Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Adams county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,945 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 230 | 4.7 |
| Kindergarten | 319 | 6.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,631 | 53.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,299 | 26.3 |
| College or graduate school | 466 | 9.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 9,242 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,211 | 23.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,184 | 12.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,422 | 26.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,797 | 19.4 |
| Associate degree | 504 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 780 | 8.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 344 | 3.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 11,747 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,788 | 23.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 7,157 | 60.9 |
| Separated | 180 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 670 | 5.7 |
Female | 555 | 4.7 |
| Divorced | 952 | 8.1 |
Female | 499 | 4.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 355 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 147 | 41.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,804 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,077 | 10.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,838 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 464 | 9.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,248 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,783 | 21.6 |
Percent employed | 54.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 6,465 | 78.4 |
Percent employed | 73.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,673 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 762 | 45.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 14,873 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 8,386 | 56.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,674 | 38.1 |
Same county | 3,279 | 22.0 |
Different county | 2,395 | 16.1 |
Same state | 1,621 | 10.9 |
Different state | 774 | 5.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 813 | 5.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 16,428 | 100.0 |
| Native | 12,664 | 77.1 |
Born in United States | 12,564 | 76.5 |
State of residence | 8,199 | 49.9 |
Different state | 4,365 | 26.6 |
Born outside United States | 100 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 3,764 | 22.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,916 | 11.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 903 | 5.5 |
Not a citizen | 2,861 | 17.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,764 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 18 | 0.5 |
| Asia | 65 | 1.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 3,620 | 96.2 |
| Northern America | 61 | 1.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 14,873 | 100.0 |
| English only | 8,433 | 56.7 |
| Language other than English | 6,440 | 43.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,359 | 22.6 |
Spanish | 6,162 | 41.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,289 | 22.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 227 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 32 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 20 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 16,428 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 16,370 | 99.6 |
| Arab | 23 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 47 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 110 | 0.7 |
| Dutch | 232 | 1.4 |
| English | 1,205 | 7.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 314 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 50 | 0.3 |
| German | 2,767 | 16.8 |
| Greek | 7 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 908 | 5.5 |
| Italian | 153 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 9 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 397 | 2.4 |
| Polish | 29 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 163 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 177 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 227 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 359 | 2.2 |
| Swiss | 35 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 855 | 5.2 |
| Welsh | 57 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,226 | 50.1 |
| (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 |
