Weslaco, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,758 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 551 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 618 | 8.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,796 | 48.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,721 | 22.2 |
| College or graduate school | 1,072 | 13.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,790 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,748 | 30.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,211 | 14.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,515 | 22.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,685 | 17.0 |
| Associate degree | 498 | 3.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,451 | 9.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 682 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 55.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 19,681 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,766 | 24.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 11,259 | 57.2 |
| Separated | 636 | 3.2 |
| Widowed | 1,542 | 7.8 |
Female | 1,231 | 6.3 |
| Divorced | 1,478 | 7.5 |
Female | 883 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,038 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 315 | 30.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,411 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,606 | 8.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,974 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 388 | 5.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 13,006 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,036 | 23.3 |
Percent employed | 48.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,970 | 76.7 |
Percent employed | 63.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,012 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,854 | 46.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,339 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,016 | 61.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 8,860 | 36.4 |
Same county | 6,659 | 27.4 |
Different county | 2,201 | 9.0 |
Same state | 1,044 | 4.3 |
Different state | 1,157 | 4.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 463 | 1.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,802 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,315 | 79.5 |
Born in United States | 21,059 | 78.6 |
State of residence | 16,966 | 63.3 |
Different state | 4,093 | 15.3 |
Born outside United States | 256 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 5,487 | 20.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,625 | 6.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,108 | 7.9 |
Not a citizen | 3,379 | 12.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,487 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 42 | 0.8 |
| Asia | 212 | 3.9 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 5,145 | 93.8 |
| Northern America | 82 | 1.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,339 | 100.0 |
| English only | 5,748 | 23.6 |
| Language other than English | 18,591 | 76.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 7,694 | 31.6 |
Spanish | 18,299 | 75.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,631 | 31.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 174 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 118 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 20 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,802 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 25,432 | 94.9 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 74 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 193 | 0.7 |
| English | 745 | 2.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 228 | 0.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 27 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,055 | 3.9 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 598 | 2.2 |
| Italian | 111 | 0.4 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 185 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 91 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 21 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 134 | 0.5 |
| Scottish | 151 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 64 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 28 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 19 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 463 | 1.7 |
| Welsh | 26 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 21,188 | 79.1 |
| (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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