West Covina, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school33,792100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,5654.6
Kindergarten1,7515.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)13,80440.8
High school (grades 9-12)7,20621.3
College or graduate school9,46628.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over65,008100.0
Less than 9th grade5,7838.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8,42113.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)14,63922.5
Some college, no degree16,17424.9
Associate degree5,7298.8
Bachelor's degree10,57716.3
Graduate or professional degree3,6855.7
Percent high school graduate or higher78.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over80,102100.0
Never married23,49129.3
Now married, except separated43,38954.2
Separated1,9922.5
Widowed4,7325.9
Female
3,9374.9
Divorced6,4988.1
Female
3,8664.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years5,155100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,61231.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over75,237100.0
Civilian veterans7,1359.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years26,082100.0
With a disability1,8597.1
Population 21 to 64 years59,619100.0
With a disability11,68519.6
Percent employed
55.4(X)
No disability47,93480.4
Percent employed
72.4(X)
Population 65 years and over11,076100.0
With a disability4,84643.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over96,998100.0
Same house in 199554,12655.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199539,28240.5
Same county
33,19834.2
Different county
6,0846.3
Same state
4,3434.5
Different state
1,7411.8
Elsewhere in 19953,5903.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population104,893100.0
Native70,84067.5
Born in United States
69,59866.4
State of residence
54,37851.8
Different state
15,22014.5
Born outside United States
1,2421.2
Foreign born34,05332.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
9,2728.8
Naturalized citizen
19,21318.3
Not a citizen
14,84014.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)34,053100.0
Europe8972.6
Asia17,66851.9
Africa5211.5
Oceania1570.5
Latin America14,52042.6
Northern America2900.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over96,998100.0
English only45,56347.0
Language other than English51,43553.0
Speak English less than 'very well
21,08621.7
Spanish
29,73930.7
Speak English less than "very well"
10,92511.3
Other Indo-European languages
2,0052.1
Speak English less than "very well"
4220.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18,79519.4
Speak English less than "very well"
9,4299.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population104,893100.0

Total ancestries reported

109,074104.0
Arab9260.9
Czech11920.2
Danish3330.3
Dutch9090.9
English4,2814.1
French (except Basque)11,5181.4
French Canadian12930.3
German5,6075.3
Greek2110.2
Hungarian4450.4
Irish15,3725.1
Italian3,4043.2
Lithuanian530.1
Norwegian5190.5
Polish9390.9
Portuguese1910.2
Russian3630.3
Scotch-Irish7820.7
Scottish8530.8
Slovak1370.1
Subsaharan African5400.5
Swedish7790.7
Swiss1640.2
Ukrainian710.1
United States or American1,8231.7
Welsh2950.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2060.2
Other ancestries77,86874.2
(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

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