Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Big horn county wyoming dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,028 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 169 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 204 | 6.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,522 | 50.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 831 | 27.4 |
| College or graduate school | 302 | 10.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 7,343 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 410 | 5.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 825 | 11.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,506 | 34.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,948 | 26.5 |
| Associate degree | 484 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 848 | 11.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 322 | 4.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 8,794 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,625 | 18.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,473 | 62.2 |
| Separated | 91 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 713 | 8.1 |
Female | 533 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 892 | 10.1 |
Female | 441 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 150 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 60.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,162 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,301 | 15.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,901 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 156 | 5.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,779 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,065 | 18.4 |
Percent employed | 49.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 4,714 | 81.6 |
Percent employed | 78.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,753 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 725 | 41.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,650 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,183 | 58.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,374 | 41.1 |
Same county | 2,012 | 18.9 |
Different county | 2,362 | 22.2 |
Same state | 951 | 8.9 |
Different state | 1,411 | 13.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 93 | 0.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 11,461 | 100.0 |
| Native | 11,208 | 97.8 |
Born in United States | 11,140 | 97.2 |
State of residence | 6,258 | 54.6 |
Different state | 4,882 | 42.6 |
Born outside United States | 68 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 253 | 2.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 124 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 88 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 165 | 1.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 253 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 50 | 19.8 |
| Asia | 28 | 11.1 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 154 | 60.9 |
| Northern America | 21 | 8.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 10,650 | 100.0 |
| English only | 10,046 | 94.3 |
| Language other than English | 604 | 5.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 197 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 451 | 4.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 167 | 1.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 111 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 27 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 11,461 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 12,666 | 110.5 |
| Arab | 22 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 75 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 461 | 4.0 |
| Dutch | 277 | 2.4 |
| English | 2,569 | 22.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 352 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 81 | 0.7 |
| German | 2,893 | 25.2 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,219 | 10.6 |
| Italian | 160 | 1.4 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 532 | 4.6 |
| Polish | 170 | 1.5 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 111 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 249 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 445 | 3.9 |
| Slovak | 2 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 381 | 3.3 |
| Swiss | 74 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 719 | 6.3 |
| Welsh | 187 | 1.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,632 | 14.2 |
| (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 |
