Becker County, MN Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Becker county minnesota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,526	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	429	5.7
Kindergarten	378	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,810	50.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,125	28.2
College or graduate school	784	10.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,834	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,494	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,892	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,874	34.7
Some college, no degree	4,802	24.2
Associate degree	1,456	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,492	12.6
Graduate or professional degree	824	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.9	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.7	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	23,636	100.0
Never married	5,332	22.6
Now married, except separated	14,318	60.6
Separated	201	0.9
Widowed	1,884	8.0
Female	1,558	6.6
Divorced	1,901	8.0
Female	873	3.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	325	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	171	52.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,989	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,608	16.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	7,190	100.0
With a disability	530	7.4

Population 21 to 64 years	15,935	100.0
With a disability	2,685	16.8
Percent employed	55.2	(X)
No disability	13,250	83.2
Percent employed	79.4	(X)

Population 65 years and over	4,530	100.0
With a disability	1,584	35.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	28,118	100.0
Same house in 1995	17,377	61.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	10,616	37.8
Same county	5,208	18.5
Different county	5,408	19.2
Same state	3,341	11.9
Different state	2,067	7.4
Elsewhere in 1995	125	0.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,000	100.0
Native	29,691	99.0
Born in United States	29,593	98.6
State of residence	21,353	71.2
Different state	8,240	27.5
Born outside United States	98	0.3
Foreign born	309	1.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000	125	0.4
Naturalized citizen	195	0.7
Not a citizen	114	0.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	309	100.0
Europe	100	32.4
Asia	125	40.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	6	1.9
Latin America	11	3.6
Northern America	67	21.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,118	100.0
English only	26,886	95.6
Language other than English	1,232	4.4
Speak English less than 'very well	365	1.3
Spanish	350	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	109	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	371	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	83	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	30,000	100.0
Total ancestries reported	37,235	124.1
Arab	29	0.1
Czech¹	535	1.8
Danish	496	1.7
Dutch	547	1.8
English	1,692	5.6
French (except Basque)¹	1,061	3.5
French Canadian¹	329	1.1
German	11,359	37.9
Greek	24	0.1
Hungarian	20	0.1
Irish¹	2,161	7.2
Italian	219	0.7
Lithuanian	7	0.0
Norwegian	8,601	28.7
Polish	697	2.3
Portuguese	10	0.0
Russian	101	0.3
Scotch-Irish	182	0.6
Scottish	238	0.8
Slovak	19	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	2,669	8.9
Swiss	73	0.2
Ukrainian	18	0.1
United States or American	734	2.4
Welsh	41	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	2	0.0
Other ancestries	5,371	17.9

(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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