Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cotton county oklahoma dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,557 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 101 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 7.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 794 | 51.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 394 | 25.3 |
| College or graduate school | 155 | 10.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,436 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 298 | 6.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 723 | 16.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,740 | 39.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 944 | 21.3 |
| Associate degree | 109 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 504 | 11.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 118 | 2.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,227 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 917 | 17.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 3,154 | 60.3 |
| Separated | 97 | 1.9 |
| Widowed | 520 | 9.9 |
Female | 434 | 8.3 |
| Divorced | 539 | 10.3 |
Female | 268 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 159 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 113 | 71.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,893 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 730 | 14.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,503 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 114 | 7.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,340 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 639 | 19.1 |
Percent employed | 45.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,701 | 80.9 |
Percent employed | 74.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,124 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 588 | 52.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,179 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,711 | 60.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,414 | 39.1 |
Same county | 1,038 | 16.8 |
Different county | 1,376 | 22.3 |
Same state | 754 | 12.2 |
Different state | 622 | 10.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 54 | 0.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 6,614 | 100.0 |
| Native | 6,513 | 98.5 |
Born in United States | 6,454 | 97.6 |
State of residence | 4,275 | 64.6 |
Different state | 2,179 | 32.9 |
Born outside United States | 59 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 101 | 1.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 33 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 25 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 76 | 1.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 101 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 23 | 22.8 |
| Asia | 9 | 8.9 |
| Africa | 11 | 10.9 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 55 | 54.5 |
| Northern America | 3 | 3.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,179 | 100.0 |
| English only | 5,879 | 95.1 |
| Language other than English | 300 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 89 | 1.4 |
Spanish | 199 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 82 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 49 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 6,614 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 4,846 | 73.3 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 34 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 7 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 142 | 2.1 |
| English | 488 | 7.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 93 | 1.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| German | 640 | 9.7 |
| Greek | 2 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 642 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 38 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 44 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 35 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 2 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 8 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 107 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 50 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 13 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 20 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 5 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 997 | 15.1 |
| Welsh | 28 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 26 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 1,410 | 21.3 |
| (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 |
