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Language Spoken At Home in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,043 | 100% |
English only | 16,155 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 888 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 411 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 706 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 376 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 179 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,814 | 100% |
American | 2,714 | 15.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 70 | 0.4% |
Danish | 146 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 351 | 2.0% |
English | 2,290 | 12.9% |
French (except Basque) | 433 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 8 | 0.0% |
German | 2,936 | 16.5% |
Greek | 33 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 19 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,563 | 8.8% |
Italian | 415 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 96 | 0.5% |
Polish | 348 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.1% |
Russian | 21 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 972 | 5.5% |
Scottish | 1,133 | 6.4% |
Slovak | 45 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 182 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 196 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 15 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,142 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,152 | 72.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,759 | 24.6% |
Married-couple family | 4,535 | 63.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,462 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 144 | 2.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 68 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 473 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 229 | 3.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,990 | 27.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,708 | 23.9% |
65 years and over | 905 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,923 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,566 | 35.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,647 | 100% |
Householder | 7,142 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 4,553 | 25.8% |
Child | 4,947 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 492 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 513 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 346 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,218 | 100% |
Never married | 1,547 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,716 | 65.3% |
Separated | 177 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 119 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 659 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,680 | 100% |
Never married | 1,225 | 16.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,632 | 60.3% |
Separated | 234 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 806 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 783 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 193 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 6 | 3.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 203 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 182 | 89.7% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 16 | 7.9% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 3.0% |
5 or more years | 140 | 69.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 182 | 100% |
Who are female | 104 | 57.1% |
Who are married | 176 | 96.7% |
School Enrollment in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,627 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 160 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 156 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,922 | 53.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 721 | 19.9% |
College or graduate school | 668 | 18.4% |
Educational Attainment in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,051 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 974 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,298 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,643 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 3,037 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 959 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,450 | 11.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 690 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.4% |
Veteran Status in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,271 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,364 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,649 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,660 | 20.7% |
Under 18 years | 3,532 | 100% |
With a disability | 190 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 10,518 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,900 | 18.1% |
65 years and over | 3,599 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,570 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,640 | 100% |
Same house | 15,448 | 87.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,168 | 12.3% |
Same county | 1,468 | 8.3% |
Different county | 700 | 4.0% |
Same state | 489 | 2.8% |
Different state | 211 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 24 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,814 | 100% |
Native | 17,283 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 17,261 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 12,717 | 71.4% |
Different state | 4,544 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 531 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 531 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 97 | 18.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 434 | 81.7% |
Year of Entry in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 553 | 100% |
Native | 22 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 22 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 531 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 531 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Yancey County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 531 | 100% |
Europe | 142 | 26.7% |
Asia | 40 | 7.5% |
Africa | 5 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 344 | 64.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |