Decatur County, IA Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Decatur county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,733100.0
Nursery school, preschool1274.6
Kindergarten1344.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)93634.2
High school (grades 9-12)46116.9
College or graduate school1,07539.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,283100.0
Less than 9th grade4378.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma52910.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,19241.5
Some college, no degree1,01019.1
Associate degree3156.0
Bachelor's degree5169.8
Graduate or professional degree2845.4
Percent high school graduate or higher81.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,068100.0
Never married1,89326.8
Now married, except separated3,95455.9
Separated1061.5
Widowed5487.8
Female
4596.5
Divorced5678.0
Female
3164.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years90100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren5561.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,675100.0
Civilian veterans77411.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,289100.0
With a disability2189.5
Population 21 to 64 years4,372100.0
With a disability76117.4
Percent employed
53.6(X)
No disability3,61182.6
Percent employed
80.4(X)
Population 65 years and over1,409100.0
With a disability57240.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over8,208100.0
Same house in 19954,41253.8
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,68844.9
Same county
1,44417.6
Different county
2,24427.3
Same state
87810.7
Different state
1,36616.6
Elsewhere in 19951081.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population8,689100.0
Native8,51398.0
Born in United States
8,48797.7
State of residence
5,83667.2
Different state
2,65130.5
Born outside United States
260.3
Foreign born1762.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1281.5
Naturalized citizen
270.3
Not a citizen
1491.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)176100.0
Europe4324.4
Asia4425.0
Africa00.0
Oceania31.7
Latin America3017.0
Northern America5631.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over8,208100.0
English only7,75194.4
Language other than English4575.6
Speak English less than 'very well
1581.9
Spanish
2052.5
Speak English less than "very well"
730.9
Other Indo-European languages
2022.5
Speak English less than "very well"
690.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
500.6
Speak English less than "very well"
160.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population8,689100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,30984.1
Arab30.0
Czech1270.3
Danish720.8
Dutch3514.0
English1,13013.0
French (except Basque)11421.6
French Canadian1210.2
German1,77120.4
Greek100.1
Hungarian50.1
Irish199511.5
Italian470.5
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian2312.7
Polish881.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian190.2
Scotch-Irish1641.9
Scottish1702.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish961.1
Swiss260.3
Ukrainian60.1
United States or American89110.3
Welsh1241.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries92010.6
(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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