Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Dallas county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,032 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 904 | 6.9 |
| Kindergarten | 682 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,054 | 46.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,522 | 27.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,870 | 14.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 28,742 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,096 | 10.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,428 | 18.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,646 | 33.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,954 | 17.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,614 | 5.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,443 | 8.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,561 | 5.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 35,620 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 11,582 | 32.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 15,512 | 43.5 |
| Separated | 1,481 | 4.2 |
| Widowed | 3,724 | 10.5 |
Female | 3,076 | 8.6 |
| Divorced | 3,321 | 9.3 |
Female | 1,860 | 5.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,692 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,022 | 60.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 33,126 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,712 | 11.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 12,023 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,079 | 9.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 24,484 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,639 | 31.2 |
Percent employed | 39.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,845 | 68.8 |
Percent employed | 64.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,296 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,322 | 52.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 42,959 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 27,915 | 65.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,637 | 34.1 |
Same county | 11,080 | 25.8 |
Different county | 3,557 | 8.3 |
Same state | 1,696 | 3.9 |
Different state | 1,861 | 4.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 407 | 0.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 46,365 | 100.0 |
| Native | 46,043 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 45,900 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 40,029 | 86.3 |
Different state | 5,871 | 12.7 |
Born outside United States | 143 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 322 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 123 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 138 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 184 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 322 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 75 | 23.3 |
| Asia | 98 | 30.4 |
| Africa | 59 | 18.3 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 85 | 26.4 |
| Northern America | 5 | 1.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 42,959 | 100.0 |
| English only | 41,878 | 97.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,081 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 245 | 0.6 |
Spanish | 550 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 132 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 337 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 66 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 124 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 46,365 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 33,932 | 73.2 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 17 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 191 | 0.4 |
| English | 1,923 | 4.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 223 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,225 | 2.6 |
| Greek | 13 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 30 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,448 | 3.1 |
| Italian | 111 | 0.2 |
| Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 36 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 131 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 494 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 335 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 410 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 53 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 3,497 | 7.5 |
| Welsh | 97 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 27 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 23,595 | 50.9 |
| (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 |
