Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Beaverhead county montana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,812 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 108 | 3.8 |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 3.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,001 | 35.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 487 | 17.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,117 | 39.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 5,825 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 220 | 3.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 405 | 7.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,693 | 29.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,650 | 28.3 |
| Associate degree | 321 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,087 | 18.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 449 | 7.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 7,450 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,084 | 28.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,228 | 56.8 |
| Separated | 107 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 413 | 5.5 |
Female | 359 | 4.8 |
| Divorced | 618 | 8.3 |
Female | 306 | 4.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 38 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 13 | 34.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,937 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,131 | 16.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,360 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 141 | 6.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,048 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 757 | 15.0 |
Percent employed | 53.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 4,291 | 85.0 |
Percent employed | 78.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,232 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 501 | 40.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 8,660 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 4,660 | 53.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,968 | 45.8 |
Same county | 1,547 | 17.9 |
Different county | 2,421 | 28.0 |
Same state | 1,111 | 12.8 |
Different state | 1,310 | 15.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 32 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 9,202 | 100.0 |
| Native | 9,055 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 8,982 | 97.6 |
State of residence | 5,122 | 55.7 |
Different state | 3,860 | 41.9 |
Born outside United States | 73 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 147 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 54 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 70 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 77 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 147 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 31 | 21.1 |
| Asia | 9 | 6.1 |
| Africa | 3 | 2.0 |
| Oceania | 3 | 2.0 |
| Latin America | 71 | 48.3 |
| Northern America | 30 | 20.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 8,660 | 100.0 |
| English only | 8,290 | 95.7 |
| Language other than English | 370 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 82 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 204 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 60 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 161 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 9,202 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,369 | 112.7 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 18 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 364 | 4.0 |
| Dutch | 213 | 2.3 |
| English | 1,562 | 17.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 383 | 4.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 116 | 1.3 |
| German | 1,828 | 19.9 |
| Greek | 12 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 13 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,228 | 13.3 |
| Italian | 327 | 3.6 |
| Lithuanian | 9 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 800 | 8.7 |
| Polish | 169 | 1.8 |
| Portuguese | 33 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 49 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 226 | 2.5 |
| Scottish | 259 | 2.8 |
| Slovak | 1 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 390 | 4.2 |
| Swiss | 115 | 1.2 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 640 | 7.0 |
| Welsh | 197 | 2.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 1,403 | 15.2 |
| (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 |
