Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Black hawk county iowa 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 | 40,461 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,256 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 1,639 | 4.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,313 | 32.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 7,320 | 18.1 |
| College or graduate school | 15,933 | 39.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 78,401 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,950 | 5.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,671 | 8.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,534 | 35.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 16,508 | 21.1 |
| Associate degree | 5,720 | 7.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 11,223 | 14.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 6,795 | 8.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 23.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 103,708 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 32,312 | 31.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 54,052 | 52.1 |
| Separated | 1,080 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 7,068 | 6.8 |
Female | 5,915 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 9,196 | 8.9 |
Female | 5,229 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,604 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 679 | 42.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 98,435 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,076 | 13.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 30,275 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,866 | 9.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 71,567 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,605 | 16.2 |
Percent employed | 55.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 59,962 | 83.8 |
Percent employed | 81.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 16,985 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,119 | 41.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 120,253 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 65,571 | 54.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 51,468 | 42.8 |
Same county | 29,557 | 24.6 |
Different county | 21,911 | 18.2 |
Same state | 14,724 | 12.2 |
Different state | 7,187 | 6.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,214 | 2.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 128,012 | 100.0 |
| Native | 123,233 | 96.3 |
Born in United States | 122,630 | 95.8 |
State of residence | 99,073 | 77.4 |
Different state | 23,557 | 18.4 |
Born outside United States | 603 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 4,779 | 3.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,307 | 2.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,499 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 3,280 | 2.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,779 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,546 | 53.3 |
| Asia | 1,166 | 24.4 |
| Africa | 85 | 1.8 |
| Oceania | 20 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 826 | 17.3 |
| Northern America | 136 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 120,253 | 100.0 |
| English only | 112,431 | 93.5 |
| Language other than English | 7,822 | 6.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,461 | 2.9 |
Spanish | 3,104 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,328 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,623 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,641 | 1.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 822 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 422 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 128,012 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 136,165 | 106.4 |
| Arab | 137 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 1,879 | 1.5 |
| Danish | 3,908 | 3.1 |
| Dutch | 3,106 | 2.4 |
| English | 11,268 | 8.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,375 | 2.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 412 | 0.3 |
| German | 49,090 | 38.3 |
| Greek | 222 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 192 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 16,405 | 12.8 |
| Italian | 1,382 | 1.1 |
| Lithuanian | 64 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 7,462 | 5.8 |
| Polish | 880 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 5 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 349 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,510 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 1,710 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 68 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 448 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 2,570 | 2.0 |
| Swiss | 697 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 81 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 6,923 | 5.4 |
| Welsh | 860 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 45 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 21,117 | 16.5 |
| (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 |
