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Language Spoken At Home in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 57,239 | 100% |
English only | 54,248 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 2,991 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 614 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,238 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 244 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,137 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 70 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 312 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 173 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 304 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 127 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 62,013 | 100% |
American | 1,456 | 2.3% |
Arab | 47 | 0.1% |
Czech | 591 | 1.0% |
Danish | 883 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 874 | 1.4% |
English | 3,717 | 6.0% |
French (except Basque) | 2,471 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 787 | 1.3% |
German | 26,355 | 42.5% |
Greek | 143 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 253 | 0.4% |
Irish | 6,886 | 11.1% |
Italian | 1,160 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 24 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 19,213 | 31.0% |
Polish | 1,330 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 61 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,528 | 2.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 602 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,113 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 171 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 2,900 | 4.7% |
Swiss | 279 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 422 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 196 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 21 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 24,721 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,714 | 63.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,455 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 12,541 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,487 | 22.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 828 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 345 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,345 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,623 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 9,007 | 36.4% |
Householder living alone | 7,192 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 2,483 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,903 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,373 | 21.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,664 | 100% |
Householder | 24,721 | 41.4% |
Spouse | 12,583 | 21.1% |
Child | 17,111 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 1,721 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 3,528 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,461 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,188 | 100% |
Never married | 9,146 | 36.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,084 | 51.9% |
Separated | 264 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 497 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 2,197 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,507 | 100% |
Never married | 6,140 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 13,136 | 53.6% |
Separated | 255 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 2,339 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 2,637 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,121 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 210 | 18.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 559 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 282 | 50.4% |
Less than 1 year | 98 | 17.5% |
1 or 2 years | 17 | 3.0% |
3 or 4 years | 22 | 3.9% |
5 or more years | 145 | 25.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 282 | 100% |
Who are female | 164 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 237 | 84.0% |
School Enrollment in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,631 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,051 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 984 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,736 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,030 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 4,830 | 30.9% |
Educational Attainment in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,432 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,297 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,497 | 3.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,749 | 28.0% |
Some college, no degree | 10,338 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,460 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,354 | 19.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,737 | 7.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.3% |
Veteran Status in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,153 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,221 | 14.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,602 | 11.4% |
Under 18 years | 14,561 | 100% |
With a disability | 622 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 36,024 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,330 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 7,539 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,650 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 61,017 | 100% |
Same house | 47,251 | 77.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,142 | 21.5% |
Same county | 7,543 | 12.4% |
Different county | 5,599 | 9.2% |
Same state | 1,491 | 2.4% |
Different state | 4,108 | 6.7% |
Abroad | 624 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 62,013 | 100% |
Native | 60,513 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 59,638 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 39,536 | 63.8% |
Different state | 20,102 | 32.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 875 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 1,500 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,500 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 649 | 43.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 851 | 56.7% |
Year of Entry in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,375 | 100% |
Native | 875 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 19 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 856 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 1,500 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 193 | 12.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,307 | 87.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,500 | 100% |
Europe | 221 | 14.7% |
Asia | 434 | 28.9% |
Africa | 137 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 208 | 13.9% |
Northern America | 494 | 32.9% |