Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Briscoe county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
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Number |
Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 436 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 19 | 4.4 |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 241 | 55.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 125 | 28.7 |
| College or graduate school | 26 | 6.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,181 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 134 | 11.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 164 | 13.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 359 | 30.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 288 | 24.4 |
| Associate degree | 29 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 165 | 14.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 42 | 3.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,401 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 260 | 18.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 900 | 64.2 |
| Separated | 29 | 2.1 |
| Widowed | 138 | 9.9 |
|
Female
|
122 | 8.7 |
| Divorced | 74 | 5.3 |
|
Female
|
35 | 2.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 56 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 75.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,302 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 178 | 13.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 439 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 26 | 5.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 904 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 179 | 19.8 |
|
Percent employed
|
53.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 725 | 80.2 |
|
Percent employed
|
81.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 337 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 182 | 54.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,680 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,105 | 65.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 575 | 34.2 |
|
Same county
|
220 | 13.1 |
|
Different county
|
355 | 21.1 |
|
Same state
|
318 | 18.9 |
|
Different state
|
37 | 2.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,790 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,702 | 95.1 |
|
Born in United States
|
1,702 | 95.1 |
|
State of residence
|
1,524 | 85.1 |
|
Different state
|
178 | 9.9 |
|
Born outside United States
|
0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign born | 88 | 4.9 |
|
Entered 1990 to March 2000
|
46 | 2.6 |
|
Naturalized citizen
|
30 | 1.7 |
|
Not a citizen
|
58 | 3.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 88 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 88 | 100.0 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,680 | 100.0 |
| English only | 1,402 | 83.5 |
| Language other than English | 278 | 16.5 |
|
Speak English less than 'very well
|
126 | 7.5 |
|
Spanish
|
276 | 16.4 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
126 | 7.5 |
|
Other Indo-European languages
|
0 | 0.0 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
0 | 0.0 |
|
Asian and Pacific Island languages
|
0 | 0.0 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,790 | 100.0 |
|
Total ancestries reported |
1,464 | 81.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 30 | 1.7 |
| English | 117 | 6.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 10 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| German | 139 | 7.8 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 169 | 9.4 |
| Italian | 15 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 6 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 5 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 23 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 37 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 332 | 18.5 |
| Welsh | 7 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 9 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 563 | 31.5 |
| (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 |
