Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Dekalb county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,508 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 132 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 4.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,188 | 47.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 804 | 32.1 |
| College or graduate school | 280 | 11.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 8,252 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 554 | 6.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,342 | 16.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,399 | 41.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,772 | 21.5 |
| Associate degree | 306 | 3.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 605 | 7.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 274 | 3.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 9,619 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,163 | 22.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,985 | 51.8 |
| Separated | 219 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 622 | 6.5 |
Female | 515 | 5.4 |
| Divorced | 1,630 | 16.9 |
Female | 321 | 3.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 90 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 48 | 53.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,201 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,653 | 18.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,067 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 129 | 6.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 4,663 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 952 | 20.4 |
Percent employed | 56.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,711 | 79.6 |
Percent employed | 80.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,437 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 720 | 50.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,978 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 5,677 | 51.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,144 | 46.9 |
Same county | 1,228 | 11.2 |
Different county | 3,916 | 35.7 |
Same state | 3,221 | 29.3 |
Different state | 695 | 6.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 157 | 1.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 11,597 | 100.0 |
| Native | 11,478 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 11,417 | 98.4 |
State of residence | 8,560 | 73.8 |
Different state | 2,857 | 24.6 |
Born outside United States | 61 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 119 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 36 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 39 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 80 | 0.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 119 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 42 | 35.3 |
| Asia | 43 | 36.1 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 29 | 24.4 |
| Northern America | 5 | 4.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,978 | 100.0 |
| English only | 10,551 | 96.1 |
| Language other than English | 427 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 185 | 1.7 |
Spanish | 193 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 84 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 218 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 92 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 16 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 11,597 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 9,633 | 83.1 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 32 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 24 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 310 | 2.7 |
| English | 1,114 | 9.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 277 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 18 | 0.2 |
| German | 2,531 | 21.8 |
| Greek | 15 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,238 | 10.7 |
| Italian | 147 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 70 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 72 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 147 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 136 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 93 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 139 | 1.2 |
| Swiss | 91 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,328 | 11.5 |
| Welsh | 86 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,739 | 15.0 |
| (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 |
