Upshur County, TX Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Upshur county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,817 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 504 | 5.7 |
Kindergarten | 454 | 5.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,445 | 50.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,368 | 26.9 |
College or graduate school | 1,046 | 11.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 22,977 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,463 | 6.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,974 | 17.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,342 | 36.3 |
Some college, no degree | 5,503 | 24.0 |
Associate degree | 1,153 | 5.0 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,712 | 7.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 830 | 3.6 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 27,613 | 100.0 |
Never married | 4,839 | 17.5 |
Now married, except separated | 17,305 | 62.7 |
Separated | 652 | 2.4 |
Widowed | 2,109 | 7.6 |
Female | 1,745 | 6.3 |
Divorced | 2,708 | 9.8 |
Female | 1,387 | 5.0 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,023 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 513 | 50.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,768 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 3,906 | 15.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 8,516 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 690 | 8.1 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 19,234 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,445 | 23.1 |
Percent employed | 48.6 | (X) |
No disability | 14,789 | 76.9 |
Percent employed | 73.6 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 4,818 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,279 | 47.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 33,003 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 19,076 | 57.8 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,723 | 41.6 |
Same county | 5,558 | 16.8 |
Different county | 8,165 | 24.7 |
Same state | 6,523 | 19.8 |
Different state | 1,642 | 5.0 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 204 | 0.6 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 35,291 | 100.0 |
Native | 34,594 | 98.0 |
Born in United States | 34,414 | 97.5 |
State of residence | 26,443 | 74.9 |
Different state | 7,971 | 22.6 |
Born outside United States | 180 | 0.5 |
Foreign born | 697 | 2.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 324 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 272 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 425 | 1.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 697 | 100.0 |
Europe | 77 | 11.0 |
Asia | 77 | 11.0 |
Africa | 23 | 3.3 |
Oceania | 20 | 2.9 |
Latin America | 497 | 71.3 |
Northern America | 3 | 0.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 33,003 | 100.0 |
English only | 31,505 | 95.5 |
Language other than English | 1,498 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 605 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 1,243 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 527 | 1.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 148 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 46 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 88 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 29 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 35,291 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 28,346 | 80.3 |
Arab | 44 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 96 | 0.3 |
Danish | 26 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 519 | 1.5 |
English | 3,349 | 9.5 |
French (except Basque)1 | 898 | 2.5 |
French Canadian1 | 101 | 0.3 |
German | 3,056 | 8.7 |
Greek | 26 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 4,168 | 11.8 |
Italian | 289 | 0.8 |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 134 | 0.4 |
Polish | 148 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0 |
Russian | 9 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 612 | 1.7 |
Scottish | 447 | 1.3 |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 160 | 0.5 |
Swedish | 135 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 27 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 9 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 5,521 | 15.6 |
Welsh | 129 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 31 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 8,379 | 23.7 |
(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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