Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Ionia county michigan dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,973 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 953 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 1,081 | 6.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,647 | 47.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,415 | 27.6 |
| College or graduate school | 1,877 | 11.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 37,835 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,756 | 4.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,525 | 12.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,277 | 40.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,748 | 25.8 |
| Associate degree | 2,454 | 6.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,882 | 7.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,193 | 3.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 47,918 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 12,945 | 27.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 26,892 | 56.1 |
| Separated | 603 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 2,672 | 5.6 |
Female | 2,119 | 4.4 |
| Divorced | 4,806 | 10.0 |
Female | 2,390 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 753 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 322 | 42.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,933 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,584 | 12.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 14,424 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,113 | 7.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 31,426 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,303 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 56.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 26,123 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 82.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,869 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,535 | 43.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 57,310 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 34,187 | 59.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 22,569 | 39.4 |
Same county | 11,384 | 19.9 |
Different county | 11,185 | 19.5 |
Same state | 9,359 | 16.3 |
Different state | 1,826 | 3.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 554 | 1.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 61,518 | 100.0 |
| Native | 60,802 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 60,615 | 98.5 |
State of residence | 54,334 | 88.3 |
Different state | 6,281 | 10.2 |
Born outside United States | 187 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 716 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 280 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 241 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 475 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 716 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 174 | 24.3 |
| Asia | 159 | 22.2 |
| Africa | 3 | 0.4 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 325 | 45.4 |
| Northern America | 55 | 7.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 57,310 | 100.0 |
| English only | 54,963 | 95.9 |
| Language other than English | 2,347 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 697 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 1,485 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 491 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 636 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 111 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 137 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 65 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 61,518 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 59,405 | 96.6 |
| Arab | 136 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 330 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 711 | 1.2 |
| Dutch | 3,749 | 6.1 |
| English | 7,610 | 12.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,203 | 3.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 719 | 1.2 |
| German | 16,435 | 26.7 |
| Greek | 74 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 197 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 6,791 | 11.0 |
| Italian | 999 | 1.6 |
| Lithuanian | 56 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 405 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 1,804 | 2.9 |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 141 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 648 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 1,153 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 34 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 282 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 796 | 1.3 |
| Swiss | 261 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 118 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 6,343 | 10.3 |
| Welsh | 359 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 58 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 6,979 | 11.3 |
| (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 |
