Language Spoken At Home in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,552 | 100% |
English only | 19,945 | 84.7% |
Language other than English | 3,607 | 15.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,997 | 8.5% |
Spanish | 2,996 | 12.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,897 | 8.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 232 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 231 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 47 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 148 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,113 | 100% |
American | 1,740 | 6.9% |
Arab | 12 | 0.0% |
Czech | 94 | 0.4% |
Danish | 300 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 435 | 1.7% |
English | 2,955 | 11.8% |
French (except Basque) | 722 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 163 | 0.6% |
German | 4,759 | 19.0% |
Greek | 285 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 52 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,672 | 10.6% |
Italian | 877 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 820 | 3.3% |
Polish | 278 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 36 | 0.1% |
Russian | 157 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 290 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 606 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 17 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,153 | 4.6% |
Swiss | 227 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 42 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 251 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,748 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,546 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,284 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 5,053 | 51.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,474 | 15.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 337 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 154 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,156 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 656 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,202 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,659 | 27.3% |
65 years and over | 1,234 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,654 | 27.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,243 | 33.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,366 | 100% |
Householder | 9,748 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 5,092 | 22.8% |
Child | 5,574 | 24.9% |
Other relatives | 871 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,081 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 654 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,228 | 100% |
Never married | 2,838 | 27.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,612 | 54.9% |
Separated | 218 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 385 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,175 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,175 | 100% |
Never married | 1,736 | 17.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,701 | 56.0% |
Separated | 161 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,109 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 1,468 | 14.4% |
Fertility in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 399 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 142 | 35.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 139 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 459 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 244 | 53.2% |
Less than 1 year | 66 | 14.4% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 12.0% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 96 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 244 | 100% |
Who are female | 157 | 64.3% |
Who are married | 171 | 70.1% |
School Enrollment in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,356 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 308 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 335 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,421 | 45.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,200 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,092 | 20.4% |
Educational Attainment in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,412 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,338 | 7.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,566 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,626 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,808 | 27.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,488 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,237 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,349 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.6% |
Veteran Status in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,387 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,578 | 13.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,727 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,635 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,688 | 100% |
With a disability | 255 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 14,737 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,868 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 4,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,512 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,733 | 100% |
Same house | 20,604 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,986 | 16.1% |
Same county | 1,723 | 7.0% |
Different county | 2,263 | 9.1% |
Same state | 713 | 2.9% |
Different state | 1,550 | 6.3% |
Abroad | 143 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,113 | 100% |
Native | 22,440 | 89.4% |
Born in United States | 22,274 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 12,207 | 48.6% |
Different state | 10,067 | 40.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 166 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,673 | 10.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,673 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 507 | 19.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,166 | 81.0% |
Year of Entry in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,839 | 100% |
Native | 166 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 166 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,673 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,623 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wasco County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,673 | 100% |
Europe | 159 | 5.9% |
Asia | 146 | 5.5% |
Africa | 12 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 53 | 2.0% |
Latin America | 2,244 | 84.0% |
Northern America | 59 | 2.2% |