Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Brazoria county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 68,391 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 4,630 | 6.8 |
| Kindergarten | 4,067 | 5.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 32,181 | 47.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 15,619 | 22.8 |
| College or graduate school | 11,894 | 17.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 152,244 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 11,929 | 7.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,224 | 12.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,412 | 27.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 39,265 | 25.8 |
| Associate degree | 10,556 | 6.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 20,945 | 13.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 8,913 | 5.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 184,358 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 39,927 | 21.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 111,944 | 60.7 |
| Separated | 4,008 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 9,304 | 5.0 |
Female | 7,459 | 4.0 |
| Divorced | 19,175 | 10.4 |
Female | 9,224 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,701 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,887 | 50.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 172,770 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 23,229 | 13.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 59,361 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,694 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 132,973 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 24,092 | 18.1 |
Percent employed | 59.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 108,881 | 81.9 |
Percent employed | 76.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 20,313 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,731 | 43.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 223,313 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 118,596 | 53.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 100,176 | 44.9 |
Same county | 52,780 | 23.6 |
Different county | 47,396 | 21.2 |
Same state | 36,828 | 16.5 |
Different state | 10,568 | 4.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,541 | 2.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 241,767 | 100.0 |
| Native | 221,170 | 91.5 |
Born in United States | 219,342 | 90.7 |
State of residence | 165,268 | 68.4 |
Different state | 54,074 | 22.4 |
Born outside United States | 1,828 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 20,597 | 8.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 8,470 | 3.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,511 | 3.1 |
Not a citizen | 13,086 | 5.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 20,597 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,558 | 7.6 |
| Asia | 3,589 | 17.4 |
| Africa | 195 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 44 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 14,791 | 71.8 |
| Northern America | 420 | 2.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 223,313 | 100.0 |
| English only | 175,709 | 78.7 |
| Language other than English | 47,604 | 21.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 17,670 | 7.9 |
Spanish | 40,276 | 18.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15,430 | 6.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,199 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 655 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,460 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,482 | 0.7 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 241,767 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 226,732 | 93.8 |
| Arab | 659 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 5,259 | 2.2 |
| Danish | 608 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 3,173 | 1.3 |
| English | 18,758 | 7.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,529 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,911 | 0.8 |
| German | 30,656 | 12.7 |
| Greek | 276 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 474 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 21,100 | 8.7 |
| Italian | 4,949 | 2.0 |
| Lithuanian | 143 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,295 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 2,797 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 157 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 528 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,526 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 3,321 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 73 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,079 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 1,822 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 393 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 160 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 20,692 | 8.6 |
| Welsh | 1,031 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 346 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 92,017 | 38.1 |
| (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 |
