Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Childress county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,691 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 98 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 2.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 842 | 49.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 472 | 27.9 |
| College or graduate school | 237 | 14.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 5,173 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 730 | 14.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,083 | 20.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,601 | 30.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,076 | 20.8 |
| Associate degree | 236 | 4.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 297 | 5.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 150 | 2.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 6,364 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 840 | 13.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,531 | 71.2 |
| Separated | 82 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 533 | 8.4 |
Female | 426 | 6.7 |
| Divorced | 378 | 5.9 |
Female | 241 | 3.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 126 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 95 | 75.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,984 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 677 | 11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,406 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 119 | 8.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,097 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 687 | 22.2 |
Percent employed | 50.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,410 | 77.8 |
Percent employed | 75.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,047 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 507 | 48.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 7,315 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 4,658 | 63.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,493 | 34.1 |
Same county | 1,456 | 19.9 |
Different county | 1,037 | 14.2 |
Same state | 705 | 9.6 |
Different state | 332 | 4.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 164 | 2.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 7,688 | 100.0 |
| Native | 7,323 | 95.3 |
Born in United States | 7,305 | 95.0 |
State of residence | 5,019 | 65.3 |
Different state | 2,286 | 29.7 |
Born outside United States | 18 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 365 | 4.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 113 | 1.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 165 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 200 | 2.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 365 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 24 | 6.6 |
| Asia | 28 | 7.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 313 | 85.8 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 7,315 | 100.0 |
| English only | 6,018 | 82.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,297 | 17.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 371 | 5.1 |
Spanish | 1,207 | 16.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 349 | 4.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 60 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 30 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 14 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 7,688 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,334 | 69.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 13 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 94 | 1.2 |
| English | 692 | 9.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 117 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| German | 511 | 6.6 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 33 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 461 | 6.0 |
| Italian | 76 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 19 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 17 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 138 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 64 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 35 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 8 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,056 | 13.7 |
| Welsh | 27 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 10 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 1,923 | 25.0 |
| (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 |
