Riley County, KS Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Riley county kansas 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 | 28,110 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 889 | 3.2 |
| Kindergarten | 571 | 2.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,119 | 18.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,505 | 8.9 |
| College or graduate school | 19,026 | 67.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 29,358 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 571 | 1.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,237 | 4.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,591 | 22.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,421 | 25.3 |
| Associate degree | 1,642 | 5.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,350 | 21.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 5,546 | 18.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 93.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 40.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 53,000 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 24,255 | 45.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 22,932 | 43.3 |
| Separated | 556 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 1,889 | 3.6 |
Female | 1,579 | 3.0 |
| Divorced | 3,368 | 6.4 |
Female | 2,023 | 3.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 453 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 201 | 44.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,589 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,237 | 11.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 17,159 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 951 | 5.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 31,937 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,108 | 9.7 |
Percent employed | 65.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 28,829 | 90.3 |
Percent employed | 77.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,440 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,651 | 37.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 59,348 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 18,336 | 30.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 38,040 | 64.1 |
Same county | 9,303 | 15.7 |
Different county | 28,737 | 48.4 |
Same state | 16,303 | 27.5 |
Different state | 12,434 | 21.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,972 | 5.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 62,843 | 100.0 |
| Native | 58,989 | 93.9 |
Born in United States | 57,289 | 91.2 |
State of residence | 31,539 | 50.2 |
Different state | 25,750 | 41.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,700 | 2.7 |
| Foreign born | 3,854 | 6.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,487 | 4.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,152 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 2,702 | 4.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,854 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,040 | 27.0 |
| Asia | 1,730 | 44.9 |
| Africa | 207 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 69 | 1.8 |
| Latin America | 740 | 19.2 |
| Northern America | 68 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 59,348 | 100.0 |
| English only | 53,564 | 90.3 |
| Language other than English | 5,784 | 9.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,906 | 3.2 |
Spanish | 2,221 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 758 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,727 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 273 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,532 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 807 | 1.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 62,843 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 67,560 | 107.5 |
| Arab | 154 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 818 | 1.3 |
| Danish | 362 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 1,297 | 2.1 |
| English | 6,912 | 11.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,967 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 415 | 0.7 |
| German | 19,402 | 30.9 |
| Greek | 120 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 137 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 7,245 | 11.5 |
| Italian | 1,588 | 2.5 |
| Lithuanian | 47 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,152 | 1.8 |
| Polish | 1,048 | 1.7 |
| Portuguese | 130 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 357 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,058 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 1,227 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 9 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 320 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 2,569 | 4.1 |
| Swiss | 458 | 0.7 |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 3,812 | 6.1 |
| Welsh | 744 | 1.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 123 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 14,059 | 22.4 |
| (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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