Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Collin county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 136,630 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 13,682 | 10.0 |
| Kindergarten | 8,476 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 62,528 | 45.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 25,993 | 19.0 |
| College or graduate school | 25,951 | 19.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 315,665 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 10,201 | 3.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,641 | 5.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 47,525 | 15.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 72,983 | 23.1 |
| Associate degree | 19,898 | 6.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 103,394 | 32.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 46,023 | 14.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 91.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 47.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 370,868 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 79,918 | 21.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 241,822 | 65.2 |
| Separated | 4,790 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 10,894 | 2.9 |
Female | 9,197 | 2.5 |
| Divorced | 33,444 | 9.0 |
Female | 19,865 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,029 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,658 | 37.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 350,761 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 36,394 | 10.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 113,512 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,357 | 6.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 309,507 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 35,276 | 11.4 |
Percent employed | 71.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 274,231 | 88.6 |
Percent employed | 81.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 24,601 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,277 | 37.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 449,510 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 171,109 | 38.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 258,138 | 57.4 |
Same county | 89,395 | 19.9 |
Different county | 168,743 | 37.5 |
Same state | 98,870 | 22.0 |
Different state | 69,873 | 15.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 20,263 | 4.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 491,675 | 100.0 |
| Native | 426,396 | 86.7 |
Born in United States | 420,585 | 85.5 |
State of residence | 223,499 | 45.5 |
Different state | 197,086 | 40.1 |
Born outside United States | 5,811 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 65,279 | 13.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 35,012 | 7.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 22,237 | 4.5 |
Not a citizen | 43,042 | 8.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 65,279 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 7,927 | 12.1 |
| Asia | 28,566 | 43.8 |
| Africa | 2,418 | 3.7 |
| Oceania | 338 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 22,826 | 35.0 |
| Northern America | 3,204 | 4.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 449,510 | 100.0 |
| English only | 366,248 | 81.5 |
| Language other than English | 83,262 | 18.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 31,678 | 7.0 |
Spanish | 40,117 | 8.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17,890 | 4.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 17,642 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,139 | 0.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 22,532 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,011 | 2.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 491,675 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 507,729 | 103.3 |
| Arab | 3,369 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 3,824 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 2,146 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 6,724 | 1.4 |
| English | 56,748 | 11.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 15,053 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,813 | 0.6 |
| German | 78,591 | 16.0 |
| Greek | 1,732 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 1,846 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 55,922 | 11.4 |
| Italian | 18,572 | 3.8 |
| Lithuanian | 886 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 5,926 | 1.2 |
| Polish | 10,015 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 751 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 4,515 | 0.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,719 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 12,393 | 2.5 |
| Slovak | 515 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,814 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 6,759 | 1.4 |
| Swiss | 1,518 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 1,064 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 44,709 | 9.1 |
| Welsh | 3,556 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 972 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 153,277 | 31.2 |
| (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 |
