Cowley County, KS Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Cowley county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,397100.0
Nursery school, preschool6085.8
Kindergarten6125.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,38142.1
High school (grades 9-12)2,21221.3
College or graduate school2,58424.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over22,982100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0274.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,32010.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,14331.1
Some college, no degree6,34627.6
Associate degree1,9488.5
Bachelor's degree2,90712.6
Graduate or professional degree1,2915.6
Percent high school graduate or higher85.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,657100.0
Never married5,97420.8
Now married, except separated17,05759.5
Separated3221.1
Widowed2,3498.2
Female
1,9336.7
Divorced2,95510.3
Female
1,5395.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years421100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren21651.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,865100.0
Civilian veterans3,54513.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,133100.0
With a disability8549.4
Population 21 to 64 years18,972100.0
With a disability3,69119.5
Percent employed
53.4(X)
No disability15,28180.5
Percent employed
81.0(X)
Population 65 years and over5,419100.0
With a disability2,38644.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over33,962100.0
Same house in 199518,76855.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,65243.1
Same county
8,44524.9
Different county
6,20718.3
Same state
3,2379.5
Different state
2,9708.7
Elsewhere in 19955421.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population36,291100.0
Native35,38997.5
Born in United States
35,22997.1
State of residence
24,93168.7
Different state
10,29828.4
Born outside United States
1600.4
Foreign born9022.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4251.2
Naturalized citizen
2790.8
Not a citizen
6231.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)902100.0
Europe707.8
Asia36540.5
Africa22424.8
Oceania00.0
Latin America22324.7
Northern America202.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over33,962100.0
English only32,35695.3
Language other than English1,6064.7
Speak English less than 'very well
6291.9
Spanish
7932.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2770.8
Other Indo-European languages
2150.6
Speak English less than "very well"
330.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4031.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2430.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population36,291100.0

Total ancestries reported

32,98490.9
Arab00.0
Czech12320.6
Danish710.2
Dutch1,2263.4
English4,41612.2
French (except Basque)11,0382.9
French Canadian11510.4
German7,64521.1
Greek30.0
Hungarian250.1
Irish13,80610.5
Italian3430.9
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian3270.9
Polish2110.6
Portuguese340.1
Russian1210.3
Scotch-Irish8982.5
Scottish7992.2
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African2010.6
Swedish6301.7
Swiss910.3
Ukrainian30.0
United States or American4,52312.5
Welsh1700.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)130.0
Other ancestries6,00716.6
(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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