Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Barton county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,959 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 224 | 7.6 |
| Kindergarten | 201 | 6.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,512 | 51.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 733 | 24.8 |
| College or graduate school | 289 | 9.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 8,070 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 668 | 8.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,163 | 14.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,474 | 43.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,596 | 19.8 |
| Associate degree | 315 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 544 | 6.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 310 | 3.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 9,731 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,839 | 18.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,824 | 59.8 |
| Separated | 156 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 860 | 8.8 |
Female | 714 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 1,052 | 10.8 |
Female | 552 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 154 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 96 | 62.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,091 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,256 | 13.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,930 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 197 | 6.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 6,528 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,192 | 18.3 |
Percent employed | 54.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 5,336 | 81.7 |
Percent employed | 83.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,956 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 813 | 41.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 11,578 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,685 | 57.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,873 | 42.1 |
Same county | 2,523 | 21.8 |
Different county | 2,350 | 20.3 |
Same state | 1,307 | 11.3 |
Different state | 1,043 | 9.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 20 | 0.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 12,541 | 100.0 |
| Native | 12,452 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 12,406 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 8,382 | 66.8 |
Different state | 4,024 | 32.1 |
Born outside United States | 46 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 89 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 32 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 32 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 57 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 89 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 27 | 30.3 |
| Asia | 20 | 22.5 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 33 | 37.1 |
| Northern America | 9 | 10.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 11,578 | 100.0 |
| English only | 11,259 | 97.2 |
| Language other than English | 319 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 117 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 140 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 47 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 135 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 21 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 18 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 12,541 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,084 | 88.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 18 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 23 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 328 | 2.6 |
| English | 1,337 | 10.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 367 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 40 | 0.3 |
| German | 2,741 | 21.9 |
| Greek | 6 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,512 | 12.1 |
| Italian | 263 | 2.1 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 61 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 105 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 7 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 255 | 2.0 |
| Scottish | 123 | 1.0 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 86 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 90 | 0.7 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,128 | 17.0 |
| Welsh | 47 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,542 | 12.3 |
| (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 |
