Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Greene county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,518 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 140 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,273 | 50.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 727 | 28.9 |
| College or graduate school | 235 | 9.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 7,048 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 335 | 4.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 681 | 9.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,980 | 42.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,450 | 20.6 |
| Associate degree | 571 | 8.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 792 | 11.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 239 | 3.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 8,235 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,652 | 20.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,895 | 59.4 |
| Separated | 84 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 877 | 10.6 |
Female | 746 | 9.1 |
| Divorced | 727 | 8.8 |
Female | 373 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 79 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 52 | 65.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,711 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,036 | 13.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,362 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 132 | 5.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,122 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 830 | 16.2 |
Percent employed | 63.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 4,292 | 83.8 |
Percent employed | 83.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,040 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 781 | 38.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,758 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,321 | 64.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,372 | 34.6 |
Same county | 1,838 | 18.8 |
Different county | 1,534 | 15.7 |
Same state | 1,028 | 10.5 |
Different state | 506 | 5.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 65 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 10,366 | 100.0 |
| Native | 10,241 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 10,223 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 8,763 | 84.5 |
Different state | 1,460 | 14.1 |
Born outside United States | 18 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 125 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 42 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 44 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 81 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 125 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 63 | 50.4 |
| Asia | 11 | 8.8 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 2 | 1.6 |
| Latin America | 47 | 37.6 |
| Northern America | 2 | 1.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,758 | 100.0 |
| English only | 9,367 | 96.0 |
| Language other than English | 391 | 4.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 127 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 225 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 88 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 159 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 39 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 7 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 10,366 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,558 | 101.9 |
| Arab | 3 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 82 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 286 | 2.8 |
| Dutch | 366 | 3.5 |
| English | 1,282 | 12.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 250 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 45 | 0.4 |
| German | 3,691 | 35.6 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,444 | 13.9 |
| Italian | 160 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 382 | 3.7 |
| Polish | 78 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 22 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 140 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 240 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 447 | 4.3 |
| Swiss | 41 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 957 | 9.2 |
| Welsh | 104 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 509 | 4.9 |
| (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 |
