Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Boone county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,393 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 419 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 395 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,949 | 46.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,636 | 25.6 |
| College or graduate school | 994 | 15.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 17,529 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 736 | 4.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,192 | 6.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,697 | 38.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,162 | 23.7 |
| Associate degree | 1,449 | 8.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,440 | 13.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 853 | 4.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 20,958 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,672 | 22.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,518 | 59.7 |
| Separated | 150 | 0.7 |
| Widowed | 1,676 | 8.0 |
Female | 1,416 | 6.8 |
| Divorced | 1,942 | 9.3 |
Female | 1,057 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 252 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 102 | 40.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,673 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,708 | 13.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,774 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 353 | 6.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 14,382 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,989 | 13.8 |
Percent employed | 53.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,393 | 86.2 |
Percent employed | 86.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,802 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,378 | 36.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,631 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 14,927 | 60.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,637 | 39.1 |
Same county | 4,987 | 20.2 |
Different county | 4,650 | 18.9 |
Same state | 3,526 | 14.3 |
Different state | 1,124 | 4.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 67 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,224 | 100.0 |
| Native | 26,024 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 25,941 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 21,657 | 82.6 |
Different state | 4,284 | 16.3 |
Born outside United States | 83 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 200 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 90 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 105 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 95 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 200 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 125 | 62.5 |
| Asia | 20 | 10.0 |
| Africa | 2 | 1.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 28 | 14.0 |
| Northern America | 25 | 12.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,631 | 100.0 |
| English only | 23,979 | 97.4 |
| Language other than English | 652 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 246 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 371 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 153 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 247 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 81 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 27 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,224 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 27,037 | 103.1 |
| Arab | 7 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 293 | 1.1 |
| Danish | 618 | 2.4 |
| Dutch | 792 | 3.0 |
| English | 2,716 | 10.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 700 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 104 | 0.4 |
| German | 8,737 | 33.3 |
| Greek | 19 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 56 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 3,159 | 12.0 |
| Italian | 470 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 2,031 | 7.7 |
| Polish | 215 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 2 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 41 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 408 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 448 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 2,486 | 9.5 |
| Swiss | 102 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,527 | 5.8 |
| Welsh | 159 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,916 | 7.3 |
| (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 |
