Mellette County, SD Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Mellette county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 647 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 48 | 7.4 |
Kindergarten | 41 | 6.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 348 | 53.8 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 144 | 22.3 |
College or graduate school | 66 | 10.2 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 1,199 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 126 | 10.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 136 | 11.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 413 | 34.4 |
Some college, no degree | 264 | 22.0 |
Associate degree | 61 | 5.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 176 | 14.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 23 | 1.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.1 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 1,462 | 100.0 |
Never married | 456 | 31.2 |
Now married, except separated | 732 | 50.1 |
Separated | 21 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 107 | 7.3 |
Female | 90 | 6.2 |
Divorced | 146 | 10.0 |
Female | 67 | 4.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 99 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 64 | 64.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,348 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 203 | 15.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 620 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 46 | 7.4 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 1,004 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 236 | 23.5 |
Percent employed | 55.9 | (X) |
No disability | 768 | 76.5 |
Percent employed | 69.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 224 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 80 | 35.7 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 1,893 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 1,272 | 67.2 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 616 | 32.5 |
Same county | 215 | 11.4 |
Different county | 401 | 21.2 |
Same state | 265 | 14.0 |
Different state | 136 | 7.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 5 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 2,083 | 100.0 |
Native | 2,074 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 2,069 | 99.3 |
State of residence | 1,609 | 77.2 |
Different state | 460 | 22.1 |
Born outside United States | 5 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 9 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 5 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 4 | 0.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 9 | 100.0 |
Europe | 5 | 55.6 |
Asia | 2 | 22.2 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 2 | 22.2 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 1,893 | 100.0 |
English only | 1,593 | 84.2 |
Language other than English | 300 | 15.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 69 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 8 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 10 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 2,083 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,261 | 108.5 |
Arab | 5 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 57 | 2.7 |
Danish | 12 | 0.6 |
Dutch | 55 | 2.6 |
English | 160 | 7.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 48 | 2.3 |
French Canadian1 | 0 | 0.0 |
German | 430 | 20.6 |
Greek | 2 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 172 | 8.3 |
Italian | 10 | 0.5 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 63 | 3.0 |
Polish | 3 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 10 | 0.5 |
Scotch-Irish | 7 | 0.3 |
Scottish | 22 | 1.1 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 60 | 2.9 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 82 | 3.9 |
Welsh | 9 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 1,054 | 50.6 |
(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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