Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Polk 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 | 96,530 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 7,506 | 7.8 |
| Kindergarten | 5,587 | 5.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 42,018 | 43.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 20,397 | 21.1 |
| College or graduate school | 21,022 | 21.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 243,458 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 8,829 | 3.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,573 | 8.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 71,750 | 29.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 53,454 | 22.0 |
| Associate degree | 17,495 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 51,183 | 21.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 21,174 | 8.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 29.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 293,638 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 75,395 | 25.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 165,682 | 56.4 |
| Separated | 4,141 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 16,029 | 5.5 |
Female | 13,164 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 32,391 | 11.0 |
Female | 19,222 | 6.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,574 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,946 | 42.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 278,392 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 34,145 | 12.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 82,099 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,273 | 7.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 220,702 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 34,617 | 15.7 |
Percent employed | 64.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 186,085 | 84.3 |
Percent employed | 84.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 38,979 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,364 | 39.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 346,421 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 172,443 | 49.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 164,995 | 47.6 |
Same county | 102,897 | 29.7 |
Different county | 62,098 | 17.9 |
Same state | 31,651 | 9.1 |
Different state | 30,447 | 8.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 8,983 | 2.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 374,601 | 100.0 |
| Native | 352,439 | 94.1 |
Born in United States | 350,659 | 93.6 |
State of residence | 266,730 | 71.2 |
Different state | 83,929 | 22.4 |
Born outside United States | 1,780 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 22,162 | 5.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13,741 | 3.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,072 | 1.9 |
Not a citizen | 15,090 | 4.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 22,162 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,724 | 25.8 |
| Asia | 7,516 | 33.9 |
| Africa | 1,235 | 5.6 |
| Oceania | 93 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 7,103 | 32.1 |
| Northern America | 491 | 2.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 346,421 | 100.0 |
| English only | 315,689 | 91.1 |
| Language other than English | 30,732 | 8.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 15,300 | 4.4 |
Spanish | 13,536 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,855 | 2.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,721 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,784 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 7,140 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,900 | 1.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 374,601 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 393,922 | 105.2 |
| Arab | 757 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 3,989 | 1.1 |
| Danish | 6,906 | 1.8 |
| Dutch | 15,677 | 4.2 |
| English | 40,463 | 10.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 9,616 | 2.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,174 | 0.3 |
| German | 100,972 | 27.0 |
| Greek | 895 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 452 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 51,224 | 13.7 |
| Italian | 12,561 | 3.4 |
| Lithuanian | 535 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 17,503 | 4.7 |
| Polish | 4,482 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 79 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 1,450 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,204 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 6,720 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 227 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,251 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 13,962 | 3.7 |
| Swiss | 1,083 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 369 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 24,264 | 6.5 |
| Welsh | 4,227 | 1.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 227 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 65,653 | 17.5 |
| (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 |
