Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Butler county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,296 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 705 | 7.6 |
| Kindergarten | 555 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,471 | 48.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,308 | 24.8 |
| College or graduate school | 1,257 | 13.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 27,596 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,349 | 12.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,780 | 17.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,470 | 34.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,216 | 18.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,574 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,747 | 6.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,460 | 5.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 32,823 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,044 | 18.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 18,841 | 57.4 |
| Separated | 657 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 3,037 | 9.3 |
Female | 2,512 | 7.7 |
| Divorced | 4,244 | 12.9 |
Female | 2,301 | 7.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 780 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 368 | 47.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,007 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,098 | 16.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,831 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 698 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 22,399 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,127 | 27.4 |
Percent employed | 45.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,272 | 72.6 |
Percent employed | 74.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,325 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,187 | 50.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 38,277 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 21,341 | 55.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 16,660 | 43.5 |
Same county | 10,045 | 26.2 |
Different county | 6,615 | 17.3 |
Same state | 3,713 | 9.7 |
Different state | 2,902 | 7.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 276 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 40,867 | 100.0 |
| Native | 40,288 | 98.6 |
Born in United States | 40,069 | 98.0 |
State of residence | 28,924 | 70.8 |
Different state | 11,145 | 27.3 |
Born outside United States | 219 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 579 | 1.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 277 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 264 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 315 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 579 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 109 | 18.8 |
| Asia | 246 | 42.5 |
| Africa | 20 | 3.5 |
| Oceania | 10 | 1.7 |
| Latin America | 172 | 29.7 |
| Northern America | 22 | 3.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 38,277 | 100.0 |
| English only | 37,083 | 96.9 |
| Language other than English | 1,194 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 507 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 504 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 237 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 442 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 158 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 175 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 106 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 40,867 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 31,955 | 78.2 |
| Arab | 7 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 38 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 33 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 982 | 2.4 |
| English | 3,507 | 8.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 711 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 191 | 0.5 |
| German | 4,756 | 11.6 |
| Greek | 39 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 28 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,385 | 10.7 |
| Italian | 606 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 71 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 174 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 39 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 439 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 395 | 1.0 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 68 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 111 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 39 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 8,129 | 19.9 |
| Welsh | 195 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,983 | 17.1 |
| (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 |
