Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Williamson county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 70,940 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 6,132 | 8.6 |
| Kindergarten | 4,366 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,922 | 47.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 15,084 | 21.3 |
| College or graduate school | 11,436 | 16.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 155,565 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 7,418 | 4.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,946 | 6.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 34,524 | 22.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 41,031 | 26.4 |
| Associate degree | 10,337 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 38,013 | 24.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 14,296 | 9.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 33.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 186,702 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 39,843 | 21.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 120,250 | 64.4 |
| Separated | 2,494 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 7,226 | 3.9 |
Female | 5,934 | 3.2 |
| Divorced | 16,889 | 9.0 |
Female | 9,889 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,873 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,570 | 40.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 174,993 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 23,644 | 13.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 62,228 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,949 | 6.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 146,112 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 19,381 | 13.3 |
Percent employed | 69.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 126,731 | 86.7 |
Percent employed | 82.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 16,641 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,488 | 39.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 228,851 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 90,533 | 39.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 133,699 | 58.4 |
Same county | 43,589 | 19.0 |
Different county | 90,110 | 39.4 |
Same state | 60,127 | 26.3 |
Different state | 29,983 | 13.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,619 | 2.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 249,967 | 100.0 |
| Native | 231,518 | 92.6 |
Born in United States | 227,824 | 91.1 |
State of residence | 146,623 | 58.7 |
Different state | 81,201 | 32.5 |
Born outside United States | 3,694 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 18,449 | 7.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 8,130 | 3.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,485 | 3.0 |
Not a citizen | 10,964 | 4.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 18,449 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,113 | 11.5 |
| Asia | 5,400 | 29.3 |
| Africa | 664 | 3.6 |
| Oceania | 37 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 9,681 | 52.5 |
| Northern America | 554 | 3.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 228,851 | 100.0 |
| English only | 189,447 | 82.8 |
| Language other than English | 39,404 | 17.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 13,312 | 5.8 |
Spanish | 29,188 | 12.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10,362 | 4.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,352 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,010 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,881 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,784 | 0.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 249,967 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 258,616 | 103.5 |
| Arab | 1,098 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 6,652 | 2.7 |
| Danish | 1,278 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 3,427 | 1.4 |
| English | 27,959 | 11.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,290 | 3.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,869 | 0.7 |
| German | 47,712 | 19.1 |
| Greek | 571 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 545 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 26,952 | 10.8 |
| Italian | 7,301 | 2.9 |
| Lithuanian | 221 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 2,866 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 4,188 | 1.7 |
| Portuguese | 461 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 912 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,145 | 2.5 |
| Scottish | 6,317 | 2.5 |
| Slovak | 239 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,266 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 4,548 | 1.8 |
| Swiss | 716 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 165 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 17,437 | 7.0 |
| Welsh | 1,732 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 391 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 77,358 | 30.9 |
| (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 |
