Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Amador county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,110 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 388 | 4.8 |
| Kindergarten | 331 | 4.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,418 | 42.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,910 | 35.9 |
| College or graduate school | 1,063 | 13.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 25,549 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,008 | 3.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,088 | 12.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,721 | 30.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,609 | 29.8 |
| Associate degree | 1,870 | 7.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,710 | 10.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,543 | 6.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 29,596 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,685 | 15.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 19,006 | 64.2 |
| Separated | 521 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 2,379 | 8.0 |
Female | 1,622 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 3,005 | 10.2 |
Female | 1,569 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 531 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 170 | 32.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,818 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,328 | 19.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,191 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 603 | 9.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,758 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,694 | 22.0 |
Percent employed | 59.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 13,064 | 78.0 |
Percent employed | 74.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,206 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,294 | 37.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,690 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 18,004 | 53.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,479 | 45.9 |
Same county | 5,726 | 17.0 |
Different county | 9,753 | 28.9 |
Same state | 8,596 | 25.5 |
Different state | 1,157 | 3.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 207 | 0.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 35,100 | 100.0 |
| Native | 33,920 | 96.6 |
Born in United States | 33,714 | 96.1 |
State of residence | 23,535 | 67.1 |
Different state | 10,179 | 29.0 |
Born outside United States | 206 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 1,180 | 3.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 275 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 736 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 444 | 1.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,180 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 355 | 30.1 |
| Asia | 254 | 21.5 |
| Africa | 9 | 0.8 |
| Oceania | 35 | 3.0 |
| Latin America | 395 | 33.5 |
| Northern America | 132 | 11.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,690 | 100.0 |
| English only | 31,125 | 92.4 |
| Language other than English | 2,565 | 7.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 727 | 2.2 |
Spanish | 1,692 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 528 | 1.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 587 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 63 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 250 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 127 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 35,100 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 36,351 | 103.6 |
| Arab | 103 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 113 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 471 | 1.3 |
| Dutch | 743 | 2.1 |
| English | 4,828 | 13.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,339 | 3.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 268 | 0.8 |
| German | 5,731 | 16.3 |
| Greek | 168 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 81 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 5,087 | 14.5 |
| Italian | 2,871 | 8.2 |
| Lithuanian | 27 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 598 | 1.7 |
| Polish | 555 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 972 | 2.8 |
| Russian | 187 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 971 | 2.8 |
| Scottish | 996 | 2.8 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 761 | 2.2 |
| Swiss | 201 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,885 | 5.4 |
| Welsh | 341 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 43 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 6,940 | 19.8 |
| (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 |
