Language Spoken At Home in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,732 | 100% |
English only | 24,640 | 88.9% |
Language other than English | 3,092 | 11.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 686 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 474 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 185 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,487 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 467 | 1.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 122 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 9 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,827 | 100% |
American | 1,043 | 3.5% |
Arab | 30 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,121 | 3.8% |
Danish | 331 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 487 | 1.6% |
English | 2,490 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 644 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 161 | 0.5% |
German | 9,910 | 33.2% |
Greek | 52 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,978 | 10.0% |
Italian | 996 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 41 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 9,417 | 31.6% |
Polish | 870 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 53 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 151 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 277 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 554 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 389 | 1.3% |
Ukrainian | 20 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 89 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,737 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,961 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,329 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 6,643 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,584 | 22.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 483 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 251 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 835 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 494 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,776 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,215 | 27.4% |
65 years and over | 1,486 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,577 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,497 | 29.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 29,406 | 100% |
Householder | 11,737 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 6,635 | 22.6% |
Child | 9,079 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 780 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,175 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 688 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,583 | 100% |
Never married | 3,127 | 27.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,927 | 59.8% |
Separated | 157 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 274 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,098 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,718 | 100% |
Never married | 2,142 | 18.3% |
Now married, except separated | 6,889 | 58.8% |
Separated | 119 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,369 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 1,199 | 10.2% |
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 | 391 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 79 | 20.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 40 | 0% |
Grandparents in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 272 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 82 | 30.1% |
Less than 1 year | 3 | 1.1% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 11.4% |
3 or 4 years | 5 | 1.8% |
5 or more years | 43 | 15.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 82 | 100% |
Who are female | 41 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 79 | 96.3% |
School Enrollment in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,750 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 339 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 387 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,507 | 52.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,514 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,003 | 14.9% |
Educational Attainment in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,015 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,507 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,216 | 6.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,545 | 37.7% |
Some college, no degree | 3,993 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,010 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,361 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,383 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.7% |
Veteran Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,978 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,355 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,517 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,199 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 7,845 | 100% |
With a disability | 201 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 16,860 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,516 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 4,812 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,482 | 30.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,482 | 100% |
Same house | 26,723 | 90.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,743 | 9.3% |
Same county | 1,549 | 5.3% |
Different county | 1,194 | 4.0% |
Same state | 901 | 3.1% |
Different state | 293 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 16 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,827 | 100% |
Native | 29,503 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 29,343 | 98.4% |
State of residence | 22,952 | 77.0% |
Different state | 6,391 | 21.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 160 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 324 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 324 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 183 | 56.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 141 | 43.5% |
Year of Entry in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 484 | 100% |
Native | 160 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 160 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 324 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 324 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Vernon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 324 | 100% |
Europe | 95 | 29.3% |
Asia | 73 | 22.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 132 | 40.7% |
Northern America | 21 | 6.5% |