The Colony, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,548 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 611 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 574 | 6.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,189 | 49.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,844 | 21.6 |
| College or graduate school | 1,330 | 15.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,828 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 351 | 2.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,130 | 7.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,884 | 24.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,181 | 32.7 |
| Associate degree | 1,486 | 9.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,007 | 19.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 789 | 5.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 19,283 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,189 | 21.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,779 | 66.3 |
| Separated | 172 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 392 | 2.0 |
Female | 311 | 1.6 |
| Divorced | 1,751 | 9.1 |
Female | 1,045 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 634 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 212 | 33.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,729 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,187 | 12.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,565 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 489 | 6.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,152 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,574 | 15.9 |
Percent employed | 77.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 13,578 | 84.1 |
Percent employed | 83.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 754 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 364 | 48.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,471 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 12,429 | 50.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 11,725 | 47.9 |
Same county | 4,868 | 19.9 |
Different county | 6,857 | 28.0 |
Same state | 4,378 | 17.9 |
Different state | 2,479 | 10.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 317 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,661 | 100.0 |
| Native | 24,926 | 93.5 |
Born in United States | 24,606 | 92.3 |
State of residence | 13,237 | 49.6 |
Different state | 11,369 | 42.6 |
Born outside United States | 320 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 1,735 | 6.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 344 | 1.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 961 | 3.6 |
Not a citizen | 774 | 2.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,735 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 260 | 15.0 |
| Asia | 442 | 25.5 |
| Africa | 95 | 5.5 |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 842 | 48.5 |
| Northern America | 88 | 5.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,471 | 100.0 |
| English only | 21,219 | 86.7 |
| Language other than English | 3,252 | 13.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,022 | 4.2 |
Spanish | 2,381 | 9.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 713 | 2.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 319 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 79 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 428 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 192 | 0.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,661 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 27,012 | 101.3 |
| Arab | 122 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 223 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 204 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 567 | 2.1 |
| English | 2,742 | 10.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 765 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 145 | 0.5 |
| German | 5,082 | 19.1 |
| Greek | 105 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 36 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,012 | 11.3 |
| Italian | 900 | 3.4 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 243 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 503 | 1.9 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 155 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 626 | 2.3 |
| Scottish | 567 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 55 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 113 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 179 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 51 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 102 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 2,231 | 8.4 |
| Welsh | 238 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 43 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 7,993 | 30.0 |
| (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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