Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Choctaw county oklahoma dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,715 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 258 | 6.9 |
| Kindergarten | 208 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,879 | 50.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 875 | 23.6 |
| College or graduate school | 495 | 13.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 10,210 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,200 | 11.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,963 | 19.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,750 | 36.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,947 | 19.1 |
| Associate degree | 344 | 3.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 647 | 6.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 359 | 3.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 12,104 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,162 | 17.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 7,023 | 58.0 |
| Separated | 269 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 1,180 | 9.7 |
Female | 986 | 8.1 |
| Divorced | 1,470 | 12.1 |
Female | 880 | 7.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 396 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 248 | 62.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,354 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,665 | 14.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,482 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 273 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,166 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,176 | 26.6 |
Percent employed | 42.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 5,990 | 73.4 |
Percent employed | 69.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,486 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,458 | 58.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 14,354 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 8,568 | 59.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,718 | 39.8 |
Same county | 3,300 | 23.0 |
Different county | 2,418 | 16.8 |
Same state | 1,213 | 8.5 |
Different state | 1,205 | 8.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 68 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 15,342 | 100.0 |
| Native | 15,267 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 15,238 | 99.3 |
State of residence | 9,405 | 61.3 |
Different state | 5,833 | 38.0 |
Born outside United States | 29 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 75 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 29 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 31 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 44 | 0.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 75 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10 | 13.3 |
| Asia | 20 | 26.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 43 | 57.3 |
| Northern America | 2 | 2.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 14,354 | 100.0 |
| English only | 13,881 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 473 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 126 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 224 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 56 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 38 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 11 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 15,342 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,797 | 76.9 |
| Arab | 29 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 17 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 14 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 226 | 1.5 |
| English | 819 | 5.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 265 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,074 | 7.0 |
| Greek | 2 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 8 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,322 | 8.6 |
| Italian | 113 | 0.7 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 47 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 66 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 4 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 132 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 102 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 32 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 39 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 7 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,259 | 14.7 |
| Welsh | 21 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 54 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 5,131 | 33.4 |
| (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 |
