Benton County, MN Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Benton county minnesota 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 | 9,595 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 500 | 5.2 |
| Kindergarten | 496 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,193 | 43.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,338 | 24.4 |
| College or graduate school | 2,068 | 21.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 20,789 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,577 | 7.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,560 | 7.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,231 | 34.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,263 | 25.3 |
| Associate degree | 1,585 | 7.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,629 | 12.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 944 | 4.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,635 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,065 | 30.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,568 | 54.7 |
| Separated | 270 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 1,612 | 6.1 |
Female | 1,374 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 2,120 | 8.0 |
Female | 1,127 | 4.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 233 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 47 | 20.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,950 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,192 | 12.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,307 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 674 | 8.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,531 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,740 | 14.0 |
Percent employed | 66.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,791 | 86.0 |
Percent employed | 87.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,377 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,480 | 43.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,756 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,699 | 55.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,804 | 43.5 |
Same county | 4,780 | 15.1 |
Different county | 9,024 | 28.4 |
Same state | 7,782 | 24.5 |
Different state | 1,242 | 3.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 253 | 0.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 34,226 | 100.0 |
| Native | 33,494 | 97.9 |
Born in United States | 33,396 | 97.6 |
State of residence | 28,858 | 84.3 |
Different state | 4,538 | 13.3 |
Born outside United States | 98 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 732 | 2.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 375 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 272 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 460 | 1.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 732 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 135 | 18.4 |
| Asia | 391 | 53.4 |
| Africa | 34 | 4.6 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 128 | 17.5 |
| Northern America | 44 | 6.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,756 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,168 | 95.0 |
| Language other than English | 1,588 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 628 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 614 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 275 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 601 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 206 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 322 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 138 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 34,226 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 42,954 | 125.5 |
| Arab | 13 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 499 | 1.5 |
| Danish | 431 | 1.3 |
| Dutch | 539 | 1.6 |
| English | 1,422 | 4.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,496 | 4.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 404 | 1.2 |
| German | 18,088 | 52.8 |
| Greek | 81 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 62 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 2,885 | 8.4 |
| Italian | 307 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 3,748 | 11.0 |
| Polish | 5,761 | 16.8 |
| Portuguese | 4 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 81 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 191 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 263 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 69 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 58 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 2,353 | 6.9 |
| Swiss | 155 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 55 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 1,185 | 3.5 |
| Welsh | 55 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 16 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 2,719 | 7.9 |
| (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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