Arapahoe County, CO Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Arapahoe county colorado 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 | 134,175 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 9,242 | 6.9 |
| Kindergarten | 6,914 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 60,663 | 45.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 29,827 | 22.2 |
| College or graduate school | 27,529 | 20.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 316,560 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 9,666 | 3.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,908 | 6.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 64,921 | 20.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 81,327 | 25.7 |
| Associate degree | 23,506 | 7.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 79,385 | 25.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 37,847 | 12.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 37.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 380,507 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 101,756 | 26.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 210,710 | 55.4 |
| Separated | 6,146 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 16,394 | 4.3 |
Female | 13,495 | 3.5 |
| Divorced | 45,501 | 12.0 |
Female | 27,155 | 7.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,857 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,468 | 36.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 356,139 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 50,669 | 14.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 113,010 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,512 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 296,149 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 42,922 | 14.5 |
Percent employed | 67.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 253,227 | 85.5 |
Percent employed | 83.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 40,100 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,073 | 37.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 454,817 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 201,552 | 44.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 235,549 | 51.8 |
Same county | 89,917 | 19.8 |
Different county | 145,632 | 32.0 |
Same state | 73,182 | 16.1 |
Different state | 72,450 | 15.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 17,716 | 3.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 487,967 | 100.0 |
| Native | 434,525 | 89.0 |
Born in United States | 427,319 | 87.6 |
State of residence | 175,849 | 36.0 |
Different state | 251,470 | 51.5 |
Born outside United States | 7,206 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 53,442 | 11.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 28,722 | 5.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 19,668 | 4.0 |
Not a citizen | 33,774 | 6.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 53,437 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10,288 | 19.3 |
| Asia | 15,397 | 28.8 |
| Africa | 2,933 | 5.5 |
| Oceania | 503 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 22,131 | 41.4 |
| Northern America | 2,185 | 4.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 454,817 | 100.0 |
| English only | 384,272 | 84.5 |
| Language other than English | 70,545 | 15.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 33,154 | 7.3 |
Spanish | 37,645 | 8.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19,737 | 4.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 15,706 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,425 | 1.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 13,469 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,712 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 487,967 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 562,093 | 115.2 |
| Arab | 2,422 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 3,883 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 4,879 | 1.0 |
| Dutch | 10,377 | 2.1 |
| English | 60,493 | 12.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 16,329 | 3.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 3,387 | 0.7 |
| German | 108,091 | 22.2 |
| Greek | 2,947 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 2,319 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 64,249 | 13.2 |
| Italian | 21,352 | 4.4 |
| Lithuanian | 1,311 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 13,230 | 2.7 |
| Polish | 12,634 | 2.6 |
| Portuguese | 786 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 8,086 | 1.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,920 | 2.0 |
| Scottish | 13,411 | 2.7 |
| Slovak | 734 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 5,035 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 14,131 | 2.9 |
| Swiss | 2,374 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 1,825 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 23,118 | 4.7 |
| Welsh | 5,274 | 1.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,066 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 148,430 | 30.4 |
| (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 |
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