Language Spoken At Home in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 114,646 | 100% |
English only | 103,906 | 90.6% |
Language other than English | 10,740 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,913 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 6,378 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,575 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,450 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 480 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,618 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 793 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 294 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,854 | 100% |
American | 16,795 | 13.7% |
Arab | 448 | 0.4% |
Czech | 638 | 0.5% |
Danish | 412 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,291 | 1.1% |
English | 15,504 | 12.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,677 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 496 | 0.4% |
German | 17,797 | 14.5% |
Greek | 750 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 468 | 0.4% |
Irish | 16,517 | 13.4% |
Italian | 6,062 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 309 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,075 | 0.9% |
Polish | 2,984 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 135 | 0.1% |
Russian | 384 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,570 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 3,258 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 274 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 437 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 1,080 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 220 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 344 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 696 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 277 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 41,380 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 33,054 | 79.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,642 | 40.2% |
Married-couple family | 25,585 | 61.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,902 | 28.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,021 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,344 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,448 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,396 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 8,326 | 20.1% |
Householder living alone | 6,687 | 16.2% |
65 years and over | 2,662 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,339 | 44.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,566 | 20.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 122,408 | 100% |
Householder | 41,380 | 33.8% |
Spouse | 25,573 | 20.9% |
Child | 42,731 | 34.9% |
Other relatives | 7,660 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 5,064 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,952 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 46,234 | 100% |
Never married | 13,696 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 27,475 | 59.4% |
Separated | 875 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 741 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 3,447 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 49,148 | 100% |
Never married | 12,257 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 27,331 | 55.6% |
Separated | 1,174 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 3,613 | 7.4% |
Divorced | 4,773 | 9.7% |
Fertility in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,826 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 725 | 39.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,459 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,474 | 42.6% |
Less than 1 year | 520 | 15.0% |
1 or 2 years | 224 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 251 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 479 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,474 | 100% |
Who are female | 855 | 58.0% |
Who are married | 1,251 | 84.9% |
School Enrollment in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 34,566 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,209 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,793 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,368 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,328 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 6,868 | 19.9% |
Educational Attainment in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 78,618 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,535 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,153 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,314 | 30.9% |
Some college, no degree | 17,009 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 5,798 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,044 | 17.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,765 | 11.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.0% |
Veteran Status in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 87,867 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 13,012 | 14.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 121,446 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,876 | 10.6% |
Under 18 years | 33,912 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,501 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 75,585 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,087 | 9.4% |
65 years and over | 11,949 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,288 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 121,334 | 100% |
Same house | 105,564 | 87.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,504 | 12.8% |
Same county | 7,314 | 6.0% |
Different county | 8,190 | 6.7% |
Same state | 4,811 | 4.0% |
Different state | 3,379 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 266 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,854 | 100% |
Native | 115,309 | 93.9% |
Born in United States | 112,767 | 91.8% |
State of residence | 60,835 | 49.5% |
Different state | 51,932 | 42.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,542 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 7,545 | 6.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,545 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,680 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,865 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,087 | 100% |
Native | 2,542 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,531 | 99.6% |
Foreign born | 7,545 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 92 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,453 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Spotsylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,545 | 100% |
Europe | 1,185 | 15.7% |
Asia | 2,263 | 30.0% |
Africa | 301 | 4.0% |
Oceania | 16 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 3,638 | 48.2% |
Northern America | 142 | 1.9% |