Language Spoken At Home in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,425 | 100% |
English only | 17,043 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 382 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 195 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 198 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 167 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 1 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,732 | 100% |
American | 2,213 | 11.8% |
Arab | 4 | 0.0% |
Czech | 33 | 0.2% |
Danish | 39 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 426 | 2.3% |
English | 1,933 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 547 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 77 | 0.4% |
German | 2,261 | 12.1% |
Greek | 58 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,990 | 10.6% |
Italian | 372 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 162 | 0.9% |
Polish | 48 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.2% |
Russian | 112 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 274 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 371 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 52 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 108 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 134 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 23 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,415 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,211 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,183 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 4,113 | 55.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,523 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 314 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 201 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 784 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 459 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,204 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,928 | 26.0% |
65 years and over | 997 | 13.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,503 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,317 | 31.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,494 | 100% |
Householder | 7,415 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 4,107 | 22.2% |
Child | 5,220 | 28.2% |
Other relatives | 868 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 884 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 408 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,157 | 100% |
Never married | 1,667 | 23.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,284 | 59.9% |
Separated | 178 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 205 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 823 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,586 | 100% |
Never married | 1,157 | 15.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,240 | 55.9% |
Separated | 310 | 4.1% |
Widowed | 898 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 981 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 262 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 86 | 32.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 354 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 190 | 53.7% |
Less than 1 year | 18 | 5.1% |
1 or 2 years | 24 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 74 | 20.9% |
5 or more years | 74 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 190 | 100% |
Who are female | 117 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 147 | 77.4% |
School Enrollment in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,478 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 293 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 289 | 6.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,207 | 49.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,109 | 24.8% |
College or graduate school | 580 | 13.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,436 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,198 | 9.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,695 | 13.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,981 | 40.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,605 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 525 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 963 | 7.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 469 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.5% |
Veteran Status in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,892 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,679 | 12.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,502 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,538 | 19.1% |
Under 18 years | 4,819 | 100% |
With a disability | 127 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 10,549 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,986 | 18.8% |
65 years and over | 3,134 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,425 | 45.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,472 | 100% |
Same house | 15,115 | 81.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,350 | 18.1% |
Same county | 2,066 | 11.2% |
Different county | 1,284 | 7.0% |
Same state | 877 | 4.7% |
Different state | 407 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 7 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,732 | 100% |
Native | 18,393 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 18,275 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 11,691 | 62.4% |
Different state | 6,584 | 35.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 118 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 339 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 339 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 131 | 38.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 208 | 61.4% |
Year of Entry in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 457 | 100% |
Native | 118 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 118 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 339 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 339 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wright County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 339 | 100% |
Europe | 84 | 24.8% |
Asia | 84 | 24.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 159 | 46.9% |
Northern America | 12 | 3.5% |