Language Spoken At Home in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,502 | 100% |
English only | 19,026 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 476 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 196 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 123 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 280 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 134 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 73 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,958 | 100% |
American | 3,239 | 15.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 2 | 0.0% |
Danish | 100 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 595 | 2.8% |
English | 2,537 | 12.1% |
French (except Basque) | 284 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 68 | 0.3% |
German | 4,957 | 23.7% |
Greek | 14 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 19 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,382 | 16.1% |
Italian | 311 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 103 | 0.5% |
Polish | 229 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 46 | 0.2% |
Russian | 111 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 333 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 387 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 22 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 204 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 94 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 153 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,160 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,289 | 64.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,172 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,983 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,216 | 14.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 364 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 247 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 942 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 709 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,871 | 35.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,552 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 1,053 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,423 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,341 | 28.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,023 | 100% |
Householder | 8,160 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 3,975 | 19.9% |
Child | 6,100 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 722 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,066 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 450 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,843 | 100% |
Never married | 2,111 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,203 | 53.6% |
Separated | 212 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 323 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 994 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,725 | 100% |
Never married | 1,901 | 21.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,132 | 47.4% |
Separated | 238 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,253 | 14.4% |
Divorced | 1,201 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 329 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 150 | 45.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 158 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 301 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 187 | 62.1% |
Less than 1 year | 71 | 23.6% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 5 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 72 | 23.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 187 | 100% |
Who are female | 102 | 54.5% |
Who are married | 170 | 90.9% |
School Enrollment in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,174 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 293 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 327 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,363 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,110 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,081 | 20.9% |
Educational Attainment in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,838 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 803 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,279 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,028 | 43.6% |
Some college, no degree | 2,886 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 899 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,178 | 8.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 765 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.0% |
Veteran Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,615 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,667 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,423 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,423 | 21.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,217 | 100% |
With a disability | 283 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 12,075 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,653 | 22.0% |
65 years and over | 3,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,487 | 47.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,659 | 100% |
Same house | 17,135 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,496 | 16.9% |
Same county | 2,197 | 10.6% |
Different county | 1,299 | 6.3% |
Same state | 826 | 4.0% |
Different state | 473 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 28 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,958 | 100% |
Native | 20,679 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 20,604 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 13,719 | 65.5% |
Different state | 6,885 | 32.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 75 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 279 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 279 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 64 | 22.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 215 | 77.1% |
Year of Entry in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 354 | 100% |
Native | 75 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 71 | 94.7% |
Foreign born | 279 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 276 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 279 | 100% |
Europe | 19 | 6.8% |
Asia | 67 | 24.0% |
Africa | 19 | 6.8% |
Oceania | 152 | 54.5% |
Latin America | 12 | 4.3% |
Northern America | 10 | 3.6% |