Perkins County, NE Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Perkins county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school779100.0
Nursery school, preschool324.1
Kindergarten384.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)41953.8
High school (grades 9-12)23730.4
College or graduate school536.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over2,159100.0
Less than 9th grade1265.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1537.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)75134.8
Some college, no degree60828.2
Associate degree1416.5
Bachelor's degree28913.4
Graduate or professional degree914.2
Percent high school graduate or higher87.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher17.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over2,540100.0
Never married46918.5
Now married, except separated1,68466.3
Separated140.6
Widowed2248.8
Female
1797.0
Divorced1495.9
Female
692.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years25100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1560.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over2,350100.0
Civilian veterans32713.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years769100.0
With a disability516.6
Population 21 to 64 years1,630100.0
With a disability22513.8
Percent employed
63.6(X)
No disability1,40586.2
Percent employed
82.2(X)
Population 65 years and over573100.0
With a disability21136.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over3,026100.0
Same house in 19951,93063.8
Different house in the U.S. in 19951,08135.7
Same county
43214.3
Different county
64921.4
Same state
34311.3
Different state
30610.1
Elsewhere in 1995150.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population3,200100.0
Native3,15698.6
Born in United States
3,14198.2
State of residence
2,21369.2
Different state
92829.0
Born outside United States
150.5
Foreign born441.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
160.5
Naturalized citizen
200.6
Not a citizen
240.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)44100.0
Europe1534.1
Asia511.4
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1125.0
Northern America1329.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over3,026100.0
English only2,91096.2
Language other than English1163.8
Speak English less than 'very well
170.6
Spanish
832.7
Speak English less than "very well"
110.4
Other Indo-European languages
301.0
Speak English less than "very well"
40.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30.1
Speak English less than "very well"
20.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population3,200100.0

Total ancestries reported

3,440107.5
Arab00.0
Czech11043.3
Danish702.2
Dutch1253.9
English35111.0
French (except Basque)11364.3
French Canadian170.2
German1,28740.2
Greek20.1
Hungarian40.1
Irish137811.8
Italian371.2
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian812.5
Polish852.7
Portuguese00.0
Russian481.5
Scotch-Irish732.3
Scottish461.4
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish1524.8
Swiss240.8
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1655.2
Welsh200.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)20.1
Other ancestries2437.6
(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


More census articles:

Sources +