Language Spoken At Home in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 64,362 | 100% |
English only | 54,262 | 84.3% |
Language other than English | 10,100 | 15.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,273 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 9,190 | 14.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,075 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 445 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 290 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 88 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 175 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,447 | 100% |
American | 7,547 | 11.2% |
Arab | 104 | 0.2% |
Czech | 685 | 1.0% |
Danish | 66 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 799 | 1.2% |
English | 7,302 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,776 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 108 | 0.2% |
German | 8,390 | 12.4% |
Greek | 29 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,306 | 9.3% |
Italian | 1,469 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 252 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,313 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 233 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 766 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,340 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 484 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 220 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 69 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 70 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 228 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 34 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,151 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,619 | 57.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,991 | 24.8% |
Married-couple family | 8,545 | 42.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,152 | 15.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 542 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 282 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,532 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,557 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 8,532 | 42.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,070 | 30.1% |
65 years and over | 1,850 | 9.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,585 | 27.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,769 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 46,423 | 100% |
Householder | 20,151 | 43.4% |
Spouse | 8,585 | 18.5% |
Child | 11,947 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 2,438 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 3,302 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,046 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,913 | 100% |
Never married | 16,314 | 45.4% |
Now married, except separated | 12,091 | 33.7% |
Separated | 1,149 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 892 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 5,467 | 15.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,546 | 100% |
Never married | 8,206 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 9,781 | 43.4% |
Separated | 393 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,949 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 2,217 | 9.8% |
Fertility in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 858 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 492 | 57.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 850 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 622 | 73.2% |
Less than 1 year | 186 | 21.9% |
1 or 2 years | 61 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 160 | 18.8% |
5 or more years | 215 | 25.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 622 | 100% |
Who are female | 396 | 63.7% |
Who are married | 435 | 69.9% |
School Enrollment in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,790 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 325 | 1.6% |
Kindergarten | 817 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,802 | 24.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,472 | 17.5% |
College or graduate school | 10,374 | 52.4% |
Educational Attainment in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,303 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,774 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,145 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,353 | 33.1% |
Some college, no degree | 11,113 | 25.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,056 | 4.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,299 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,563 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.2% |
Veteran Status in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 56,415 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,927 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 49,421 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,948 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 10,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 275 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 32,144 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,668 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 6,324 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,005 | 31.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 66,761 | 100% |
Same house | 53,694 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,988 | 19.5% |
Same county | 3,573 | 5.4% |
Different county | 9,415 | 14.1% |
Same state | 9,011 | 13.5% |
Different state | 404 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 79 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,447 | 100% |
Native | 62,748 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 62,186 | 92.2% |
State of residence | 50,458 | 74.8% |
Different state | 11,728 | 17.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 562 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 4,699 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,699 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,084 | 23.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,615 | 76.9% |
Year of Entry in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,261 | 100% |
Native | 562 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 562 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,699 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 180 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,519 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Walker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,699 | 100% |
Europe | 154 | 3.3% |
Asia | 596 | 12.7% |
Africa | 192 | 4.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,689 | 78.5% |
Northern America | 68 | 1.4% |