Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Dimmit county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,249 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 151 | 4.6 |
| Kindergarten | 234 | 7.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,625 | 50.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 820 | 25.2 |
| College or graduate school | 419 | 12.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 5,982 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,842 | 30.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 892 | 14.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,571 | 26.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 871 | 14.6 |
| Associate degree | 201 | 3.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 467 | 7.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 138 | 2.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 54.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 7,440 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,853 | 24.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,232 | 56.9 |
| Separated | 213 | 2.9 |
| Widowed | 657 | 8.8 |
Female | 485 | 6.5 |
| Divorced | 485 | 6.5 |
Female | 266 | 3.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 411 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 207 | 50.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,859 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 550 | 8.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,993 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 141 | 4.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,068 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,344 | 26.5 |
Percent employed | 43.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,724 | 73.5 |
Percent employed | 66.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,265 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 902 | 71.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,419 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,456 | 68.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,894 | 30.7 |
Same county | 1,975 | 21.0 |
Different county | 919 | 9.8 |
Same state | 593 | 6.3 |
Different state | 326 | 3.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 69 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 10,248 | 100.0 |
| Native | 9,465 | 92.4 |
Born in United States | 9,425 | 92.0 |
State of residence | 8,208 | 80.1 |
Different state | 1,217 | 11.9 |
Born outside United States | 40 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 783 | 7.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 175 | 1.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 419 | 4.1 |
Not a citizen | 364 | 3.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 783 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 7 | 0.9 |
| Asia | 28 | 3.6 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 736 | 94.0 |
| Northern America | 12 | 1.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,419 | 100.0 |
| English only | 2,212 | 23.5 |
| Language other than English | 7,207 | 76.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,731 | 29.0 |
Spanish | 7,163 | 76.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,720 | 28.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 27 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 10 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 10,248 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 9,147 | 89.3 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 47 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 72 | 0.7 |
| English | 72 | 0.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 37 | 0.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| German | 201 | 2.0 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 137 | 1.3 |
| Italian | 22 | 0.2 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 6 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 6 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 67 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 78 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 302 | 2.9 |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 22 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 8,063 | 78.7 |
| (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 |
