Language Spoken At Home in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 44,843 | 100% |
English only | 43,091 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 1,752 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 510 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 896 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 271 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 485 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 186 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 115 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 185 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,532 | 100% |
American | 4,502 | 9.5% |
Arab | 99 | 0.2% |
Czech | 209 | 0.4% |
Danish | 240 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 1,819 | 3.8% |
English | 4,342 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,131 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 72 | 0.2% |
German | 20,505 | 43.1% |
Greek | 91 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 97 | 0.2% |
Irish | 5,918 | 12.5% |
Italian | 1,162 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 57 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,510 | 3.2% |
Polish | 1,283 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 31 | 0.1% |
Russian | 105 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 389 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 467 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 35 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 57 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,493 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 1,398 | 2.9% |
Ukrainian | 153 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 130 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 23 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,633 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,788 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,643 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 9,544 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,840 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 877 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 373 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,367 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,430 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 6,845 | 34.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,987 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 2,615 | 13.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,354 | 27.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,167 | 31.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 46,770 | 100% |
Householder | 19,633 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 9,515 | 20.3% |
Child | 13,528 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 2,085 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,009 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,067 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,529 | 100% |
Never married | 5,477 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 10,265 | 55.4% |
Separated | 207 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 547 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 2,033 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,196 | 100% |
Never married | 4,836 | 23.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,814 | 48.6% |
Separated | 382 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,552 | 12.6% |
Divorced | 2,612 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 354 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 217 | 61.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 753 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 414 | 55.0% |
Less than 1 year | 33 | 4.4% |
1 or 2 years | 65 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 60 | 8.0% |
5 or more years | 256 | 34.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 414 | 100% |
Who are female | 308 | 74.4% |
Who are married | 176 | 42.5% |
School Enrollment in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,588 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 952 | 8.2% |
Kindergarten | 470 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,971 | 42.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,791 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 2,404 | 20.7% |
Educational Attainment in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,085 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,022 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,515 | 7.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,979 | 36.2% |
Some college, no degree | 8,542 | 25.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,960 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,011 | 12.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,056 | 6.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.3% |
Veteran Status in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,784 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,145 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 46,846 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,843 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 10,715 | 100% |
With a disability | 723 | 6.7% |
18 to 64 years | 27,557 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,202 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 8,574 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,918 | 34.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 47,148 | 100% |
Same house | 41,291 | 87.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,766 | 12.2% |
Same county | 3,832 | 8.1% |
Different county | 1,934 | 4.1% |
Same state | 1,242 | 2.6% |
Different state | 692 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 91 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,532 | 100% |
Native | 46,369 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 46,194 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 34,993 | 73.6% |
Different state | 11,201 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 175 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,163 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,163 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 583 | 50.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 580 | 49.9% |
Year of Entry in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,338 | 100% |
Native | 175 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 175 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,163 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 32 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,131 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Stephenson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,163 | 100% |
Europe | 256 | 22.0% |
Asia | 414 | 35.6% |
Africa | 27 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 7 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 414 | 35.6% |
Northern America | 45 | 3.9% |