Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Valley county idaho dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,634 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 69 | 4.2 |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 3.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 905 | 55.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 507 | 31.0 |
| College or graduate school | 91 | 5.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 5,525 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 138 | 2.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 475 | 8.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,608 | 29.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,573 | 28.5 |
| Associate degree | 276 | 5.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,021 | 18.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 434 | 7.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 6,279 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,014 | 16.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,134 | 65.8 |
| Separated | 63 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 350 | 5.6 |
Female | 270 | 4.3 |
| Divorced | 718 | 11.4 |
Female | 310 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 136 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 93 | 68.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,836 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,083 | 18.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,639 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 126 | 7.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 4,545 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 672 | 14.8 |
Percent employed | 56.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,873 | 85.2 |
Percent employed | 75.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,081 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 363 | 33.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 7,334 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 4,205 | 57.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,103 | 42.3 |
Same county | 1,046 | 14.3 |
Different county | 2,057 | 28.0 |
Same state | 1,075 | 14.7 |
Different state | 982 | 13.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 26 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 7,651 | 100.0 |
| Native | 7,547 | 98.6 |
Born in United States | 7,511 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 3,423 | 44.7 |
Different state | 4,088 | 53.4 |
Born outside United States | 36 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 104 | 1.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 29 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 63 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 41 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 104 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 46 | 44.2 |
| Asia | 10 | 9.6 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 29 | 27.9 |
| Northern America | 19 | 18.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 7,334 | 100.0 |
| English only | 7,089 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 245 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 74 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 154 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 56 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 59 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 7,651 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 8,562 | 111.9 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 48 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 146 | 1.9 |
| Dutch | 322 | 4.2 |
| English | 1,412 | 18.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 320 | 4.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 42 | 0.5 |
| German | 1,657 | 21.7 |
| Greek | 12 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,034 | 13.5 |
| Italian | 232 | 3.0 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 368 | 4.8 |
| Polish | 91 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 47 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 241 | 3.1 |
| Scottish | 403 | 5.3 |
| Slovak | 10 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 287 | 3.8 |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 11 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 684 | 8.9 |
| Welsh | 122 | 1.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 999 | 13.1 |
| (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 |
