Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Brown county wisconsin 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 | 61,176 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,913 | 6.4 |
| Kindergarten | 3,457 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,155 | 44.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 13,266 | 21.7 |
| College or graduate school | 13,385 | 21.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 144,172 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 8,754 | 6.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,989 | 7.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 50,311 | 34.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 28,889 | 20.0 |
| Associate degree | 12,840 | 8.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 23,922 | 16.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 8,467 | 5.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 22.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 177,571 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 49,182 | 27.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 100,195 | 56.4 |
| Separated | 1,900 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 9,852 | 5.5 |
Female | 8,093 | 4.6 |
| Divorced | 16,442 | 9.3 |
Female | 8,887 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,693 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 578 | 34.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 167,646 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 20,614 | 12.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 53,505 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,447 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 130,830 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,957 | 13.7 |
Percent employed | 66.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 112,873 | 86.3 |
Percent employed | 84.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 22,792 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,406 | 36.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 211,086 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 112,444 | 53.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 95,182 | 45.1 |
Same county | 61,136 | 29.0 |
Different county | 34,046 | 16.1 |
Same state | 20,489 | 9.7 |
Different state | 13,557 | 6.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,460 | 1.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 226,778 | 100.0 |
| Native | 217,864 | 96.1 |
Born in United States | 216,996 | 95.7 |
State of residence | 177,351 | 78.2 |
Different state | 39,645 | 17.5 |
Born outside United States | 868 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 8,914 | 3.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,875 | 2.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,192 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 6,722 | 3.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 8,914 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 876 | 9.8 |
| Asia | 3,085 | 34.6 |
| Africa | 88 | 1.0 |
| Oceania | 20 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 4,656 | 52.2 |
| Northern America | 189 | 2.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 211,086 | 100.0 |
| English only | 196,085 | 92.9 |
| Language other than English | 15,001 | 7.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 7,543 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 7,916 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,749 | 2.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,695 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 620 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,794 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,081 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 226,778 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 281,290 | 124.0 |
| Arab | 468 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 7,134 | 3.1 |
| Danish | 3,004 | 1.3 |
| Dutch | 15,327 | 6.8 |
| English | 10,254 | 4.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 14,406 | 6.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 6,410 | 2.8 |
| German | 87,103 | 38.4 |
| Greek | 321 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 546 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 23,695 | 10.4 |
| Italian | 5,041 | 2.2 |
| Lithuanian | 287 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 8,969 | 4.0 |
| Polish | 24,924 | 11.0 |
| Portuguese | 82 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 755 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,308 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 1,730 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 143 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 209 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 5,729 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 743 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 260 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 8,296 | 3.7 |
| Welsh | 714 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 70 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 53,362 | 23.5 |
| (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 |
