Mitchell County, TX Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Mitchell county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,012 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 102 | 5.1 |
Kindergarten | 123 | 6.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 863 | 42.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 676 | 33.6 |
College or graduate school | 248 | 12.3 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 6,634 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 758 | 11.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,118 | 16.9 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,722 | 41.0 |
Some college, no degree | 1,127 | 17.0 |
Associate degree | 216 | 3.3 |
Bachelor's degree | 526 | 7.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 167 | 2.5 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.7 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 8,186 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,738 | 21.2 |
Now married, except separated | 4,511 | 55.1 |
Separated | 629 | 7.7 |
Widowed | 625 | 7.6 |
Female | 500 | 6.1 |
Divorced | 683 | 8.3 |
Female | 330 | 4.0 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 178 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 133 | 74.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,744 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,006 | 13.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 1,686 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 79 | 4.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 3,612 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 844 | 23.4 |
Percent employed | 57.2 | (X) |
No disability | 2,768 | 76.6 |
Percent employed | 76.8 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,268 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 563 | 44.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,244 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 4,217 | 45.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,867 | 41.8 |
Same county | 1,495 | 16.2 |
Different county | 2,372 | 25.7 |
Same state | 2,059 | 22.3 |
Different state | 313 | 3.4 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,160 | 12.5 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 9,698 | 100.0 |
Native | 9,426 | 97.2 |
Born in United States | 9,419 | 97.1 |
State of residence | 8,619 | 88.9 |
Different state | 800 | 8.2 |
Born outside United States | 7 | 0.1 |
Foreign born | 272 | 2.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 74 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 102 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 170 | 1.8 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 272 | 100.0 |
Europe | 20 | 7.4 |
Asia | 11 | 4.0 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 8 | 2.9 |
Latin America | 215 | 79.0 |
Northern America | 18 | 6.6 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,244 | 100.0 |
English only | 6,696 | 72.4 |
Language other than English | 2,548 | 27.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 959 | 10.4 |
Spanish | 2,524 | 27.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 959 | 10.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 10 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 9,698 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,662 | 58.4 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 64 | 0.7 |
English | 608 | 6.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 83 | 0.9 |
French Canadian1 | 33 | 0.3 |
German | 433 | 4.5 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 490 | 5.1 |
Italian | 15 | 0.2 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.2 |
Polish | 40 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 121 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 68 | 0.7 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 24 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 680 | 7.0 |
Welsh | 9 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 71 | 0.7 |
Other ancestries | 2,900 | 29.9 |
(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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