Howard County, IA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Howard county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,395 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 200 | 8.4 |
Kindergarten | 123 | 5.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,234 | 51.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 604 | 25.2 |
College or graduate school | 234 | 9.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 6,645 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 686 | 10.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 689 | 10.4 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,857 | 43.0 |
Some college, no degree | 1,136 | 17.1 |
Associate degree | 438 | 6.6 |
Bachelor's degree | 615 | 9.3 |
Graduate or professional degree | 224 | 3.4 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 7,834 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,807 | 23.1 |
Now married, except separated | 4,692 | 59.9 |
Separated | 51 | 0.7 |
Widowed | 808 | 10.3 |
Female | 696 | 8.9 |
Divorced | 476 | 6.1 |
Female | 247 | 3.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 18 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 11 | 61.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,326 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 936 | 12.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,360 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 109 | 4.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 5,003 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 732 | 14.6 |
Percent employed | 65.7 | (X) |
No disability | 4,271 | 85.4 |
Percent employed | 83.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,833 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 717 | 39.1 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,362 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 6,089 | 65.0 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,251 | 34.7 |
Same county | 1,731 | 18.5 |
Different county | 1,520 | 16.2 |
Same state | 862 | 9.2 |
Different state | 658 | 7.0 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 22 | 0.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 9,932 | 100.0 |
Native | 9,896 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 9,870 | 99.4 |
State of residence | 7,815 | 78.7 |
Different state | 2,055 | 20.7 |
Born outside United States | 26 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 36 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 26 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 10 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 36 | 100.0 |
Europe | 16 | 44.4 |
Asia | 18 | 50.0 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 2 | 5.6 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,362 | 100.0 |
English only | 8,839 | 94.4 |
Language other than English | 523 | 5.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 191 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 70 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 416 | 4.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 156 | 1.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 32 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 9,932 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,997 | 120.8 |
Arab | 5 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 1,333 | 13.4 |
Danish | 147 | 1.5 |
Dutch | 302 | 3.0 |
English | 727 | 7.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 146 | 1.5 |
French Canadian1 | 29 | 0.3 |
German | 4,495 | 45.3 |
Greek | 7 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,451 | 14.6 |
Italian | 91 | 0.9 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 1,880 | 18.9 |
Polish | 84 | 0.8 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 9 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 130 | 1.3 |
Scottish | 112 | 1.1 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 151 | 1.5 |
Swiss | 145 | 1.5 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 381 | 3.8 |
Welsh | 88 | 0.9 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 284 | 2.9 |
(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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