Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Rusk county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,399 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 603 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 745 | 6.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,485 | 48.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,851 | 25.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,715 | 15.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 31,843 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,743 | 8.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,506 | 17.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,499 | 33.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,089 | 22.3 |
| Associate degree | 1,938 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,559 | 8.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,509 | 4.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 37,746 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,724 | 17.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 23,914 | 63.4 |
| Separated | 825 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 3,062 | 8.1 |
Female | 2,544 | 6.7 |
| Divorced | 3,221 | 8.5 |
Female | 1,721 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,266 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 771 | 60.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,557 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,932 | 13.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 10,563 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 886 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 24,232 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,387 | 22.2 |
Percent employed | 50.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 18,845 | 77.8 |
Percent employed | 73.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,921 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,274 | 47.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 44,429 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 27,928 | 62.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,883 | 35.7 |
Same county | 7,439 | 16.7 |
Different county | 8,444 | 19.0 |
Same state | 6,516 | 14.7 |
Different state | 1,928 | 4.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 618 | 1.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 47,372 | 100.0 |
| Native | 45,269 | 95.6 |
Born in United States | 45,083 | 95.2 |
State of residence | 36,645 | 77.4 |
Different state | 8,438 | 17.8 |
Born outside United States | 186 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 2,103 | 4.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,086 | 2.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 538 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 1,565 | 3.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,103 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 100 | 4.8 |
| Asia | 111 | 5.3 |
| Africa | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 1,836 | 87.3 |
| Northern America | 51 | 2.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 44,429 | 100.0 |
| English only | 40,698 | 91.6 |
| Language other than English | 3,731 | 8.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,966 | 4.4 |
Spanish | 3,416 | 7.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,871 | 4.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 208 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 95 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 50 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 47,372 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 35,083 | 74.1 |
| Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 73 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 12 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 412 | 0.9 |
| English | 3,601 | 7.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 832 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 120 | 0.3 |
| German | 3,114 | 6.6 |
| Greek | 10 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 67 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,583 | 7.6 |
| Italian | 290 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 136 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 87 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 3 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 828 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 674 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 34 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 129 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 207 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 25 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 6,827 | 14.4 |
| Welsh | 199 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 21 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 13,776 | 29.1 |
| (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 |
