Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Clay county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 47,240 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,847 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 2,694 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,250 | 45.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 10,007 | 21.2 |
| College or graduate school | 9,442 | 20.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 120,500 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,247 | 2.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,340 | 8.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,610 | 32.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 31,200 | 25.9 |
| Associate degree | 7,056 | 5.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 21,041 | 17.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 9,006 | 7.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 144,384 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 32,927 | 22.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 84,736 | 58.7 |
| Separated | 2,221 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 7,844 | 5.4 |
Female | 6,586 | 4.6 |
| Divorced | 16,656 | 11.5 |
Female | 9,556 | 6.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,951 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,487 | 50.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 136,359 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 20,335 | 14.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 40,795 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,609 | 6.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 109,592 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 16,676 | 15.2 |
Percent employed | 66.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 92,916 | 84.8 |
Percent employed | 83.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 18,771 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,323 | 39.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 170,777 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 84,539 | 49.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 84,482 | 49.5 |
Same county | 40,503 | 23.7 |
Different county | 43,979 | 25.8 |
Same state | 24,001 | 14.1 |
Different state | 19,978 | 11.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,756 | 1.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 184,006 | 100.0 |
| Native | 178,745 | 97.1 |
Born in United States | 177,744 | 96.6 |
State of residence | 112,050 | 60.9 |
Different state | 65,694 | 35.7 |
Born outside United States | 1,001 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 5,261 | 2.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,718 | 1.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,163 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 3,098 | 1.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,261 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,174 | 22.3 |
| Asia | 2,115 | 40.2 |
| Africa | 344 | 6.5 |
| Oceania | 93 | 1.8 |
| Latin America | 1,232 | 23.4 |
| Northern America | 303 | 5.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 170,777 | 100.0 |
| English only | 161,928 | 94.8 |
| Language other than English | 8,849 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,095 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 3,642 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,279 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,239 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 965 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,582 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 647 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 184,006 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 189,086 | 102.8 |
| Arab | 619 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 1,213 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 1,077 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 3,940 | 2.1 |
| English | 22,389 | 12.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,193 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 665 | 0.4 |
| German | 43,545 | 23.7 |
| Greek | 395 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 401 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 26,200 | 14.2 |
| Italian | 9,347 | 5.1 |
| Lithuanian | 112 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 2,273 | 1.2 |
| Polish | 2,954 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 96 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 819 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,497 | 2.4 |
| Scottish | 4,170 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 136 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 415 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 3,569 | 1.9 |
| Swiss | 721 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 168 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 19,998 | 10.9 |
| Welsh | 2,013 | 1.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 231 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 31,930 | 17.4 |
| (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 |
