Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Yellow medicine county minnesota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,864 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 177 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 4.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,359 | 47.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 808 | 28.2 |
| College or graduate school | 405 | 14.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 7,394 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 752 | 10.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 583 | 7.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,614 | 35.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,839 | 24.9 |
| Associate degree | 544 | 7.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 770 | 10.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 292 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 8,848 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,082 | 23.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,306 | 60.0 |
| Separated | 77 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 839 | 9.5 |
Female | 716 | 8.1 |
| Divorced | 544 | 6.1 |
Female | 257 | 2.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 41 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 17 | 41.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,211 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,149 | 14.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,687 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 189 | 7.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,472 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 733 | 13.4 |
Percent employed | 63.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 4,739 | 86.6 |
Percent employed | 83.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,019 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 715 | 35.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,447 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 7,160 | 68.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,245 | 31.1 |
Same county | 1,446 | 13.8 |
Different county | 1,799 | 17.2 |
Same state | 1,235 | 11.8 |
Different state | 564 | 5.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 42 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 11,080 | 100.0 |
| Native | 10,944 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 10,921 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 9,219 | 83.2 |
Different state | 1,702 | 15.4 |
Born outside United States | 23 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 136 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 66 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 64 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 72 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 136 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 25 | 18.4 |
| Asia | 28 | 20.6 |
| Africa | 2 | 1.5 |
| Oceania | 5 | 3.7 |
| Latin America | 66 | 48.5 |
| Northern America | 10 | 7.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,447 | 100.0 |
| English only | 10,049 | 96.2 |
| Language other than English | 398 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 154 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 235 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 112 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 108 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 28 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 16 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 11,080 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 13,779 | 124.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 198 | 1.8 |
| Danish | 288 | 2.6 |
| Dutch | 286 | 2.6 |
| English | 382 | 3.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 278 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 63 | 0.6 |
| German | 4,620 | 41.7 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 566 | 5.1 |
| Italian | 33 | 0.3 |
| Lithuanian | 7 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 4,308 | 38.9 |
| Polish | 306 | 2.8 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 7 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 43 | 0.4 |
| Scottish | 77 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 784 | 7.1 |
| Swiss | 17 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 246 | 2.2 |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,245 | 11.2 |
| (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 |
