Pocahontas County, IA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Pocahontas county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,189100.0
Nursery school, preschool1547.0
Kindergarten914.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,15052.5
High school (grades 9-12)58526.7
College or graduate school2099.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over6,002100.0
Less than 9th grade3866.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4166.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,39439.9
Some college, no degree1,38223.0
Associate degree5248.7
Bachelor's degree72612.1
Graduate or professional degree1742.9
Percent high school graduate or higher86.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,915100.0
Never married1,17116.9
Now married, except separated4,39563.6
Separated490.7
Widowed77611.2
Female
6509.4
Divorced5247.6
Female
2363.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years33100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren824.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,444100.0
Civilian veterans1,14617.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,996100.0
With a disability1035.2
Population 21 to 64 years4,342100.0
With a disability63814.7
Percent employed
51.4(X)
No disability3,70485.3
Percent employed
83.3(X)
Population 65 years and over1,729100.0
With a disability59534.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over8,236100.0
Same house in 19955,77470.1
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,44629.7
Same county
1,10713.4
Different county
1,33916.3
Same state
93511.4
Different state
4044.9
Elsewhere in 1995160.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population8,662100.0
Native8,58499.1
Born in United States
8,54398.6
State of residence
7,23283.5
Different state
1,31115.1
Born outside United States
410.5
Foreign born780.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
440.5
Naturalized citizen
360.4
Not a citizen
420.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)78100.0
Europe2734.6
Asia1215.4
Africa00.0
Oceania22.6
Latin America2126.9
Northern America1620.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over8,236100.0
English only8,01097.3
Language other than English2262.7
Speak English less than 'very well
780.9
Spanish
1361.7
Speak English less than "very well"
540.7
Other Indo-European languages
780.9
Speak English less than "very well"
180.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
120.1
Speak English less than "very well"
60.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population8,662100.0

Total ancestries reported

9,462109.2
Arab30.0
Czech13083.6
Danish3454.0
Dutch2983.4
English8079.3
French (except Basque)12302.7
French Canadian1220.3
German3,69942.7
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish11,06012.2
Italian1031.2
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian6377.4
Polish550.6
Portuguese00.0
Russian210.2
Scotch-Irish1221.4
Scottish1201.4
Slovak50.1
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish6547.6
Swiss490.6
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American4805.5
Welsh300.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries4144.8
(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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