Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cooper county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,281 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 279 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 265 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,674 | 39.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,325 | 31.0 |
| College or graduate school | 738 | 17.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 10,545 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 652 | 6.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,421 | 13.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,622 | 43.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,953 | 18.5 |
| Associate degree | 454 | 4.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 957 | 9.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 486 | 4.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 13,540 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 3,488 | 25.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 7,542 | 55.7 |
| Separated | 170 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 1,109 | 8.2 |
Female | 890 | 6.6 |
| Divorced | 1,231 | 9.1 |
Female | 590 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 211 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 126 | 59.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,858 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,620 | 12.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,444 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 176 | 5.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,014 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,253 | 15.6 |
Percent employed | 56.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 6,761 | 84.4 |
Percent employed | 84.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,314 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 963 | 41.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,688 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 8,438 | 53.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,921 | 44.1 |
Same county | 3,195 | 20.4 |
Different county | 3,726 | 23.8 |
Same state | 2,808 | 17.9 |
Different state | 918 | 5.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 329 | 2.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 16,670 | 100.0 |
| Native | 16,571 | 99.4 |
Born in United States | 16,478 | 98.8 |
State of residence | 13,122 | 78.7 |
Different state | 3,356 | 20.1 |
Born outside United States | 93 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 99 | 0.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 14 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 69 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 30 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 99 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 67 | 67.7 |
| Asia | 12 | 12.1 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 18 | 18.2 |
| Northern America | 2 | 2.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,688 | 100.0 |
| English only | 15,159 | 96.6 |
| Language other than English | 529 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 164 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 229 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 68 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 238 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 75 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 32 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 14 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 16,670 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 15,188 | 91.1 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 68 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 41 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 277 | 1.7 |
| English | 1,414 | 8.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 434 | 2.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 74 | 0.4 |
| German | 5,296 | 31.8 |
| Greek | 33 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,684 | 10.1 |
| Italian | 170 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 76 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 111 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 12 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 46 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 204 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 208 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 233 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 132 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 127 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,234 | 13.4 |
| Welsh | 97 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 7 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 2,199 | 13.2 |
| (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 |
