Howard County, MO Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Howard county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,018 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 150 | 5.0 |
Kindergarten | 110 | 3.6 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,151 | 38.1 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 633 | 21.0 |
College or graduate school | 974 | 32.3 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 6,420 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 525 | 8.2 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 677 | 10.5 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,760 | 43.0 |
Some college, no degree | 1,062 | 16.5 |
Associate degree | 248 | 3.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 746 | 11.6 |
Graduate or professional degree | 402 | 6.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.9 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 8,271 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,249 | 27.2 |
Now married, except separated | 4,602 | 55.6 |
Separated | 77 | 0.9 |
Widowed | 590 | 7.1 |
Female | 492 | 5.9 |
Divorced | 753 | 9.1 |
Female | 387 | 4.7 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 130 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 70 | 53.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,771 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,061 | 13.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,545 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 162 | 6.4 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 5,427 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 811 | 14.9 |
Percent employed | 52.8 | (X) |
No disability | 4,616 | 85.1 |
Percent employed | 81.6 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,565 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 796 | 50.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,641 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 5,680 | 58.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,910 | 40.6 |
Same county | 1,682 | 17.4 |
Different county | 2,228 | 23.1 |
Same state | 1,662 | 17.2 |
Different state | 566 | 5.9 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 51 | 0.5 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 10,212 | 100.0 |
Native | 10,112 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 10,078 | 98.7 |
State of residence | 8,203 | 80.3 |
Different state | 1,875 | 18.4 |
Born outside United States | 34 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 100 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 50 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 39 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 61 | 0.6 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 100 | 100.0 |
Europe | 18 | 18.0 |
Asia | 34 | 34.0 |
Africa | 23 | 23.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 23 | 23.0 |
Northern America | 2 | 2.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,641 | 100.0 |
English only | 9,370 | 97.2 |
Language other than English | 271 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 86 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 144 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 48 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 42 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 32 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 30 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 10,212 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 8,950 | 87.6 |
Arab | 8 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 53 | 0.5 |
Danish | 45 | 0.4 |
Dutch | 212 | 2.1 |
English | 895 | 8.8 |
French (except Basque)1 | 282 | 2.8 |
French Canadian1 | 36 | 0.4 |
German | 2,715 | 26.6 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 13 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,091 | 10.7 |
Italian | 145 | 1.4 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 67 | 0.7 |
Polish | 90 | 0.9 |
Portuguese | 3 | 0.0 |
Russian | 10 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 239 | 2.3 |
Scottish | 176 | 1.7 |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 77 | 0.8 |
Swedish | 100 | 1.0 |
Swiss | 5 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 1,107 | 10.8 |
Welsh | 47 | 0.5 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 25 | 0.2 |
Other ancestries | 1,495 | 14.6 |
(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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