Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Dunklin county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,596 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 594 | 7.8 |
| Kindergarten | 403 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,893 | 51.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,889 | 24.9 |
| College or graduate school | 817 | 10.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 21,890 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,742 | 17.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,213 | 19.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,184 | 37.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,186 | 14.6 |
| Associate degree | 576 | 2.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,360 | 6.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 629 | 2.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,031 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,873 | 18.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,819 | 56.9 |
| Separated | 563 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 2,830 | 10.9 |
Female | 2,402 | 9.2 |
| Divorced | 2,946 | 11.3 |
Female | 1,660 | 6.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 663 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 401 | 60.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,522 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,065 | 12.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,352 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 570 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 17,749 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,880 | 27.5 |
Percent employed | 40.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,869 | 72.5 |
Percent employed | 75.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,021 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,445 | 48.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,771 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,263 | 56.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,344 | 43.4 |
Same county | 8,755 | 28.5 |
Different county | 4,589 | 14.9 |
Same state | 2,173 | 7.1 |
Different state | 2,416 | 7.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 164 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,155 | 100.0 |
| Native | 32,668 | 98.5 |
Born in United States | 32,555 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 22,137 | 66.8 |
Different state | 10,418 | 31.4 |
Born outside United States | 113 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 487 | 1.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 318 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 102 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 385 | 1.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 487 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 44 | 9.0 |
| Asia | 55 | 11.3 |
| Africa | 24 | 4.9 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 364 | 74.7 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,771 | 100.0 |
| English only | 29,720 | 96.6 |
| Language other than English | 1,051 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 529 | 1.7 |
Spanish | 776 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 414 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 208 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 90 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 24 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 20 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,155 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 23,970 | 72.3 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 8 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 547 | 1.6 |
| English | 1,923 | 5.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 455 | 1.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 33 | 0.1 |
| German | 2,219 | 6.7 |
| Greek | 6 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 46 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,224 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 201 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 36 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 106 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 5 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 233 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 259 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 185 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 34 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 16 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 7,820 | 23.6 |
| Welsh | 68 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,519 | 19.7 |
| (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 |
