Howard County, NE Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Howard county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,723100.0
Nursery school, preschool673.9
Kindergarten1146.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)91753.2
High school (grades 9-12)46426.9
College or graduate school1619.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over4,327100.0
Less than 9th grade2806.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2736.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,87243.3
Some college, no degree1,05224.3
Associate degree2345.4
Bachelor's degree45310.5
Graduate or professional degree1633.8
Percent high school graduate or higher87.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over5,104100.0
Never married97119.0
Now married, except separated3,31865.0
Separated631.2
Widowed4238.3
Female
3496.8
Divorced3296.4
Female
1593.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years34100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2573.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over4,722100.0
Civilian veterans67614.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,627100.0
With a disability1106.8
Population 21 to 64 years3,420100.0
With a disability53015.5
Percent employed
69.4(X)
No disability2,89084.5
Percent employed
86.9(X)
Population 65 years and over1,090100.0
With a disability43239.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over6,179100.0
Same house in 19953,92663.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,23236.1
Same county
89014.4
Different county
1,34221.7
Same state
1,11018.0
Different state
2323.8
Elsewhere in 1995210.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population6,567100.0
Native6,51799.2
Born in United States
6,49999.0
State of residence
5,74487.5
Different state
75511.5
Born outside United States
180.3
Foreign born500.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
170.3
Naturalized citizen
220.3
Not a citizen
280.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)50100.0
Europe1632.0
Asia714.0
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America2550.0
Northern America24.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over6,179100.0
English only6,02097.4
Language other than English1592.6
Speak English less than 'very well
370.6
Spanish
701.1
Speak English less than "very well"
200.3
Other Indo-European languages
821.3
Speak English less than "very well"
100.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50.1
Speak English less than "very well"
50.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population6,567100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,925120.7
Arab60.1
Czech15989.1
Danish6339.6
Dutch1121.7
English5889.0
French (except Basque)11191.8
French Canadian1190.3
German2,73341.6
Greek00.0
Hungarian50.1
Irish168110.4
Italian250.4
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian681.0
Polish1,14717.5
Portuguese00.0
Russian230.4
Scotch-Irish701.1
Scottish420.6
Slovak30.0
Subsaharan African40.1
Swedish3194.9
Swiss320.5
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American3114.7
Welsh100.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries3775.7
(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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