Thurston County, NE Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Thurston county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,352 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 165 | 7.0 |
Kindergarten | 152 | 6.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,267 | 53.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 551 | 23.4 |
College or graduate school | 217 | 9.2 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 3,953 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 287 | 7.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 489 | 12.4 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,465 | 37.1 |
Some college, no degree | 942 | 23.8 |
Associate degree | 296 | 7.5 |
Bachelor's degree | 328 | 8.3 |
Graduate or professional degree | 146 | 3.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.0 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 4,968 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,588 | 32.0 |
Now married, except separated | 2,501 | 50.3 |
Separated | 36 | 0.7 |
Widowed | 433 | 8.7 |
Female | 337 | 6.8 |
Divorced | 410 | 8.3 |
Female | 206 | 4.1 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 332 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 229 | 69.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,518 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 649 | 14.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,226 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 103 | 4.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 3,264 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 863 | 26.4 |
Percent employed | 68.4 | (X) |
No disability | 2,401 | 73.6 |
Percent employed | 66.9 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 889 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 318 | 35.8 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 6,474 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 3,941 | 60.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,460 | 38.0 |
Same county | 1,517 | 23.4 |
Different county | 943 | 14.6 |
Same state | 440 | 6.8 |
Different state | 503 | 7.8 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 73 | 1.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 7,171 | 100.0 |
Native | 7,057 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 7,036 | 98.1 |
State of residence | 4,137 | 57.7 |
Different state | 2,899 | 40.4 |
Born outside United States | 21 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 114 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 61 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 42 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 72 | 1.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 114 | 100.0 |
Europe | 18 | 15.8 |
Asia | 42 | 36.8 |
Africa | 12 | 10.5 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 37 | 32.5 |
Northern America | 5 | 4.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 6,474 | 100.0 |
English only | 6,028 | 93.1 |
Language other than English | 446 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 87 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 97 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 47 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 11 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 7,171 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,611 | 106.1 |
Arab | 13 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 199 | 2.8 |
Danish | 144 | 2.0 |
Dutch | 98 | 1.4 |
English | 205 | 2.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 141 | 2.0 |
French Canadian1 | 14 | 0.2 |
German | 1,905 | 26.6 |
Greek | 4 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 535 | 7.5 |
Italian | 22 | 0.3 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 72 | 1.0 |
Polish | 30 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 1 | 0.0 |
Russian | 8 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 37 | 0.5 |
Scottish | 38 | 0.5 |
Slovak | 2 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.3 |
Swedish | 287 | 4.0 |
Swiss | 32 | 0.4 |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 73 | 1.0 |
Welsh | 10 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 3,718 | 51.8 |
(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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