Wilson County, TX Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wilson county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,879100.0
Nursery school, preschool4845.5
Kindergarten5776.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,45150.1
High school (grades 9-12)2,26825.5
College or graduate school1,09912.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over20,590100.0
Less than 9th grade2,76313.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,64012.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,00634.0
Some college, no degree4,36621.2
Associate degree1,1715.7
Bachelor's degree2,0359.9
Graduate or professional degree6093.0
Percent high school graduate or higher73.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over24,667100.0
Never married4,85519.7
Now married, except separated15,66763.5
Separated3771.5
Widowed1,6866.8
Female
1,2795.2
Divorced2,0828.4
Female
1,0074.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years760100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren38750.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over22,812100.0
Civilian veterans3,51315.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,335100.0
With a disability5506.6
Population 21 to 64 years17,794100.0
With a disability3,51519.8
Percent employed
55.6(X)
No disability14,27980.2
Percent employed
75.8(X)
Population 65 years and over3,431100.0
With a disability1,64247.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over30,161100.0
Same house in 199517,41157.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199512,52141.5
Same county
4,33314.4
Different county
8,18827.1
Same state
7,03223.3
Different state
1,1563.8
Elsewhere in 19952290.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population32,408100.0
Native31,34696.7
Born in United States
30,88495.3
State of residence
26,17480.8
Different state
4,71014.5
Born outside United States
4621.4
Foreign born1,0623.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2910.9
Naturalized citizen
5261.6
Not a citizen
5361.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,062100.0
Europe676.3
Asia999.3
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America83878.9
Northern America585.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over30,161100.0
English only21,24470.4
Language other than English8,91729.6
Speak English less than 'very well
2,7849.2
Spanish
8,07826.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5768.5
Other Indo-European languages
7392.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1660.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
830.3
Speak English less than "very well"
420.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population32,408100.0

Total ancestries reported

31,39396.9
Arab210.1
Czech15071.6
Danish370.1
Dutch2090.6
English2,2516.9
French (except Basque)14961.5
French Canadian1650.2
German5,87318.1
Greek200.1
Hungarian70.0
Irish12,6868.3
Italian5211.6
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian1070.3
Polish2,8538.8
Portuguese320.1
Russian10.0
Scotch-Irish5371.7
Scottish2270.7
Slovak10.0
Subsaharan African100.0
Swedish1260.4
Swiss390.1
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American1,5344.7
Welsh820.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)170.1
Other ancestries13,12740.5
(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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