Language Spoken At Home in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,351 | 100% |
English only | 24,744 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 607 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 331 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 364 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 233 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 114 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 129 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,061 | 100% |
American | 6,262 | 23.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 15 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 265 | 1.0% |
English | 2,539 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 307 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 14 | 0.1% |
German | 1,224 | 4.5% |
Greek | 5 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,060 | 11.3% |
Italian | 418 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 268 | 1.0% |
Polish | 10 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 63 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 428 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 450 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 49 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 33 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 21 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 53 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,213 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,089 | 69.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,684 | 26.3% |
Married-couple family | 4,822 | 47.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,791 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 405 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 140 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,862 | 18.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 753 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 3,124 | 30.6% |
Householder living alone | 2,762 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 1,141 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,385 | 33.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,107 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,591 | 100% |
Householder | 10,213 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 4,828 | 18.2% |
Child | 7,559 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 3,045 | 11.5% |
Nonrelatives | 946 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 367 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,235 | 100% |
Never married | 3,276 | 32.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,020 | 49.0% |
Separated | 204 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 454 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 1,281 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,643 | 100% |
Never married | 2,994 | 25.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,197 | 44.6% |
Separated | 309 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,599 | 13.7% |
Divorced | 1,544 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 238 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 165 | 69.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 4 | 0% |
Grandparents in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 998 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 657 | 65.8% |
Less than 1 year | 54 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 47 | 4.7% |
3 or 4 years | 90 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 466 | 46.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 657 | 100% |
Who are female | 455 | 69.3% |
Who are married | 505 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,904 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 405 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 350 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,908 | 42.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,735 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,506 | 21.8% |
Educational Attainment in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,127 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,410 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,678 | 14.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,857 | 37.8% |
Some college, no degree | 4,297 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 888 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,131 | 6.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 866 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.0% |
Veteran Status in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,662 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,147 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,115 | 19.2% |
Under 18 years | 6,368 | 100% |
With a disability | 379 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 16,179 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,911 | 18.0% |
65 years and over | 4,066 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,825 | 44.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,897 | 100% |
Same house | 22,626 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,252 | 15.8% |
Same county | 3,124 | 11.6% |
Different county | 1,128 | 4.2% |
Same state | 932 | 3.5% |
Different state | 196 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 19 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,061 | 100% |
Native | 26,606 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 26,534 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 22,716 | 83.9% |
Different state | 3,818 | 14.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 72 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 455 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 455 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 156 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 299 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 527 | 100% |
Native | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 455 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 455 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Upson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 455 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 154 | 33.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 301 | 66.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |