Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Boulder county colorado dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 90,124 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,709 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 3,983 | 4.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 30,528 | 33.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 14,247 | 15.8 |
| College or graduate school | 35,657 | 39.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 186,126 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,582 | 3.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,822 | 4.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 28,064 | 15.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 36,520 | 19.6 |
| Associate degree | 10,639 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 58,012 | 31.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 39,487 | 21.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 92.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 52.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 235,422 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 77,346 | 32.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 122,628 | 52.1 |
| Separated | 2,864 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 8,751 | 3.7 |
Female | 7,251 | 3.1 |
| Divorced | 23,833 | 10.1 |
Female | 13,836 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,722 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,031 | 37.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 224,624 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 22,437 | 10.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 66,267 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,998 | 6.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 183,894 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 20,200 | 11.0 |
Percent employed | 65.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 163,694 | 89.0 |
Percent employed | 81.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 21,710 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,016 | 36.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 273,719 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 111,560 | 40.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 151,577 | 55.4 |
Same county | 66,652 | 24.4 |
Different county | 84,925 | 31.0 |
Same state | 27,276 | 10.0 |
Different state | 57,649 | 21.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 10,582 | 3.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 291,288 | 100.0 |
| Native | 264,009 | 90.6 |
Born in United States | 260,388 | 89.4 |
State of residence | 89,610 | 30.8 |
Different state | 170,778 | 58.6 |
Born outside United States | 3,621 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 27,279 | 9.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 15,541 | 5.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,923 | 2.7 |
Not a citizen | 19,356 | 6.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 27,279 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 6,036 | 22.1 |
| Asia | 7,242 | 26.5 |
| Africa | 690 | 2.5 |
| Oceania | 285 | 1.0 |
| Latin America | 11,696 | 42.9 |
| Northern America | 1,330 | 4.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 273,719 | 100.0 |
| English only | 236,441 | 86.4 |
| Language other than English | 37,278 | 13.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 15,949 | 5.8 |
Spanish | 21,404 | 7.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,011 | 4.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,891 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,983 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 5,785 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,637 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 291,288 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 344,670 | 118.3 |
| Arab | 1,124 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 2,776 | 1.0 |
| Danish | 3,867 | 1.3 |
| Dutch | 5,907 | 2.0 |
| English | 43,429 | 14.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 10,257 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,393 | 0.8 |
| German | 70,258 | 24.1 |
| Greek | 1,094 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 2,049 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 40,358 | 13.9 |
| Italian | 15,389 | 5.3 |
| Lithuanian | 939 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 8,879 | 3.0 |
| Polish | 9,939 | 3.4 |
| Portuguese | 557 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 5,340 | 1.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,572 | 2.6 |
| Scottish | 11,447 | 3.9 |
| Slovak | 741 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 717 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 9,327 | 3.2 |
| Swiss | 2,041 | 0.7 |
| Ukrainian | 1,144 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 11,671 | 4.0 |
| Welsh | 3,803 | 1.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 205 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 71,447 | 24.5 |
| (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 |
