Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Webster county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 953 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 76 | 8.0 |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 476 | 49.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 262 | 27.5 |
| College or graduate school | 82 | 8.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 2,910 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 264 | 9.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 214 | 7.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,150 | 39.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 694 | 23.8 |
| Associate degree | 188 | 6.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 276 | 9.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 124 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 3,282 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 536 | 16.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,105 | 64.1 |
| Separated | 38 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 404 | 12.3 |
Female | 333 | 10.1 |
| Divorced | 199 | 6.1 |
Female | 104 | 3.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 19 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2 | 10.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,100 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 483 | 15.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 872 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 64 | 7.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,973 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 338 | 17.1 |
Percent employed | 55.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,635 | 82.9 |
Percent employed | 83.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 886 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 334 | 37.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,854 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,551 | 66.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,288 | 33.4 |
Same county | 609 | 15.8 |
Different county | 679 | 17.6 |
Same state | 448 | 11.6 |
Different state | 231 | 6.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 15 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 4,061 | 100.0 |
| Native | 4,007 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 3,989 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 3,076 | 75.7 |
Different state | 913 | 22.5 |
Born outside United States | 18 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 54 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 29 | 0.7 |
Not a citizen | 25 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 54 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 17 | 31.5 |
| Asia | 27 | 50.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 4 | 7.4 |
| Latin America | 0 | 0.0 |
| Northern America | 6 | 11.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,854 | 100.0 |
| English only | 3,743 | 97.1 |
| Language other than English | 111 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 30 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 60 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 31 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 20 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 4,061 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 4,302 | 105.9 |
| Arab | 2 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 200 | 4.9 |
| Danish | 106 | 2.6 |
| Dutch | 73 | 1.8 |
| English | 484 | 11.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 113 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 10 | 0.2 |
| German | 1,853 | 45.6 |
| Greek | 2 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 503 | 12.4 |
| Italian | 26 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 64 | 1.6 |
| Polish | 28 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 32 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 88 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 55 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 152 | 3.7 |
| Swiss | 34 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 259 | 6.4 |
| Welsh | 33 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 180 | 4.4 |
| (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 |
