Wilson County, TX Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Wilson county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,879 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 484 | 5.5 |
Kindergarten | 577 | 6.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,451 | 50.1 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,268 | 25.5 |
College or graduate school | 1,099 | 12.4 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 20,590 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,763 | 13.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,640 | 12.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,006 | 34.0 |
Some college, no degree | 4,366 | 21.2 |
Associate degree | 1,171 | 5.7 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,035 | 9.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 609 | 3.0 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.8 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 24,667 | 100.0 |
Never married | 4,855 | 19.7 |
Now married, except separated | 15,667 | 63.5 |
Separated | 377 | 1.5 |
Widowed | 1,686 | 6.8 |
Female | 1,279 | 5.2 |
Divorced | 2,082 | 8.4 |
Female | 1,007 | 4.1 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 760 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 387 | 50.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,812 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 3,513 | 15.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 8,335 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 550 | 6.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 17,794 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,515 | 19.8 |
Percent employed | 55.6 | (X) |
No disability | 14,279 | 80.2 |
Percent employed | 75.8 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,431 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,642 | 47.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 30,161 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 17,411 | 57.7 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,521 | 41.5 |
Same county | 4,333 | 14.4 |
Different county | 8,188 | 27.1 |
Same state | 7,032 | 23.3 |
Different state | 1,156 | 3.8 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 229 | 0.8 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 32,408 | 100.0 |
Native | 31,346 | 96.7 |
Born in United States | 30,884 | 95.3 |
State of residence | 26,174 | 80.8 |
Different state | 4,710 | 14.5 |
Born outside United States | 462 | 1.4 |
Foreign born | 1,062 | 3.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 291 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 526 | 1.6 |
Not a citizen | 536 | 1.7 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,062 | 100.0 |
Europe | 67 | 6.3 |
Asia | 99 | 9.3 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 838 | 78.9 |
Northern America | 58 | 5.5 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 30,161 | 100.0 |
English only | 21,244 | 70.4 |
Language other than English | 8,917 | 29.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,784 | 9.2 |
Spanish | 8,078 | 26.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,576 | 8.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 739 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 166 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 83 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 42 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 32,408 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 31,393 | 96.9 |
Arab | 21 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 507 | 1.6 |
Danish | 37 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 209 | 0.6 |
English | 2,251 | 6.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 496 | 1.5 |
French Canadian1 | 65 | 0.2 |
German | 5,873 | 18.1 |
Greek | 20 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,686 | 8.3 |
Italian | 521 | 1.6 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 107 | 0.3 |
Polish | 2,853 | 8.8 |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.1 |
Russian | 1 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 537 | 1.7 |
Scottish | 227 | 0.7 |
Slovak | 1 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 10 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 126 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 39 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 1,534 | 4.7 |
Welsh | 82 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 17 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 13,127 | 40.5 |
(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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