Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Ellsworth county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,343 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 81 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 3.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 684 | 50.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 350 | 26.1 |
| College or graduate school | 177 | 13.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,660 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 280 | 6.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 427 | 9.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,656 | 35.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,250 | 26.8 |
| Associate degree | 285 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 520 | 11.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 242 | 5.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,481 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,106 | 20.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 3,202 | 58.4 |
| Separated | 59 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 562 | 10.3 |
Female | 456 | 8.3 |
| Divorced | 552 | 10.1 |
Female | 182 | 3.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 46 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 6 | 13.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,157 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 788 | 15.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,224 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 103 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,033 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 524 | 17.3 |
Percent employed | 55.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,509 | 82.7 |
Percent employed | 88.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,173 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 491 | 41.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,251 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,917 | 62.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,307 | 36.9 |
Same county | 869 | 13.9 |
Different county | 1,438 | 23.0 |
Same state | 1,083 | 17.3 |
Different state | 355 | 5.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 27 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 6,525 | 100.0 |
| Native | 6,438 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 6,423 | 98.4 |
State of residence | 5,120 | 78.5 |
Different state | 1,303 | 20.0 |
Born outside United States | 15 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 87 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 17 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 34 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 53 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 87 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 36 | 41.4 |
| Asia | 16 | 18.4 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 5 | 5.7 |
| Latin America | 30 | 34.5 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,251 | 100.0 |
| English only | 5,884 | 94.1 |
| Language other than English | 367 | 5.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 92 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 182 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 39 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 150 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 42 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 6,525 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 6,748 | 103.4 |
| Arab | 7 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 725 | 11.1 |
| Danish | 55 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 137 | 2.1 |
| English | 571 | 8.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 232 | 3.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 74 | 1.1 |
| German | 2,455 | 37.6 |
| Greek | 4 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 632 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 93 | 1.4 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 38 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 78 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 47 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 76 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 56 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 15 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 32 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 165 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 12 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 447 | 6.9 |
| Welsh | 7 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 786 | 12.0 |
| (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 |
