Language Spoken At Home in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,139 | 100% |
English only | 66,628 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 3,511 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 940 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 1,383 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 391 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 856 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 165 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,118 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 345 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 154 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,591 | 100% |
American | 3,256 | 4.4% |
Arab | 48 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,392 | 1.9% |
Danish | 798 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 2,298 | 3.1% |
English | 4,131 | 5.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,839 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 890 | 1.2% |
German | 39,555 | 53.0% |
Greek | 111 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 208 | 0.3% |
Irish | 6,712 | 9.0% |
Italian | 1,333 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 231 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 5,587 | 7.5% |
Polish | 9,182 | 12.3% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 224 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 225 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 873 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 57 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 39 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,247 | 3.0% |
Swiss | 975 | 1.3% |
Ukrainian | 120 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 340 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 12 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 32,012 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,960 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,683 | 27.1% |
Married-couple family | 17,068 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,075 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,316 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 774 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,576 | 8.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,834 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 11,052 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 9,469 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 3,779 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,274 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,863 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 73,580 | 100% |
Householder | 32,012 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 17,026 | 23.1% |
Child | 19,896 | 27.0% |
Other relatives | 1,691 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 2,955 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,940 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,675 | 100% |
Never married | 8,062 | 27.2% |
Now married, except separated | 17,512 | 59.0% |
Separated | 176 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 800 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 3,125 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,195 | 100% |
Never married | 6,320 | 20.3% |
Now married, except separated | 17,344 | 55.6% |
Separated | 353 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 3,497 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 3,681 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,002 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 345 | 34.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 917 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 347 | 37.8% |
Less than 1 year | 99 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 67 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 92 | 10.0% |
5 or more years | 89 | 9.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 347 | 100% |
Who are female | 183 | 52.7% |
Who are married | 290 | 83.6% |
School Enrollment in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,137 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 946 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 912 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,519 | 43.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,323 | 25.2% |
College or graduate school | 3,437 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 52,231 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,670 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,394 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,546 | 39.3% |
Some college, no degree | 11,138 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 5,724 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,393 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,366 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.7% |
Veteran Status in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,668 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,416 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 73,855 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,141 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 16,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 563 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 44,762 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,647 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 12,221 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,931 | 32.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 73,623 | 100% |
Same house | 65,900 | 89.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,563 | 10.3% |
Same county | 4,568 | 6.2% |
Different county | 2,995 | 4.1% |
Same state | 2,282 | 3.1% |
Different state | 713 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 160 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,591 | 100% |
Native | 72,859 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 72,532 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 60,514 | 81.1% |
Different state | 12,018 | 16.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 327 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,732 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,732 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 927 | 53.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 805 | 46.5% |
Year of Entry in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,059 | 100% |
Native | 327 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 1,732 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,692 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wood County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,732 | 100% |
Europe | 247 | 14.3% |
Asia | 975 | 56.3% |
Africa | 35 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 377 | 21.8% |
Northern America | 98 | 5.7% |