Language Spoken At Home in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 140,699 | 100% |
English only | 130,553 | 92.8% |
Language other than English | 10,146 | 7.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,975 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 3,158 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,471 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,129 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 680 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,902 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 902 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 1,957 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 922 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 150,307 | 100% |
American | 5,380 | 3.6% |
Arab | 169 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,917 | 1.3% |
Danish | 1,204 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 2,296 | 1.5% |
English | 5,290 | 3.5% |
French (except Basque) | 4,354 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 1,120 | 0.7% |
German | 81,387 | 54.1% |
Greek | 119 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 304 | 0.2% |
Irish | 12,428 | 8.3% |
Italian | 1,900 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 92 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 15,789 | 10.5% |
Polish | 12,154 | 8.1% |
Portuguese | 98 | 0.1% |
Russian | 802 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 480 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 1,312 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 130 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,696 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 7,905 | 5.3% |
Swiss | 403 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 185 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 383 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 52 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 56,467 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 37,131 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,579 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 30,653 | 54.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,586 | 22.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,319 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,234 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,159 | 7.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,759 | 4.9% |
Nonfamily households | 19,336 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 13,534 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 4,991 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,335 | 30.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,405 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 141,436 | 100% |
Householder | 56,467 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 30,655 | 21.7% |
Child | 40,428 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 3,387 | 2.4% |
Nonrelatives | 10,499 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,756 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 61,260 | 100% |
Never married | 23,822 | 38.9% |
Now married, except separated | 31,798 | 51.9% |
Separated | 311 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 1,031 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 4,298 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 60,393 | 100% |
Never married | 19,240 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 31,458 | 52.1% |
Separated | 620 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 4,632 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 4,443 | 7.4% |
Fertility in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,981 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 590 | 29.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,226 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 406 | 33.1% |
Less than 1 year | 70 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 131 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 54 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 151 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 406 | 100% |
Who are female | 203 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 306 | 75.4% |
School Enrollment in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 47,126 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,123 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,819 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,126 | 32.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,541 | 16.0% |
College or graduate school | 20,517 | 43.5% |
Educational Attainment in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 91,804 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,355 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,135 | 4.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 28,611 | 31.2% |
Some college, no degree | 22,095 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 10,394 | 11.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,098 | 16.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,116 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 115,574 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,757 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 149,157 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,695 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 34,563 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,315 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 97,073 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,849 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 17,521 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,531 | 31.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 148,493 | 100% |
Same house | 119,350 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 28,323 | 19.1% |
Same county | 13,702 | 9.2% |
Different county | 14,621 | 9.8% |
Same state | 11,683 | 7.9% |
Different state | 2,938 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 820 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 150,307 | 100% |
Native | 143,791 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 143,256 | 95.3% |
State of residence | 120,332 | 80.1% |
Different state | 22,924 | 15.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 535 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 6,516 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,516 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,943 | 45.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,573 | 54.8% |
Year of Entry in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,051 | 100% |
Native | 535 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 535 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,516 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 391 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,125 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Stearns County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,516 | 100% |
Europe | 668 | 10.3% |
Asia | 1,978 | 30.4% |
Africa | 1,858 | 28.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,811 | 27.8% |
Northern America | 201 | 3.1% |