Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Aurora county south dakota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 759 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 20 | 2.6 |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 4.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 394 | 51.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 240 | 31.6 |
| College or graduate school | 75 | 9.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 2,020 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 278 | 13.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 137 | 6.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 727 | 36.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 448 | 22.2 |
| Associate degree | 173 | 8.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 202 | 10.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 55 | 2.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 2,431 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 524 | 21.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 1,546 | 63.6 |
| Separated | 36 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 216 | 8.9 |
Female | 177 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 109 | 4.5 |
Female | 58 | 2.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 46 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 21 | 45.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,218 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 326 | 14.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 665 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 44 | 6.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,457 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 222 | 15.2 |
Percent employed | 60.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,235 | 84.8 |
Percent employed | 87.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 567 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 188 | 33.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,889 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,934 | 66.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 933 | 32.3 |
Same county | 369 | 12.8 |
Different county | 564 | 19.5 |
Same state | 269 | 9.3 |
Different state | 295 | 10.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 22 | 0.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 3,058 | 100.0 |
| Native | 3,012 | 98.5 |
Born in United States | 3,007 | 98.3 |
State of residence | 2,467 | 80.7 |
Different state | 540 | 17.7 |
Born outside United States | 5 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 46 | 1.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 20 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 19 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 27 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 46 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 6 | 13.0 |
| Asia | 6 | 13.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 34 | 73.9 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,889 | 100.0 |
| English only | 2,788 | 96.5 |
| Language other than English | 101 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 48 | 1.7 |
Spanish | 55 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 41 | 1.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 33 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 3,058 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 3,283 | 107.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 86 | 2.8 |
| Danish | 64 | 2.1 |
| Dutch | 367 | 12.0 |
| English | 255 | 8.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 89 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 18 | 0.6 |
| German | 1,394 | 45.6 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 2 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 297 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 9 | 0.3 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 222 | 7.3 |
| Polish | 29 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 2 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 33 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 11 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 76 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 16 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 2 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 140 | 4.6 |
| Welsh | 9 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 159 | 5.2 |
| (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 |
