Language Spoken At Home in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,672 | 100% |
English only | 14,867 | 89.2% |
Language other than English | 1,805 | 10.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 527 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 943 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 382 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 191 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 35 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 636 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 90 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,746 | 100% |
American | 1,963 | 11.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 1,838 | 10.4% |
Danish | 249 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 462 | 2.6% |
English | 1,343 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 246 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 50 | 0.3% |
German | 6,797 | 38.3% |
Greek | 58 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 17 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,006 | 11.3% |
Italian | 286 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 564 | 3.2% |
Polish | 198 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 23 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 191 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 240 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 5 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 22 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 182 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 14 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 105 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,930 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,006 | 72.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,062 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,937 | 56.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,277 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 355 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 274 | 4.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 714 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 511 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,924 | 27.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,663 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 861 | 12.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,187 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,100 | 30.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,250 | 100% |
Householder | 6,930 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 3,887 | 22.5% |
Child | 5,129 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 601 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 703 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 483 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,860 | 100% |
Never married | 1,803 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,110 | 59.9% |
Separated | 99 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 173 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 675 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,254 | 100% |
Never married | 1,455 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,063 | 56.0% |
Separated | 93 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 865 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 778 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 243 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 120 | 49.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 202 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 70 | 34.7% |
Less than 1 year | 44 | 21.8% |
1 or 2 years | 14 | 6.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 12 | 5.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 70 | 100% |
Who are female | 43 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 46 | 65.7% |
School Enrollment in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,362 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 295 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 246 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,019 | 46.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,149 | 26.3% |
College or graduate school | 653 | 15.0% |
Educational Attainment in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,992 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 505 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 785 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,681 | 39.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,765 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,407 | 11.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,304 | 10.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 545 | 4.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.4% |
Veteran Status in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,198 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,538 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,261 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,001 | 11.6% |
Under 18 years | 4,390 | 100% |
With a disability | 123 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 9,882 | 100% |
With a disability | 926 | 9.4% |
65 years and over | 2,989 | 100% |
With a disability | 952 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,531 | 100% |
Same house | 15,942 | 90.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,572 | 9.0% |
Same county | 864 | 4.9% |
Different county | 708 | 4.0% |
Same state | 522 | 3.0% |
Different state | 186 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 17 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,746 | 100% |
Native | 17,226 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 17,072 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 14,510 | 81.8% |
Different state | 2,562 | 14.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 154 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 520 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 520 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 143 | 27.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 377 | 72.5% |
Year of Entry in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 674 | 100% |
Native | 154 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 152 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 520 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 520 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tama County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 520 | 100% |
Europe | 50 | 9.6% |
Asia | 51 | 9.8% |
Africa | 10 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 402 | 77.3% |
Northern America | 7 | 1.3% |