Language Spoken At Home in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 162,318 | 100% |
English only | 139,602 | 86.0% |
Language other than English | 22,716 | 14.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,235 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 9,973 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,328 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,972 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 697 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,989 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,107 | 2.5% |
Other languages | 782 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 103 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 173,317 | 100% |
American | 12,228 | 7.1% |
Arab | 524 | 0.3% |
Czech | 593 | 0.3% |
Danish | 418 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 4,952 | 2.9% |
English | 17,662 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 5,020 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 460 | 0.3% |
German | 45,869 | 26.5% |
Greek | 750 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 707 | 0.4% |
Irish | 23,478 | 13.5% |
Italian | 5,816 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 267 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,569 | 0.9% |
Polish | 5,611 | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 135 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,328 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,081 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 4,313 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 235 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 869 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 2,364 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 936 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 209 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,208 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 79 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 65,837 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 37,676 | 57.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,359 | 26.4% |
Married-couple family | 28,804 | 43.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,111 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,294 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,167 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,578 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,081 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 28,161 | 42.8% |
Householder living alone | 19,012 | 28.9% |
65 years and over | 4,668 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,751 | 28.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,575 | 17.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 159,471 | 100% |
Householder | 65,837 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 28,761 | 18.0% |
Child | 40,534 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 5,636 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 18,703 | 11.7% |
Unmarried partner | 4,708 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 73,110 | 100% |
Never married | 34,974 | 47.8% |
Now married, except separated | 30,346 | 41.5% |
Separated | 544 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,093 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 6,153 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 70,218 | 100% |
Never married | 26,901 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 30,297 | 43.1% |
Separated | 552 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 5,017 | 7.1% |
Divorced | 7,451 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,560 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 805 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 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 | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,141 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,030 | 48.1% |
Less than 1 year | 246 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 271 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 294 | 13.7% |
5 or more years | 219 | 10.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,030 | 100% |
Who are female | 711 | 69.0% |
Who are married | 639 | 62.0% |
School Enrollment in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 68,729 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,462 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,731 | 2.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,217 | 22.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,437 | 10.8% |
College or graduate school | 41,882 | 60.9% |
Educational Attainment in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 94,537 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,270 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,654 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,894 | 28.4% |
Some college, no degree | 18,000 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 6,971 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,612 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,136 | 16.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.7% |
Veteran Status in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 137,479 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,992 | 7.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 171,689 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,510 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 35,766 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,710 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 120,338 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,463 | 7.9% |
65 years and over | 15,585 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,337 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 170,851 | 100% |
Same house | 121,592 | 71.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 46,270 | 27.1% |
Same county | 29,205 | 17.1% |
Different county | 17,065 | 10.0% |
Same state | 10,346 | 6.1% |
Different state | 6,719 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 2,989 | 1.7% |
Place Of Birth in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 173,317 | 100% |
Native | 155,192 | 89.5% |
Born in United States | 153,917 | 88.8% |
State of residence | 105,797 | 61.0% |
Different state | 48,120 | 27.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,275 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 18,125 | 10.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,125 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,183 | 23.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,942 | 76.9% |
Year of Entry in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,400 | 100% |
Native | 1,275 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,265 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 18,125 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,519 | 13.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,606 | 86.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tippecanoe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,125 | 100% |
Europe | 1,840 | 10.2% |
Asia | 9,499 | 52.4% |
Africa | 566 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 92 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 5,683 | 31.4% |
Northern America | 445 | 2.5% |