Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cass county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,664 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 443 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 381 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,164 | 47.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,658 | 24.9 |
| College or graduate school | 1,018 | 15.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,887 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 512 | 3.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,175 | 7.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,879 | 37.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,089 | 25.7 |
| Associate degree | 1,260 | 7.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,127 | 13.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 845 | 5.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 18,724 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 3,721 | 19.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 11,876 | 63.4 |
| Separated | 197 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 1,259 | 6.7 |
Female | 1,048 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 1,671 | 8.9 |
Female | 859 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 333 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 197 | 59.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,375 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,079 | 17.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,940 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 318 | 5.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 13,536 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,213 | 16.3 |
Percent employed | 69.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 11,323 | 83.7 |
Percent employed | 84.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,742 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,035 | 37.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 22,641 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 13,117 | 57.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,454 | 41.8 |
Same county | 3,845 | 17.0 |
Different county | 5,609 | 24.8 |
Same state | 3,910 | 17.3 |
Different state | 1,699 | 7.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 70 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 24,334 | 100.0 |
| Native | 24,037 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 23,823 | 97.9 |
State of residence | 16,898 | 69.4 |
Different state | 6,925 | 28.5 |
Born outside United States | 214 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 297 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 96 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 164 | 0.7 |
Not a citizen | 133 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 297 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 141 | 47.5 |
| Asia | 56 | 18.9 |
| Africa | 16 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 68 | 22.9 |
| Northern America | 14 | 4.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 22,641 | 100.0 |
| English only | 21,873 | 96.6 |
| Language other than English | 768 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 223 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 424 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 186 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 270 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 23 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 42 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 24,334 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 27,510 | 113.1 |
| Arab | 27 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 1,202 | 4.9 |
| Danish | 596 | 2.4 |
| Dutch | 608 | 2.5 |
| English | 2,565 | 10.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 763 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 115 | 0.5 |
| German | 9,547 | 39.2 |
| Greek | 53 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 82 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 3,265 | 13.4 |
| Italian | 770 | 3.2 |
| Lithuanian | 89 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 579 | 2.4 |
| Polish | 865 | 3.6 |
| Portuguese | 52 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 117 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 436 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 412 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 3 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,094 | 4.5 |
| Swiss | 125 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 35 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,852 | 7.6 |
| Welsh | 186 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 2,051 | 8.4 |
| (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 |
