Cooke County, TX Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Cooke county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,620 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 617 | 6.4 |
| Kindergarten | 397 | 4.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,743 | 49.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,325 | 24.2 |
| College or graduate school | 1,538 | 16.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,148 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,741 | 7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,074 | 13.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,296 | 31.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,831 | 25.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,572 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,411 | 10.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,223 | 5.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 28,307 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,201 | 18.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,771 | 62.8 |
| Separated | 435 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 2,228 | 7.9 |
Female | 1,872 | 6.6 |
| Divorced | 2,672 | 9.4 |
Female | 1,333 | 4.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 679 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 410 | 60.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,379 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,670 | 13.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,616 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 644 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,430 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,914 | 20.1 |
Percent employed | 58.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,516 | 79.9 |
Percent employed | 78.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,069 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,201 | 43.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,835 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,984 | 53.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,246 | 45.1 |
Same county | 7,351 | 21.7 |
Different county | 7,895 | 23.3 |
Same state | 5,779 | 17.1 |
Different state | 2,116 | 6.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 605 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 36,363 | 100.0 |
| Native | 34,353 | 94.5 |
Born in United States | 34,130 | 93.9 |
State of residence | 25,936 | 71.3 |
Different state | 8,194 | 22.5 |
Born outside United States | 223 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 2,010 | 5.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,236 | 3.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 388 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 1,622 | 4.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,010 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 119 | 5.9 |
| Asia | 155 | 7.7 |
| Africa | 4 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 7 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 1,689 | 84.0 |
| Northern America | 36 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,835 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,544 | 90.3 |
| Language other than English | 3,291 | 9.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,928 | 5.7 |
Spanish | 2,875 | 8.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,771 | 5.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 284 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 66 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 107 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 85 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 36,363 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 30,178 | 83.0 |
| Arab | 51 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 171 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 72 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 548 | 1.5 |
| English | 2,914 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 675 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 61 | 0.2 |
| German | 6,864 | 18.9 |
| Greek | 13 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 18 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 3,222 | 8.9 |
| Italian | 417 | 1.1 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 123 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 257 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 52 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 668 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 468 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 210 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 47 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 5,228 | 14.4 |
| Welsh | 71 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 74 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 7,934 | 21.8 |
| (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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