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Language Spoken At Home in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 65,286 | 100% |
English only | 61,988 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 3,298 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,322 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 2,990 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,229 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 122 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 186 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,265 | 100% |
American | 27,515 | 39.7% |
Arab | 30 | 0.0% |
Czech | 37 | 0.1% |
Danish | 63 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 832 | 1.2% |
English | 7,019 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 942 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 62 | 0.1% |
German | 5,661 | 8.2% |
Greek | 75 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.0% |
Irish | 4,545 | 6.6% |
Italian | 670 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 51 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 141 | 0.2% |
Polish | 328 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.0% |
Russian | 72 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,785 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 1,259 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 107 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 137 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 38 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 229 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 46 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,951 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,415 | 69.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,571 | 27.1% |
Married-couple family | 15,483 | 55.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,435 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 976 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 609 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,956 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,527 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 8,536 | 30.5% |
Householder living alone | 7,552 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 3,290 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,491 | 30.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,378 | 30.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 68,302 | 100% |
Householder | 27,951 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 15,399 | 22.5% |
Child | 18,971 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 3,433 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,548 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,459 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,555 | 100% |
Never married | 6,901 | 25.0% |
Now married, except separated | 16,098 | 58.4% |
Separated | 957 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 846 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 2,753 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,952 | 100% |
Never married | 5,485 | 18.9% |
Now married, except separated | 16,006 | 55.3% |
Separated | 949 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 3,526 | 12.2% |
Divorced | 2,986 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 708 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 309 | 43.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,578 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,013 | 64.2% |
Less than 1 year | 153 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 141 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 127 | 8.0% |
5 or more years | 592 | 37.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,013 | 100% |
Who are female | 598 | 59.0% |
Who are married | 761 | 75.1% |
School Enrollment in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,230 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 982 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 772 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,181 | 47.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,657 | 24.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,638 | 17.3% |
Educational Attainment in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 48,810 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,935 | 10.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,001 | 16.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,752 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 9,798 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,435 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,953 | 8.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,936 | 4.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.1% |
Veteran Status in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 53,686 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,736 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 68,294 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,431 | 18.2% |
Under 18 years | 15,441 | 100% |
With a disability | 897 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 41,375 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,822 | 16.5% |
65 years and over | 11,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,712 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 68,651 | 100% |
Same house | 63,460 | 92.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,161 | 7.5% |
Same county | 3,814 | 5.6% |
Different county | 1,347 | 2.0% |
Same state | 867 | 1.3% |
Different state | 480 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 30 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,265 | 100% |
Native | 66,967 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 66,438 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 53,963 | 77.9% |
Different state | 12,475 | 18.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 529 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2,298 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,298 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 487 | 21.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,811 | 78.8% |
Year of Entry in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,827 | 100% |
Native | 529 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 529 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,298 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,292 | 99.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wilkes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,298 | 100% |
Europe | 121 | 5.3% |
Asia | 251 | 10.9% |
Africa | 22 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,861 | 81.0% |
Northern America | 43 | 1.9% |