Shelby County, IA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Shelby county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,210 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 179 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 158 | 4.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,639 | 51.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 982 | 30.6 |
| College or graduate school | 252 | 7.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 8,957 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 582 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 619 | 6.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,113 | 45.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,692 | 18.9 |
| Associate degree | 577 | 6.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,007 | 11.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 367 | 4.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 10,415 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,953 | 18.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 6,860 | 65.9 |
| Separated | 53 | 0.5 |
| Widowed | 888 | 8.5 |
Female | 704 | 6.8 |
| Divorced | 661 | 6.3 |
Female | 353 | 3.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 38 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 21 | 55.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,714 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,464 | 15.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,077 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 266 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 6,601 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 890 | 13.5 |
Percent employed | 70.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 5,711 | 86.5 |
Percent employed | 88.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,434 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 784 | 32.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 12,405 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 8,409 | 67.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,957 | 31.9 |
Same county | 2,247 | 18.1 |
Different county | 1,710 | 13.8 |
Same state | 898 | 7.2 |
Different state | 812 | 6.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 39 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 13,173 | 100.0 |
| Native | 13,090 | 99.4 |
Born in United States | 13,058 | 99.1 |
State of residence | 10,418 | 79.1 |
Different state | 2,640 | 20.0 |
Born outside United States | 32 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 83 | 0.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 15 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 55 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 28 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 83 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 30 | 36.1 |
| Asia | 40 | 48.2 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 11 | 13.3 |
| Northern America | 2 | 2.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 12,405 | 100.0 |
| English only | 12,027 | 97.0 |
| Language other than English | 378 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 133 | 1.1 |
Spanish | 186 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 58 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 170 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 20 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 13,173 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 13,953 | 105.9 |
| Arab | 6 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 72 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 2,001 | 15.2 |
| Dutch | 244 | 1.9 |
| English | 861 | 6.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 275 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 18 | 0.1 |
| German | 6,351 | 48.2 |
| Greek | 21 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,445 | 11.0 |
| Italian | 143 | 1.1 |
| Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 435 | 3.3 |
| Polish | 86 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 15 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 133 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 126 | 1.0 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 246 | 1.9 |
| Swiss | 34 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 767 | 5.8 |
| Welsh | 49 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 608 | 4.6 |
| (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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