Shannon County, SD Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Shannon county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,956100.0
Nursery school, preschool3837.7
Kindergarten3737.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,73255.1
High school (grades 9-12)93118.8
College or graduate school53710.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,524100.0
Less than 9th grade5169.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,14320.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,45826.4
Some college, no degree1,28623.3
Associate degree4508.1
Bachelor's degree4157.5
Graduate or professional degree2564.6
Percent high school graduate or higher70.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,776100.0
Never married3,89150.0
Now married, except separated2,35930.3
Separated1962.5
Widowed4395.6
Female
3244.2
Divorced89111.5
Female
4806.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years694100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren40658.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,853100.0
Civilian veterans80911.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years4,891100.0
With a disability3346.8
Population 21 to 64 years5,545100.0
With a disability1,35624.5
Percent employed
38.3(X)
No disability4,18975.5
Percent employed
44.7(X)
Population 65 years and over589100.0
With a disability35259.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over11,078100.0
Same house in 19957,50567.7
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,47431.4
Same county
2,15319.4
Different county
1,32111.9
Same state
6175.6
Different state
7046.4
Elsewhere in 1995990.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population12,466100.0
Native12,38899.4
Born in United States
12,36499.2
State of residence
10,37383.2
Different state
1,99116.0
Born outside United States
240.2
Foreign born780.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
400.3
Naturalized citizen
480.4
Not a citizen
300.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)78100.0
Europe4659.0
Asia1620.5
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1620.5
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over11,078100.0
English only8,18073.8
Language other than English2,89826.2
Speak English less than 'very well
5414.9
Spanish
340.3
Speak English less than "very well"
130.1
Other Indo-European languages
940.8
Speak English less than "very well"
130.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
80.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population12,466100.0

Total ancestries reported

10,62585.2
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch350.3
English330.3
French (except Basque)1220.2
French Canadian1150.1
German2612.1
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish1440.4
Italian140.1
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian160.1
Polish00.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish80.1
Scottish160.1
Slovak80.1
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish520.4
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American90.1
Welsh00.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries10,09281.0
(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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