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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Colorado

Social Statistics

Thornton, Colorado

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school23,061100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,7487.6
Kindergarten1,1655.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)11,47249.7
High school (grades 9-12)4,41519.1
College or graduate school4,26118.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over49,787100.0
Less than 9th grade1,8023.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,60011.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,26830.7
Some college, no degree13,02926.2
Associate degree4,1988.4
Bachelor's degree7,48915.0
Graduate or professional degree2,4014.8
Percent high school graduate or higher85.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher19.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over61,462100.0
Never married15,45625.1
Now married, except separated36,16158.8
Separated9341.5
Widowed2,0303.3
Female
1,6172.6
Divorced6,88111.2
Female
3,8556.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,718100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren76644.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over57,796100.0
Civilian veterans7,68313.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years21,001100.0
With a disability1,6437.8
Population 21 to 64 years49,575100.0
With a disability8,34116.8
Percent employed
64.9(X)
No disability41,23483.2
Percent employed
83.8(X)
Population 65 years and over4,300100.0
With a disability1,96545.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over75,441100.0
Same house in 199531,05941.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199542,95356.9
Same county
20,97827.8
Different county
21,97529.1
Same state
13,09117.4
Different state
8,88411.8
Elsewhere in 19951,4291.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population82,433100.0
Native76,78793.2
Born in United States
76,09092.3
State of residence
41,80150.7
Different state
34,28941.6
Born outside United States
6970.8
Foreign born5,6466.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,5283.1
Naturalized citizen
1,9772.4
Not a citizen
3,6694.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)5,646100.0
Europe99817.7
Asia1,14620.3
Africa2073.7
Oceania250.4
Latin America3,12355.3
Northern America1472.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over75,441100.0
English only65,27986.5
Language other than English10,16213.5
Speak English less than 'very well
4,4095.8
Spanish
7,1069.4
Speak English less than "very well"
3,1444.2
Other Indo-European languages
1,6592.2
Speak English less than "very well"
5430.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2571.7
Speak English less than "very well"
6830.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population82,433100.0

Total ancestries reported

93,396113.3
Arab2180.3
Czech18901.1
Danish7440.9
Dutch1,4571.8
English8,1749.9
French (except Basque)13,1063.8
French Canadian14350.5
German18,94223.0
Greek3400.4
Hungarian4390.5
Irish110,84913.2
Italian4,7675.8
Lithuanian1070.1
Norwegian2,3662.9
Polish2,1262.6
Portuguese2300.3
Russian6330.8
Scotch-Irish1,4981.8
Scottish1,4481.8
Slovak990.1
Subsaharan African2980.4
Swedish2,1102.6
Swiss3550.4
Ukrainian1380.2
United States or American3,9394.8
Welsh8411.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)190.0
Other ancestries26,82832.5
(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

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