Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Utah county utah dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 148,809 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 8,044 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 6,568 | 4.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 51,609 | 34.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 25,586 | 17.2 |
| College or graduate school | 57,002 | 38.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 166,240 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,234 | 2.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,943 | 6.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,855 | 19.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 50,827 | 30.6 |
| Associate degree | 16,088 | 9.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 35,908 | 21.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 16,385 | 9.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 31.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 263,078 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 85,888 | 32.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 154,235 | 58.6 |
| Separated | 2,078 | 0.8 |
| Widowed | 7,974 | 3.0 |
Female | 6,685 | 2.5 |
| Divorced | 12,903 | 4.9 |
Female | 7,629 | 2.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,025 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,960 | 32.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 243,145 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 17,137 | 7.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 115,450 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,001 | 6.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 187,241 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 22,211 | 11.9 |
Percent employed | 65.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 165,030 | 88.1 |
Percent employed | 75.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 22,746 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,036 | 39.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 328,190 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 141,756 | 43.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 173,324 | 52.8 |
Same county | 92,113 | 28.1 |
Different county | 81,211 | 24.7 |
Same state | 25,779 | 7.9 |
Different state | 55,432 | 16.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 13,110 | 4.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 368,536 | 100.0 |
| Native | 345,349 | 93.7 |
Born in United States | 341,587 | 92.7 |
State of residence | 226,128 | 61.4 |
Different state | 115,459 | 31.3 |
Born outside United States | 3,762 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 23,187 | 6.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 14,129 | 3.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 6,049 | 1.6 |
Not a citizen | 17,138 | 4.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 23,187 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,446 | 10.5 |
| Asia | 3,115 | 13.4 |
| Africa | 309 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 750 | 3.2 |
| Latin America | 14,338 | 61.8 |
| Northern America | 2,229 | 9.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 328,190 | 100.0 |
| English only | 290,564 | 88.5 |
| Language other than English | 37,626 | 11.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 13,730 | 4.2 |
Spanish | 24,457 | 7.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10,403 | 3.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,638 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,356 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4,795 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,777 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 368,536 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 409,345 | 111.1 |
| Arab | 508 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 600 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 28,495 | 7.7 |
| Dutch | 6,906 | 1.9 |
| English | 123,349 | 33.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,270 | 2.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,132 | 0.3 |
| German | 39,793 | 10.8 |
| Greek | 818 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 360 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 17,194 | 4.7 |
| Italian | 7,734 | 2.1 |
| Lithuanian | 99 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 10,587 | 2.9 |
| Polish | 1,990 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 954 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 892 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,698 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 17,575 | 4.8 |
| Slovak | 127 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 389 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 15,891 | 4.3 |
| Swiss | 5,800 | 1.6 |
| Ukrainian | 323 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 25,310 | 6.9 |
| Welsh | 9,630 | 2.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 94 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 80,827 | 21.9 |
| (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 |
