Ellis County, TX Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Ellis county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,112 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,011 | 6.3 |
Kindergarten | 1,773 | 5.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,961 | 49.7 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,568 | 23.6 |
College or graduate school | 4,799 | 14.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 67,470 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 5,687 | 8.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,294 | 13.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,753 | 30.8 |
Some college, no degree | 16,616 | 24.6 |
Associate degree | 3,574 | 5.3 |
Bachelor's degree | 8,397 | 12.4 |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,149 | 4.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.8 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 83,606 | 100.0 |
Never married | 17,290 | 20.7 |
Now married, except separated | 52,608 | 62.9 |
Separated | 1,547 | 1.9 |
Widowed | 4,590 | 5.5 |
Female | 3,823 | 4.6 |
Divorced | 7,571 | 9.1 |
Female | 4,050 | 4.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,996 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,430 | 47.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 77,823 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 9,644 | 12.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 30,054 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,016 | 6.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 62,269 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 11,735 | 18.8 |
Percent employed | 65.8 | (X) |
No disability | 50,534 | 81.2 |
Percent employed | 79.1 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 9,652 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,373 | 45.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 102,901 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 52,411 | 50.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 48,426 | 47.1 |
Same county | 21,507 | 20.9 |
Different county | 26,919 | 26.2 |
Same state | 21,467 | 20.9 |
Different state | 5,452 | 5.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,064 | 2.0 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 111,360 | 100.0 |
Native | 103,453 | 92.9 |
Born in United States | 102,729 | 92.2 |
State of residence | 79,834 | 71.7 |
Different state | 22,895 | 20.6 |
Born outside United States | 724 | 0.7 |
Foreign born | 7,907 | 7.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,193 | 3.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,031 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 5,876 | 5.3 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 7,907 | 100.0 |
Europe | 414 | 5.2 |
Asia | 352 | 4.5 |
Africa | 90 | 1.1 |
Oceania | 16 | 0.2 |
Latin America | 6,922 | 87.5 |
Northern America | 113 | 1.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 102,901 | 100.0 |
English only | 85,647 | 83.2 |
Language other than English | 17,254 | 16.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 7,367 | 7.2 |
Spanish | 15,714 | 15.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,998 | 6.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,158 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 265 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 232 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 83 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 111,360 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 97,415 | 87.5 |
Arab | 137 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 3,260 | 2.9 |
Danish | 200 | 0.2 |
Dutch | 1,267 | 1.1 |
English | 9,045 | 8.1 |
French (except Basque)1 | 2,396 | 2.2 |
French Canadian1 | 404 | 0.4 |
German | 10,814 | 9.7 |
Greek | 45 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 212 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 10,085 | 9.1 |
Italian | 1,587 | 1.4 |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 692 | 0.6 |
Polish | 967 | 0.9 |
Portuguese | 83 | 0.1 |
Russian | 85 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 1,906 | 1.7 |
Scottish | 1,776 | 1.6 |
Slovak | 42 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 483 | 0.4 |
Swedish | 681 | 0.6 |
Swiss | 156 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 66 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 13,053 | 11.7 |
Welsh | 376 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 91 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 37,491 | 33.7 |
(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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