Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Beaver county utah dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,757 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 142 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 4.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 866 | 49.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 541 | 30.8 |
| College or graduate school | 127 | 7.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 3,442 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 147 | 4.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 432 | 12.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,322 | 38.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 943 | 27.4 |
| Associate degree | 183 | 5.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 268 | 7.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 147 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 4,347 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 842 | 19.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,807 | 64.6 |
| Separated | 62 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 305 | 7.0 |
Female | 245 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 331 | 7.6 |
Female | 140 | 3.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 90 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 61 | 67.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,989 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 518 | 13.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,680 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 104 | 6.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 2,750 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 473 | 17.2 |
Percent employed | 65.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,277 | 82.8 |
Percent employed | 79.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 793 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 389 | 49.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,437 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,173 | 58.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,195 | 40.4 |
Same county | 961 | 17.7 |
Different county | 1,234 | 22.7 |
Same state | 689 | 12.7 |
Different state | 545 | 10.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 69 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 6,005 | 100.0 |
| Native | 5,742 | 95.6 |
Born in United States | 5,714 | 95.2 |
State of residence | 4,175 | 69.5 |
Different state | 1,539 | 25.6 |
Born outside United States | 28 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 263 | 4.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 144 | 2.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 76 | 1.3 |
Not a citizen | 187 | 3.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 263 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 20 | 7.6 |
| Asia | 49 | 18.6 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 187 | 71.1 |
| Northern America | 7 | 2.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,437 | 100.0 |
| English only | 4,988 | 91.7 |
| Language other than English | 449 | 8.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 265 | 4.9 |
Spanish | 289 | 5.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 177 | 3.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 56 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 45 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 6,005 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,968 | 99.4 |
| Arab | 3 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 253 | 4.2 |
| Dutch | 123 | 2.0 |
| English | 2,140 | 35.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 110 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| German | 612 | 10.2 |
| Greek | 41 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 12 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 243 | 4.0 |
| Italian | 89 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 4 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 103 | 1.7 |
| Polish | 36 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 8 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 56 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 257 | 4.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 132 | 2.2 |
| Swiss | 15 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 551 | 9.2 |
| Welsh | 183 | 3.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 958 | 16.0 |
| (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 |
