Morton County, KS Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Morton county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,005 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 85 | 8.5 |
Kindergarten | 74 | 7.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 454 | 45.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 284 | 28.3 |
College or graduate school | 108 | 10.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 2,165 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 183 | 8.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 209 | 9.7 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 748 | 34.5 |
Some college, no degree | 526 | 24.3 |
Associate degree | 117 | 5.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 276 | 12.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 106 | 4.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.9 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 2,637 | 100.0 |
Never married | 501 | 19.0 |
Now married, except separated | 1,711 | 64.9 |
Separated | 21 | 0.8 |
Widowed | 215 | 8.2 |
Female | 190 | 7.2 |
Divorced | 189 | 7.2 |
Female | 85 | 3.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 34 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 13 | 38.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,462 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 242 | 9.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 910 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 42 | 4.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 1,809 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 293 | 16.2 |
Percent employed | 55.6 | (X) |
No disability | 1,516 | 83.8 |
Percent employed | 82.8 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 439 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 147 | 33.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 3,215 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 1,891 | 58.8 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,205 | 37.5 |
Same county | 627 | 19.5 |
Different county | 578 | 18.0 |
Same state | 222 | 6.9 |
Different state | 356 | 11.1 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 119 | 3.7 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 3,496 | 100.0 |
Native | 3,165 | 90.5 |
Born in United States | 3,148 | 90.0 |
State of residence | 1,819 | 52.0 |
Different state | 1,329 | 38.0 |
Born outside United States | 17 | 0.5 |
Foreign born | 331 | 9.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 204 | 5.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 103 | 2.9 |
Not a citizen | 228 | 6.5 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 331 | 100.0 |
Europe | 2 | 0.6 |
Asia | 37 | 11.2 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 262 | 79.2 |
Northern America | 30 | 9.1 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 3,215 | 100.0 |
English only | 2,745 | 85.4 |
Language other than English | 470 | 14.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 206 | 6.4 |
Spanish | 368 | 11.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 162 | 5.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 62 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 33 | 1.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 39 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 3,496 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,963 | 84.8 |
Arab | 8 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 7 | 0.2 |
Danish | 27 | 0.8 |
Dutch | 76 | 2.2 |
English | 261 | 7.5 |
French (except Basque)1 | 87 | 2.5 |
French Canadian1 | 9 | 0.3 |
German | 546 | 15.6 |
Greek | 3 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 327 | 9.4 |
Italian | 37 | 1.1 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 12 | 0.3 |
Polish | 16 | 0.5 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 11 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish | 49 | 1.4 |
Scottish | 46 | 1.3 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 23 | 0.7 |
Swiss | 6 | 0.2 |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.2 |
United States or American | 506 | 14.5 |
Welsh | 12 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 7 | 0.2 |
Other ancestries | 879 | 25.1 |
(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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