Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Lafayette county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,064 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 543 | 6.7 |
| Kindergarten | 435 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,159 | 51.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,980 | 24.6 |
| College or graduate school | 947 | 11.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 21,863 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,629 | 7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,758 | 12.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,240 | 42.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,348 | 19.9 |
| Associate degree | 862 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,966 | 9.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,060 | 4.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 25,995 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,113 | 19.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 15,864 | 61.0 |
| Separated | 375 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 2,190 | 8.4 |
Female | 1,833 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 2,453 | 9.4 |
Female | 1,279 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 398 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 163 | 41.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,334 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,732 | 15.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,674 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 476 | 6.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 17,871 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,358 | 18.8 |
Percent employed | 58.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,513 | 81.2 |
Percent employed | 82.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,439 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,009 | 45.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,956 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,538 | 56.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,274 | 42.9 |
Same county | 6,743 | 21.8 |
Different county | 6,531 | 21.1 |
Same state | 4,823 | 15.6 |
Different state | 1,708 | 5.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 144 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 32,960 | 100.0 |
| Native | 32,722 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 32,591 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 26,004 | 78.9 |
Different state | 6,587 | 20.0 |
Born outside United States | 131 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 238 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 97 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 121 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 117 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 238 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 80 | 33.6 |
| Asia | 40 | 16.8 |
| Africa | 2 | 0.8 |
| Oceania | 4 | 1.7 |
| Latin America | 110 | 46.2 |
| Northern America | 2 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 30,956 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,179 | 97.5 |
| Language other than English | 777 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 249 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 382 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 152 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 337 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 79 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 40 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 18 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 32,960 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 30,786 | 93.4 |
| Arab | 27 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 76 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 70 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 727 | 2.2 |
| English | 3,189 | 9.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 983 | 3.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 86 | 0.3 |
| German | 10,237 | 31.1 |
| Greek | 57 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 21 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,162 | 12.6 |
| Italian | 720 | 2.2 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 199 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 351 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 49 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 754 | 2.3 |
| Scottish | 402 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 9 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 328 | 1.0 |
| Swiss | 64 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 4,047 | 12.3 |
| Welsh | 332 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 17 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 3,835 | 11.6 |
| (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 |
