Denton County, TX Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Denton county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school130,034100.0
Nursery school, preschool9,6407.4
Kindergarten7,0395.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)53,33141.0
High school (grades 9-12)22,36817.2
College or graduate school37,65629.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over265,220100.0
Less than 9th grade10,7684.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma17,4276.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)52,81619.9
Some college, no degree69,26626.1
Associate degree17,7586.7
Bachelor's degree70,67726.6
Graduate or professional degree26,50810.0
Percent high school graduate or higher89.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher36.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over331,300100.0
Never married86,70526.2
Now married, except separated199,34660.2
Separated4,6191.4
Widowed10,2033.1
Female
8,5102.6
Divorced30,4279.2
Female
17,8175.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years6,690100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren3,00144.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over313,225100.0
Civilian veterans34,08410.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years102,869100.0
With a disability6,7166.5
Population 21 to 64 years270,986100.0
With a disability32,80512.1
Percent employed
69.1(X)
No disability238,18187.9
Percent employed
82.2(X)
Population 65 years and over20,483100.0
With a disability8,35240.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over397,853100.0
Same house in 1995150,03637.7
Different house in the U.S. in 1995235,44259.2
Same county
88,28522.2
Different county
147,15737.0
Same state
93,40623.5
Different state
53,75113.5
Elsewhere in 199512,3753.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population432,976100.0
Native392,38590.6
Born in United States
387,29489.4
State of residence
217,71150.3
Different state
169,58339.2
Born outside United States
5,0911.2
Foreign born40,5919.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
20,2404.7
Naturalized citizen
14,0613.2
Not a citizen
26,5306.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)40,591100.0
Europe3,6679.0
Asia13,88434.2
Africa1,2623.1
Oceania1640.4
Latin America20,32750.1
Northern America1,2873.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over397,853100.0
English only336,04984.5
Language other than English61,80415.5
Speak English less than 'very well
26,0506.5
Spanish
40,10010.1
Speak English less than "very well"
18,2474.6
Other Indo-European languages
9,9872.5
Speak English less than "very well"
2,2830.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10,1942.6
Speak English less than "very well"
5,1171.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population432,976100.0

Total ancestries reported

436,927100.9
Arab1,9070.4
Czech13,8250.9
Danish2,0120.5
Dutch7,4851.7
English47,34610.9
French (except Basque)113,3633.1
French Canadian12,3730.5
German67,89515.7
Greek1,1820.3
Hungarian1,1030.3
Irish150,57711.7
Italian14,1783.3
Lithuanian3580.1
Norwegian5,1201.2
Polish7,9541.8
Portuguese6460.1
Russian2,0100.5
Scotch-Irish9,6972.2
Scottish10,3462.4
Slovak4820.1
Subsaharan African1,8260.4
Swedish5,1541.2
Swiss8260.2
Ukrainian6520.2
United States or American41,1779.5
Welsh3,2010.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)9540.2
Other ancestries133,27830.8
(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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