Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Bastrop county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,375 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 839 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 938 | 6.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,398 | 51.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,686 | 25.6 |
| College or graduate school | 1,514 | 10.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 37,249 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,022 | 10.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,581 | 12.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,806 | 31.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 8,526 | 22.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,967 | 5.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,609 | 12.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,738 | 4.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 44,339 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,957 | 20.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 26,617 | 60.0 |
| Separated | 947 | 2.1 |
| Widowed | 2,372 | 5.3 |
Female | 1,865 | 4.2 |
| Divorced | 5,446 | 12.3 |
Female | 2,770 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,462 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 722 | 49.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,626 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,232 | 15.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,771 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,107 | 8.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 32,075 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,095 | 19.0 |
Percent employed | 64.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 25,980 | 81.0 |
Percent employed | 77.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,647 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,769 | 49.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,475 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 27,794 | 52.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 24,543 | 45.9 |
Same county | 8,221 | 15.4 |
Different county | 16,322 | 30.5 |
Same state | 13,198 | 24.7 |
Different state | 3,124 | 5.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,138 | 2.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 57,733 | 100.0 |
| Native | 53,060 | 91.9 |
Born in United States | 52,353 | 90.7 |
State of residence | 40,487 | 70.1 |
Different state | 11,866 | 20.6 |
Born outside United States | 707 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 4,673 | 8.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,883 | 3.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,064 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 3,609 | 6.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,673 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 364 | 7.8 |
| Asia | 232 | 5.0 |
| Africa | 9 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 3,984 | 85.3 |
| Northern America | 84 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,475 | 100.0 |
| English only | 41,574 | 77.7 |
| Language other than English | 11,901 | 22.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 4,631 | 8.7 |
Spanish | 10,863 | 20.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,347 | 8.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 747 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 176 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 148 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 75 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 57,733 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 53,817 | 93.2 |
| Arab | 134 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 1,188 | 2.1 |
| Danish | 140 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 520 | 0.9 |
| English | 4,883 | 8.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,132 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 238 | 0.4 |
| German | 9,781 | 16.9 |
| Greek | 94 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 66 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,895 | 8.5 |
| Italian | 919 | 1.6 |
| Lithuanian | 25 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 302 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 642 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 29 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 165 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,487 | 2.6 |
| Scottish | 918 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 85 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 709 | 1.2 |
| Swiss | 127 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 53 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,107 | 7.1 |
| Welsh | 272 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 89 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 20,810 | 36.0 |
| (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 |
