Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Hemphill county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 908 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 65 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 3.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 448 | 49.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 306 | 33.7 |
| College or graduate school | 59 | 6.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 2,190 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 216 | 9.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 224 | 10.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 639 | 29.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 642 | 29.3 |
| Associate degree | 77 | 3.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 310 | 14.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 82 | 3.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 2,667 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 527 | 19.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 1,752 | 65.7 |
| Separated | 28 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 166 | 6.2 |
Female | 149 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 194 | 7.3 |
Female | 101 | 3.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 39 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 35 | 89.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,425 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 289 | 11.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 766 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 33 | 4.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,793 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 227 | 12.7 |
Percent employed | 54.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,566 | 87.3 |
Percent employed | 79.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 453 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 147 | 32.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,156 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,907 | 60.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,219 | 38.6 |
Same county | 579 | 18.3 |
Different county | 640 | 20.3 |
Same state | 435 | 13.8 |
Different state | 205 | 6.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 30 | 1.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 3,351 | 100.0 |
| Native | 3,133 | 93.5 |
Born in United States | 3,126 | 93.3 |
State of residence | 2,133 | 63.7 |
Different state | 993 | 29.6 |
Born outside United States | 7 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 218 | 6.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 84 | 2.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 70 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 148 | 4.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 218 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10 | 4.6 |
| Asia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 207 | 95.0 |
| Northern America | 1 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,156 | 100.0 |
| English only | 2,736 | 86.7 |
| Language other than English | 420 | 13.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 189 | 6.0 |
Spanish | 409 | 13.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 187 | 5.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 9 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 3,351 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,711 | 80.9 |
| Arab | 2 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 27 | 0.8 |
| English | 300 | 9.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 58 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 12 | 0.4 |
| German | 360 | 10.7 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 355 | 10.6 |
| Italian | 21 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 25 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 26 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 3 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 110 | 3.3 |
| Scottish | 50 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 17 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 6 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 375 | 11.2 |
| Welsh | 29 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 12 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 904 | 27.0 |
| (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 |
