Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Osceola county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,719 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 81 | 4.7 |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 873 | 50.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 504 | 29.3 |
| College or graduate school | 172 | 10.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,647 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 452 | 9.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 428 | 9.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,747 | 37.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,048 | 22.6 |
| Associate degree | 348 | 7.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 415 | 8.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 209 | 4.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,530 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,105 | 20.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 3,531 | 63.9 |
| Separated | 50 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 524 | 9.5 |
Female | 438 | 7.9 |
| Divorced | 320 | 5.8 |
Female | 156 | 2.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 50 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 21 | 42.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,182 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 711 | 13.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,664 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 114 | 6.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,569 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 410 | 11.5 |
Percent employed | 69.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,159 | 88.5 |
Percent employed | 85.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,231 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 430 | 34.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,578 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 4,606 | 70.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,952 | 29.7 |
Same county | 989 | 15.0 |
Different county | 963 | 14.6 |
Same state | 511 | 7.8 |
Different state | 452 | 6.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 20 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 7,003 | 100.0 |
| Native | 6,920 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 6,895 | 98.5 |
State of residence | 5,201 | 74.3 |
Different state | 1,694 | 24.2 |
Born outside United States | 25 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 83 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 43 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 36 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 47 | 0.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 83 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 20 | 24.1 |
| Asia | 7 | 8.4 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 53 | 63.9 |
| Northern America | 3 | 3.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,578 | 100.0 |
| English only | 6,376 | 96.9 |
| Language other than English | 202 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 89 | 1.4 |
Spanish | 128 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 74 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 74 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 7,003 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,961 | 113.7 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 27 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 120 | 1.7 |
| Dutch | 1,514 | 21.6 |
| English | 378 | 5.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 87 | 1.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| German | 3,836 | 54.8 |
| Greek | 5 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 551 | 7.9 |
| Italian | 52 | 0.7 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 359 | 5.1 |
| Polish | 44 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 22 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 48 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 28 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 147 | 2.1 |
| Swiss | 23 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 302 | 4.3 |
| Welsh | 9 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 396 | 5.7 |
| (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 |
