Language Spoken At Home in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 186,186 | 100% |
English only | 168,113 | 90.3% |
Language other than English | 18,073 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,598 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 13,013 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,510 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,359 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,409 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,289 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 615 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 412 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 197,681 | 100% |
American | 13,757 | 7.0% |
Arab | 378 | 0.2% |
Czech | 540 | 0.3% |
Danish | 291 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,392 | 1.7% |
English | 31,169 | 15.8% |
French (except Basque) | 4,144 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 491 | 0.2% |
German | 32,988 | 16.7% |
Greek | 765 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,003 | 0.5% |
Irish | 34,096 | 17.2% |
Italian | 14,291 | 7.2% |
Lithuanian | 520 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 937 | 0.5% |
Polish | 7,110 | 3.6% |
Portuguese | 394 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,540 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,689 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 3,665 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 574 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 390 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,544 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 583 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 667 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,122 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,171 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 75,642 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 50,860 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,087 | 21.3% |
Married-couple family | 38,488 | 50.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,861 | 13.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,581 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,660 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,791 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,566 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 24,782 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 20,040 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 9,457 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,960 | 25.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 27,888 | 36.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 194,385 | 100% |
Householder | 75,642 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 38,481 | 19.8% |
Child | 51,238 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 15,383 | 7.9% |
Nonrelatives | 13,641 | 7.0% |
Unmarried partner | 5,197 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 79,370 | 100% |
Never married | 24,219 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 41,811 | 52.7% |
Separated | 1,396 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 3,177 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 8,767 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 84,861 | 100% |
Never married | 20,118 | 23.7% |
Now married, except separated | 41,521 | 48.9% |
Separated | 1,877 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 10,102 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 11,243 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,902 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 902 | 47.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,331 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,100 | 48.5% |
Less than 1 year | 283 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 495 | 11.4% |
3 or 4 years | 416 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 906 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,100 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,278 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 1,570 | 74.8% |
School Enrollment in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 39,399 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,417 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 2,429 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,266 | 43.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,969 | 22.8% |
College or graduate school | 8,318 | 21.1% |
Educational Attainment in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 142,797 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,221 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,027 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,642 | 36.9% |
Some college, no degree | 27,964 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 10,543 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,689 | 13.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,711 | 8.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.0% |
Veteran Status in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 157,151 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 20,999 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 194,646 | 100% |
With a disability | 28,780 | 14.8% |
Under 18 years | 40,306 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,643 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 113,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,389 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 40,727 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,748 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 195,851 | 100% |
Same house | 172,008 | 87.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,571 | 11.5% |
Same county | 13,868 | 7.1% |
Different county | 8,703 | 4.4% |
Same state | 1,645 | 0.8% |
Different state | 7,058 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 1,272 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 197,681 | 100% |
Native | 184,724 | 93.4% |
Born in United States | 182,462 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 83,243 | 42.1% |
Different state | 99,219 | 50.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,262 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 12,957 | 6.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,957 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,469 | 34.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,488 | 65.5% |
Year of Entry in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,219 | 100% |
Native | 2,262 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 77 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,185 | 96.6% |
Foreign born | 12,957 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 100 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,857 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sussex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,957 | 100% |
Europe | 2,092 | 16.1% |
Asia | 1,748 | 13.5% |
Africa | 157 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 64 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 8,639 | 66.7% |
Northern America | 257 | 2.0% |