Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Elk county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 730 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 35 | 4.8 |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 4.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 367 | 50.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 200 | 27.4 |
| College or graduate school | 92 | 12.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 2,354 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 178 | 7.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 293 | 12.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 978 | 41.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 542 | 23.0 |
| Associate degree | 114 | 4.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 160 | 6.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 89 | 3.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 2,685 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 423 | 15.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 1,692 | 63.0 |
| Separated | 43 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 288 | 10.7 |
Female | 234 | 8.7 |
| Divorced | 239 | 8.9 |
Female | 90 | 3.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 41 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 31 | 75.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,527 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 399 | 15.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 684 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 39 | 5.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,614 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 353 | 21.9 |
Percent employed | 46.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,261 | 78.1 |
Percent employed | 76.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 746 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 328 | 44.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,132 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,098 | 67.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,023 | 32.7 |
Same county | 394 | 12.6 |
Different county | 629 | 20.1 |
Same state | 421 | 13.4 |
Different state | 208 | 6.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 11 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 3,261 | 100.0 |
| Native | 3,238 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 3,228 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 2,393 | 73.4 |
Different state | 835 | 25.6 |
Born outside United States | 10 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 23 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 12 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 4 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 19 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 23 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9 | 39.1 |
| Asia | 2 | 8.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 12 | 52.2 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,132 | 100.0 |
| English only | 3,047 | 97.3 |
| Language other than English | 85 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 31 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 74 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 10 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 3,261 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,535 | 77.7 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 15 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 77 | 2.4 |
| English | 407 | 12.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 93 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| German | 589 | 18.1 |
| Greek | 5 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 364 | 11.2 |
| Italian | 30 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 10 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 8 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 55 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 59 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 28 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 2 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 397 | 12.2 |
| Welsh | 7 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 376 | 11.5 |
| (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 |
