Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Miami dade county florida 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 | 643,727 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 39,440 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten | 34,034 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 261,919 | 40.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 147,899 | 23.0 |
| College or graduate school | 160,435 | 24.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,491,789 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 219,066 | 14.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 260,287 | 17.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 332,997 | 22.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 262,157 | 17.6 |
| Associate degree | 93,883 | 6.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 183,978 | 12.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 139,421 | 9.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 67.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,789,515 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 513,796 | 28.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 880,820 | 49.2 |
| Separated | 64,408 | 3.6 |
| Widowed | 124,103 | 6.9 |
Female | 102,796 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 206,388 | 11.5 |
Female | 124,839 | 7.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 82,318 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 27,002 | 32.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,694,458 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 91,555 | 5.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 500,532 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 41,535 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,286,009 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 300,048 | 23.3 |
Percent employed | 53.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 985,961 | 76.7 |
Percent employed | 67.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 291,165 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 132,409 | 45.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,108,512 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,059,057 | 50.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 842,766 | 40.0 |
Same county | 693,888 | 32.9 |
Different county | 148,878 | 7.1 |
Same state | 45,963 | 2.2 |
Different state | 102,915 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 206,689 | 9.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 2,253,362 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,105,597 | 49.1 |
Born in United States | 1,036,463 | 46.0 |
State of residence | 666,190 | 29.6 |
Different state | 370,273 | 16.4 |
Born outside United States | 69,134 | 3.1 |
| Foreign born | 1,147,765 | 50.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 416,059 | 18.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 535,080 | 23.7 |
Not a citizen | 612,685 | 27.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,147,756 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 44,067 | 3.8 |
| Asia | 28,638 | 2.5 |
| Africa | 4,851 | 0.4 |
| Oceania | 373 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 1,064,436 | 92.7 |
| Northern America | 5,391 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,108,512 | 100.0 |
| English only | 676,347 | 32.1 |
| Language other than English | 1,432,165 | 67.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 731,814 | 34.7 |
Spanish | 1,248,616 | 59.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 658,721 | 31.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 155,369 | 7.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62,059 | 2.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 16,395 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,789 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 2,253,362 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,182,595 | 96.9 |
| Arab | 14,670 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 3,163 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 1,758 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 6,901 | 0.3 |
| English | 44,587 | 2.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 21,715 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 3,358 | 0.1 |
| German | 57,478 | 2.6 |
| Greek | 4,835 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 6,451 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 51,094 | 2.3 |
| Italian | 52,545 | 2.3 |
| Lithuanian | 2,390 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 3,960 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 22,028 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 5,055 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 25,811 | 1.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,950 | 0.3 |
| Scottish | 9,604 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 690 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 14,001 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 5,421 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 1,908 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 2,864 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 89,239 | 4.0 |
| Welsh | 2,850 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 160,282 | 7.1 |
| Other ancestries | 1,560,987 | 69.3 |
| (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 |
