Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cape girardeau county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,596 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,086 | 5.5 |
| Kindergarten | 831 | 4.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,723 | 39.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,449 | 17.6 |
| College or graduate school | 6,507 | 33.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 43,440 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,203 | 7.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,009 | 11.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,447 | 33.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 8,683 | 20.0 |
| Associate degree | 1,583 | 3.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7,138 | 16.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,377 | 7.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 55,413 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 14,511 | 26.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 31,066 | 56.1 |
| Separated | 678 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 4,001 | 7.2 |
Female | 3,323 | 6.0 |
| Divorced | 5,157 | 9.3 |
Female | 3,041 | 5.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 795 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 392 | 49.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 52,544 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,958 | 13.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 16,502 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,420 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 38,461 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,544 | 14.4 |
Percent employed | 52.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 32,917 | 85.6 |
Percent employed | 82.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,548 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,301 | 38.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,678 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 33,412 | 51.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 30,534 | 47.2 |
Same county | 16,936 | 26.2 |
Different county | 13,598 | 21.0 |
Same state | 7,631 | 11.8 |
Different state | 5,967 | 9.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 732 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 68,693 | 100.0 |
| Native | 67,780 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 67,366 | 98.1 |
State of residence | 50,736 | 73.9 |
Different state | 16,630 | 24.2 |
Born outside United States | 414 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 913 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 508 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 363 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 550 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 913 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 332 | 36.4 |
| Asia | 389 | 42.6 |
| Africa | 26 | 2.8 |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 119 | 13.0 |
| Northern America | 39 | 4.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,678 | 100.0 |
| English only | 62,540 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 2,138 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 573 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 784 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 235 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,079 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 227 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 232 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 105 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 68,693 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 61,601 | 89.7 |
| Arab | 17 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 246 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 176 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 1,409 | 2.1 |
| English | 5,100 | 7.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,352 | 3.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 127 | 0.2 |
| German | 21,389 | 31.1 |
| Greek | 95 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 121 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 7,042 | 10.3 |
| Italian | 1,221 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 41 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 319 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 831 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 65 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,017 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 948 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 65 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 181 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 396 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 205 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 26 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 8,603 | 12.5 |
| Welsh | 332 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 7 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 9,254 | 13.5 |
| (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 |
