Jones County, IA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Jones county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,977100.0
Nursery school, preschool3356.7
Kindergarten2765.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,35347.3
High school (grades 9-12)1,27725.7
College or graduate school73614.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over13,776100.0
Less than 9th grade8236.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,1988.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,83342.3
Some college, no degree3,13022.7
Associate degree1,0437.6
Bachelor's degree1,2999.4
Graduate or professional degree4503.3
Percent high school graduate or higher85.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over16,258100.0
Never married3,64822.4
Now married, except separated9,37357.7
Separated2561.6
Widowed1,2647.8
Female
1,1186.9
Divorced1,71710.6
Female
7094.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years127100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren9272.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over15,329100.0
Civilian veterans2,32215.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years4,268100.0
With a disability2936.9
Population 21 to 64 years10,282100.0
With a disability1,42213.8
Percent employed
64.7(X)
No disability8,86086.2
Percent employed
86.1(X)
Population 65 years and over3,004100.0
With a disability1,23040.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over19,087100.0
Same house in 199511,43159.9
Different house in the U.S. in 19957,58639.7
Same county
3,85020.2
Different county
3,73619.6
Same state
2,67714.0
Different state
1,0595.5
Elsewhere in 1995700.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population20,221100.0
Native20,06199.2
Born in United States
20,01699.0
State of residence
16,71282.6
Different state
3,30416.3
Born outside United States
450.2
Foreign born1600.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
320.2
Naturalized citizen
490.2
Not a citizen
1110.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)160100.0
Europe4326.9
Asia7345.6
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America3823.8
Northern America63.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over19,087100.0
English only18,43496.6
Language other than English6533.4
Speak English less than 'very well
2311.2
Spanish
3271.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1430.7
Other Indo-European languages
2561.3
Speak English less than "very well"
600.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
440.2
Speak English less than "very well"
280.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population20,221100.0

Total ancestries reported

20,963103.7
Arab520.3
Czech18074.0
Danish1340.7
Dutch5422.7
English1,4887.4
French (except Basque)14012.0
French Canadian1670.3
German9,21145.6
Greek60.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish13,12215.4
Italian1240.6
Lithuanian70.0
Norwegian5462.7
Polish1670.8
Portuguese00.0
Russian230.1
Scotch-Irish2581.3
Scottish2741.4
Slovak70.0
Subsaharan African900.4
Swedish3341.7
Swiss2731.4
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American1,4657.2
Welsh1090.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,4497.2
(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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