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> West Plains, MO Micro Area
Language Spoken At Home in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 37,599 | 100% |
English only | 36,380 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 1,219 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 541 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 560 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 257 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 579 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 274 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 30 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 50 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,330 | 100% |
American | 5,087 | 12.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 91 | 0.2% |
Danish | 141 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 752 | 1.9% |
English | 4,183 | 10.4% |
French (except Basque) | 929 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 96 | 0.2% |
German | 5,771 | 14.3% |
Greek | 69 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 5,183 | 12.9% |
Italian | 594 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 487 | 1.2% |
Polish | 388 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 48 | 0.1% |
Russian | 420 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 546 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 660 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 25 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 328 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 202 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 127 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,606 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,824 | 69.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,428 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 8,845 | 56.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,126 | 20.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 499 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 264 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,480 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,038 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 4,782 | 30.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,218 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 1,967 | 12.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,782 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,672 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 39,653 | 100% |
Householder | 15,606 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 8,881 | 22.4% |
Child | 12,144 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 1,692 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,330 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 638 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,330 | 100% |
Never married | 3,581 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 9,125 | 59.5% |
Separated | 265 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 598 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 1,761 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,661 | 100% |
Never married | 2,862 | 17.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,405 | 56.4% |
Separated | 367 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,754 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 2,273 | 13.6% |
Fertility in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 481 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 264 | 54.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 561 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 379 | 67.6% |
Less than 1 year | 201 | 35.8% |
1 or 2 years | 46 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 44 | 7.8% |
5 or more years | 88 | 15.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 379 | 100% |
Who are female | 240 | 63.3% |
Who are married | 286 | 75.5% |
School Enrollment in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,824 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 612 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 468 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,608 | 46.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,222 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,914 | 19.5% |
Educational Attainment in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,965 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,706 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,591 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,999 | 40.8% |
Some college, no degree | 5,850 | 21.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,449 | 5.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,315 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,055 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.2% |
Veteran Status in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,308 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,955 | 13.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 39,806 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,347 | 18.5% |
Under 18 years | 10,004 | 100% |
With a disability | 575 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 23,196 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,040 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 6,606 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,732 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 39,892 | 100% |
Same house | 34,896 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,922 | 12.3% |
Same county | 3,512 | 8.8% |
Different county | 1,410 | 3.5% |
Same state | 707 | 1.8% |
Different state | 703 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 74 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 40,330 | 100% |
Native | 39,653 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 39,334 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 25,093 | 62.2% |
Different state | 14,241 | 35.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 319 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 677 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 677 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 324 | 47.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 353 | 52.1% |
Year of Entry in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 996 | 100% |
Native | 319 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 306 | 95.9% |
Foreign born | 677 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 672 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Plains
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 677 | 100% |
Europe | 323 | 47.7% |
Asia | 127 | 18.8% |
Africa | 6 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 194 | 28.7% |
Northern America | 27 | 4.0% |