Gaines County, TX Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Gaines county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,369100.0
Nursery school, preschool2706.2
Kindergarten2124.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,52457.8
High school (grades 9-12)1,09525.1
College or graduate school2686.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over8,006100.0
Less than 9th grade2,12126.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,38817.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,11126.4
Some college, no degree1,35616.9
Associate degree1912.4
Bachelor's degree6297.9
Graduate or professional degree2102.6
Percent high school graduate or higher56.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over10,309100.0
Never married2,17521.1
Now married, except separated6,69464.9
Separated2011.9
Widowed6166.0
Female
5125.0
Divorced6236.0
Female
3203.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years402100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren23157.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over9,436100.0
Civilian veterans6967.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years4,525100.0
With a disability2164.8
Population 21 to 64 years7,261100.0
With a disability1,39619.2
Percent employed
52.9(X)
No disability5,86580.8
Percent employed
69.0(X)
Population 65 years and over1,410100.0
With a disability65246.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over13,290100.0
Same house in 19957,91759.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19955,11738.5
Same county
3,45926.0
Different county
1,65812.5
Same state
1,2759.6
Different state
3832.9
Elsewhere in 19952561.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population14,467100.0
Native11,72681.1
Born in United States
11,69480.8
State of residence
10,02769.3
Different state
1,66711.5
Born outside United States
320.2
Foreign born2,74118.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8095.6
Naturalized citizen
1,1377.9
Not a citizen
1,60411.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,741100.0
Europe70.3
Asia70.3
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America2,59294.6
Northern America1354.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over13,290100.0
English only6,95252.3
Language other than English6,33847.7
Speak English less than 'very well
2,63019.8
Spanish
4,08530.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1,64612.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,23616.8
Speak English less than "very well"
9757.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
110.1
Speak English less than "very well"
90.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population14,467100.0

Total ancestries reported

11,35078.5
Arab00.0
Czech1160.1
Danish210.1
Dutch1781.2
English5623.9
French (except Basque)11100.8
French Canadian160.0
German1,95513.5
Greek00.0
Hungarian120.1
Irish15914.1
Italian740.5
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian580.4
Polish00.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish1591.1
Scottish920.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African120.1
Swedish200.1
Swiss130.1
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1,60511.1
Welsh180.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)390.3
Other ancestries5,80940.2
(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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