Language Spoken At Home in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,961 | 100% |
English only | 19,191 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 770 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 202 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 352 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 274 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 101 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 43 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,033 | 100% |
American | 785 | 3.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 1,448 | 6.9% |
Danish | 267 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 324 | 1.5% |
English | 1,497 | 7.1% |
French (except Basque) | 387 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 104 | 0.5% |
German | 9,556 | 45.4% |
Greek | 24 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,710 | 12.9% |
Italian | 123 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 37 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 6,479 | 30.8% |
Polish | 93 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.1% |
Russian | 62 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 126 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 235 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 71 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 667 | 3.2% |
Swiss | 108 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 43 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,989 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,448 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,151 | 26.9% |
Married-couple family | 4,647 | 58.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,752 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 339 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 157 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 462 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 242 | 3.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,541 | 31.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,144 | 26.8% |
65 years and over | 935 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,292 | 28.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,408 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,623 | 100% |
Householder | 7,989 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 4,635 | 24.9% |
Child | 4,825 | 25.9% |
Other relatives | 388 | 2.1% |
Nonrelatives | 786 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 338 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,630 | 100% |
Never married | 2,974 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 4,820 | 55.9% |
Separated | 48 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 236 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 552 | 6.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,905 | 100% |
Never married | 2,620 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,752 | 53.4% |
Separated | 40 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 850 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 643 | 7.2% |
Fertility in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 165 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 5.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 137 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 83 | 60.6% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 19.0% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 16.1% |
3 or 4 years | 25 | 18.2% |
5 or more years | 10 | 7.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 83 | 100% |
Who are female | 48 | 57.8% |
Who are married | 67 | 80.7% |
School Enrollment in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,612 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 341 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 224 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,896 | 28.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,133 | 17.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,018 | 45.6% |
Educational Attainment in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,356 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 533 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 437 | 3.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,024 | 37.6% |
Some college, no degree | 2,405 | 18.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,410 | 10.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,261 | 16.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,286 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.6% |
Veteran Status in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,724 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,533 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,747 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,760 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 112 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 13,143 | 100% |
With a disability | 834 | 6.3% |
65 years and over | 3,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 814 | 24.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,844 | 100% |
Same house | 18,033 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,770 | 13.3% |
Same county | 1,349 | 6.5% |
Different county | 1,421 | 6.8% |
Same state | 621 | 3.0% |
Different state | 800 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 41 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,033 | 100% |
Native | 20,575 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 20,448 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 14,324 | 68.1% |
Different state | 6,124 | 29.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 127 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 458 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 458 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 221 | 48.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 237 | 51.7% |
Year of Entry in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 585 | 100% |
Native | 127 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 127 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 458 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 456 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Winneshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 458 | 100% |
Europe | 64 | 14.0% |
Asia | 159 | 34.7% |
Africa | 63 | 13.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 154 | 33.6% |
Northern America | 18 | 3.9% |