Language Spoken At Home in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 36,852 | 100% |
English only | 34,875 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 1,977 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 741 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,357 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 634 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 261 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 218 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 141 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,386 | 100% |
American | 6,606 | 16.8% |
Arab | 136 | 0.3% |
Czech | 108 | 0.3% |
Danish | 32 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 758 | 1.9% |
English | 3,791 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 639 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 54 | 0.1% |
German | 4,951 | 12.6% |
Greek | 19 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 37 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,202 | 15.7% |
Italian | 539 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 38 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 172 | 0.4% |
Polish | 316 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 19 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 824 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 775 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 197 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 156 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 22 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 472 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 149 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,643 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,681 | 72.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,378 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 8,457 | 57.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,127 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 659 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 406 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,565 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 845 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 3,962 | 27.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,493 | 23.9% |
65 years and over | 1,521 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,975 | 34.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,330 | 29.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 38,682 | 100% |
Householder | 14,643 | 37.9% |
Spouse | 8,484 | 21.9% |
Child | 11,348 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 2,657 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,550 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 659 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,242 | 100% |
Never married | 3,489 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,043 | 59.3% |
Separated | 470 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 499 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,741 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,161 | 100% |
Never married | 2,815 | 17.4% |
Now married, except separated | 9,206 | 57.0% |
Separated | 379 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,877 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 1,884 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 633 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 146 | 23.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 168 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 2 | 0% |
Grandparents in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,093 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 689 | 63.0% |
Less than 1 year | 70 | 6.4% |
1 or 2 years | 185 | 16.9% |
3 or 4 years | 142 | 13.0% |
5 or more years | 292 | 26.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 689 | 100% |
Who are female | 401 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 571 | 82.9% |
School Enrollment in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,366 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 535 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 372 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,713 | 50.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,195 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,551 | 16.6% |
Educational Attainment in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,485 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,368 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,979 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,079 | 34.3% |
Some college, no degree | 7,454 | 28.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,802 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,639 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,164 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.4% |
Veteran Status in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 29,639 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,439 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 38,762 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,805 | 20.1% |
Under 18 years | 9,721 | 100% |
With a disability | 877 | 9.0% |
18 to 64 years | 23,199 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,355 | 18.8% |
65 years and over | 5,842 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,573 | 44.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,853 | 100% |
Same house | 33,451 | 86.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,381 | 13.8% |
Same county | 2,561 | 6.6% |
Different county | 2,820 | 7.3% |
Same state | 2,166 | 5.6% |
Different state | 654 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 21 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,386 | 100% |
Native | 38,088 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 37,732 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 28,781 | 73.1% |
Different state | 8,951 | 22.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 356 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 1,298 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,298 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 404 | 31.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 894 | 68.9% |
Year of Entry in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,654 | 100% |
Native | 356 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 356 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,298 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,298 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Upshur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,298 | 100% |
Europe | 177 | 13.6% |
Asia | 262 | 20.2% |
Africa | 7 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 849 | 65.4% |
Northern America | 3 | 0.2% |