Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Houston county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,478 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 268 | 4.9 |
| Kindergarten | 313 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,523 | 46.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,887 | 34.4 |
| College or graduate school | 487 | 8.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 16,244 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,877 | 11.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,999 | 18.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,632 | 34.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,118 | 19.2 |
| Associate degree | 629 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,289 | 7.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 700 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 18,927 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 3,645 | 19.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 11,380 | 60.1 |
| Separated | 488 | 2.6 |
| Widowed | 2,118 | 11.2 |
Female | 1,623 | 8.6 |
| Divorced | 1,296 | 6.8 |
Female | 682 | 3.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 596 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 341 | 57.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,794 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,789 | 15.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,685 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 351 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 10,401 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,179 | 20.9 |
Percent employed | 48.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 8,222 | 79.1 |
Percent employed | 71.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,837 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,806 | 47.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,919 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 11,863 | 54.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,749 | 44.5 |
Same county | 4,242 | 19.4 |
Different county | 5,507 | 25.1 |
Same state | 4,652 | 21.2 |
Different state | 855 | 3.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 307 | 1.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 23,185 | 100.0 |
| Native | 22,483 | 97.0 |
Born in United States | 22,433 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 19,140 | 82.6 |
Different state | 3,293 | 14.2 |
Born outside United States | 50 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 702 | 3.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 493 | 2.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 122 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 580 | 2.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 702 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 55 | 7.8 |
| Asia | 64 | 9.1 |
| Africa | 7 | 1.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 566 | 80.6 |
| Northern America | 10 | 1.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,919 | 100.0 |
| English only | 20,272 | 92.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,647 | 7.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 706 | 3.2 |
Spanish | 1,531 | 7.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 662 | 3.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 75 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 36 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 41 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 23,185 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 16,530 | 71.3 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 131 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 212 | 0.9 |
| English | 1,408 | 6.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 464 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 89 | 0.4 |
| German | 1,433 | 6.2 |
| Greek | 15 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,433 | 6.2 |
| Italian | 111 | 0.5 |
| Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 87 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 72 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 16 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 445 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 195 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 147 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 89 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 7 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,914 | 12.6 |
| Welsh | 83 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 11 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 7,152 | 30.8 |
| (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 |
