Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Butler county kansas 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 | 16,975 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 998 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 805 | 4.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,302 | 48.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,826 | 22.5 |
| College or graduate school | 3,044 | 17.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 37,560 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,215 | 3.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,544 | 9.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,128 | 32.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 10,220 | 27.2 |
| Associate degree | 2,785 | 7.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,383 | 14.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,285 | 6.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 87.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 45,518 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,967 | 19.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 29,006 | 63.7 |
| Separated | 332 | 0.7 |
| Widowed | 2,862 | 6.3 |
Female | 2,341 | 5.1 |
| Divorced | 4,351 | 9.6 |
Female | 2,218 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 918 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 515 | 56.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,384 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,191 | 14.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,475 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,202 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 31,243 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,078 | 16.3 |
Percent employed | 63.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 26,165 | 83.7 |
Percent employed | 82.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,772 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,918 | 43.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,373 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 29,651 | 53.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 25,323 | 45.7 |
Same county | 12,022 | 21.7 |
Different county | 13,301 | 24.0 |
Same state | 8,665 | 15.6 |
Different state | 4,636 | 8.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 399 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 59,482 | 100.0 |
| Native | 58,693 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 58,392 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 41,327 | 69.5 |
Different state | 17,065 | 28.7 |
Born outside United States | 301 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 789 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 346 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 342 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 447 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 789 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 225 | 28.5 |
| Asia | 176 | 22.3 |
| Africa | 17 | 2.2 |
| Oceania | 13 | 1.6 |
| Latin America | 226 | 28.6 |
| Northern America | 132 | 16.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,373 | 100.0 |
| English only | 53,550 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 1,823 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 499 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 908 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 247 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 688 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 214 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 158 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 59,482 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 55,335 | 93.0 |
| Arab | 86 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 397 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 313 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 1,712 | 2.9 |
| English | 6,376 | 10.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,264 | 3.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 247 | 0.4 |
| German | 14,479 | 24.3 |
| Greek | 74 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 24 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 7,088 | 11.9 |
| Italian | 1,007 | 1.7 |
| Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 728 | 1.2 |
| Polish | 455 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 35 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 343 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,248 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 1,337 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 56 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 66 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,120 | 1.9 |
| Swiss | 386 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 6,636 | 11.2 |
| Welsh | 535 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,267 | 13.9 |
| (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 |
