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 58 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 123 | 20.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 293 | 100% |
Who are female | 177 | 60.4% |
Who are married | 189 | 64.5% |
School Enrollment in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,424 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 266 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 332 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,827 | 44.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,655 | 25.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,344 | 20.9% |
Educational Attainment in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,932 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,582 | 11.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,465 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,838 | 38.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,200 | 18.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,578 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,044 | 8.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,225 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.3% |
Veteran Status in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,419 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,595 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,533 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,889 | 21.8% |
Under 18 years | 6,674 | 100% |
With a disability | 462 | 6.9% |
18 to 64 years | 19,256 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,697 | 19.2% |
65 years and over | 5,603 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,730 | 48.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,790 | 100% |
Same house | 26,714 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,033 | 15.8% |
Same county | 2,911 | 9.2% |
Different county | 2,122 | 6.7% |
Same state | 1,159 | 3.6% |
Different state | 963 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 43 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,103 | 100% |
Native | 31,697 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 31,521 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 24,895 | 77.5% |
Different state | 6,626 | 20.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 176 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 406 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 406 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 105 | 25.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 301 | 74.1% |
Year of Entry in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 582 | 100% |
Native | 176 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 176 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 406 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 146 | 36.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 260 | 64.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Smyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 406 | 100% |
Europe | 29 | 7.1% |
Asia | 92 | 22.7% |
Africa | 23 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 203 | 50.0% |
Northern America | 59 | 14.5% |