El Centro, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,531 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 780 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 701 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,947 | 44.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,453 | 25.5 |
| College or graduate school | 2,650 | 19.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 21,582 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,836 | 22.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,179 | 14.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,100 | 19.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,790 | 22.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,652 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,806 | 8.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,219 | 5.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 62.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,327 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,780 | 28.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,788 | 54.1 |
| Separated | 1,046 | 3.8 |
| Widowed | 1,758 | 6.4 |
Female | 1,422 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 1,955 | 7.2 |
Female | 1,166 | 4.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,657 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 539 | 32.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,064 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,281 | 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,188 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 816 | 7.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,095 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,446 | 23.3 |
Percent employed | 45.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,649 | 76.7 |
Percent employed | 66.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,486 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,803 | 51.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 34,635 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,173 | 49.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,432 | 44.6 |
Same county | 11,195 | 32.3 |
Different county | 4,237 | 12.2 |
Same state | 3,342 | 9.6 |
Different state | 895 | 2.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,030 | 5.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 37,801 | 100.0 |
| Native | 24,784 | 65.6 |
Born in United States | 24,325 | 64.4 |
State of residence | 19,465 | 51.5 |
Different state | 4,860 | 12.9 |
Born outside United States | 459 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 13,017 | 34.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,294 | 11.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,317 | 14.1 |
Not a citizen | 7,700 | 20.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 13,017 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 120 | 0.9 |
| Asia | 833 | 6.4 |
| Africa | 26 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 11,981 | 92.0 |
| Northern America | 51 | 0.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 34,635 | 100.0 |
| English only | 9,823 | 28.4 |
| Language other than English | 24,812 | 71.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 11,853 | 34.2 |
Spanish | 23,773 | 68.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,289 | 32.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 257 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 78 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 759 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 479 | 1.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 37,801 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 36,232 | 95.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 31 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 102 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 257 | 0.7 |
| English | 1,095 | 2.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 389 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 70 | 0.2 |
| German | 1,452 | 3.8 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 34 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,337 | 3.5 |
| Italian | 426 | 1.1 |
| Lithuanian | 10 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 144 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 157 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 63 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 197 | 0.5 |
| Scottish | 214 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 84 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 118 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 129 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 884 | 2.3 |
| Welsh | 35 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 28,980 | 76.7 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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