Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cherokee county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,603 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 717 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 678 | 5.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,799 | 50.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,697 | 23.2 |
| College or graduate school | 1,712 | 14.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 30,008 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,667 | 12.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,821 | 19.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,600 | 32.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,175 | 20.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,334 | 4.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,227 | 7.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,184 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 68.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 36,341 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,955 | 19.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 22,379 | 61.6 |
| Separated | 887 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 3,221 | 8.9 |
Female | 2,695 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 2,899 | 8.0 |
Female | 1,587 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,068 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 522 | 48.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,376 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,621 | 13.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,160 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 942 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 23,349 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,192 | 26.5 |
Percent employed | 54.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 17,157 | 73.5 |
Percent employed | 74.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,427 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,915 | 45.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 43,370 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 24,521 | 56.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 17,622 | 40.6 |
Same county | 10,082 | 23.2 |
Different county | 7,540 | 17.4 |
Same state | 6,371 | 14.7 |
Different state | 1,169 | 2.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,227 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 46,659 | 100.0 |
| Native | 42,984 | 92.1 |
Born in United States | 42,830 | 91.8 |
State of residence | 36,297 | 77.8 |
Different state | 6,533 | 14.0 |
Born outside United States | 154 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 3,675 | 7.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,221 | 4.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 848 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 2,827 | 6.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,675 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 111 | 3.0 |
| Asia | 96 | 2.6 |
| Africa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 3,447 | 93.8 |
| Northern America | 20 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 43,370 | 100.0 |
| English only | 37,780 | 87.1 |
| Language other than English | 5,590 | 12.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,242 | 7.5 |
Spanish | 5,256 | 12.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,179 | 7.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 251 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 71 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 28 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 46,659 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 35,511 | 76.1 |
| Arab | 3 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 111 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 58 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 392 | 0.8 |
| English | 2,994 | 6.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 905 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 127 | 0.3 |
| German | 2,911 | 6.2 |
| Greek | 14 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 4,005 | 8.6 |
| Italian | 335 | 0.7 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 94 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 138 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 501 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 403 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 232 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 84 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 10 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 7,252 | 15.5 |
| Welsh | 76 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 34 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 14,794 | 31.7 |
| (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 |
