Matanuska Susitna, AK Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff





Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school18,008100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0245.7
Kindergarten8014.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,53052.9
High school (grades 9-12)4,55325.3
College or graduate school2,10011.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over35,721100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0563.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,1778.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,19131.3
Some college, no degree10,60529.7
Associate degree3,1688.9
Bachelor's degree4,43812.4
Graduate or professional degree2,0865.8
Percent high school graduate or higher88.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over43,960100.0
Never married10,69124.3
Now married, except separated25,88658.9
Separated7611.7
Widowed1,4203.2
Female
1,0752.4
Divorced5,20211.8
Female
2,5285.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years801100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36445.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over39,854100.0
Civilian veterans7,74119.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years17,012100.0
With a disability1,3818.1
Population 21 to 64 years33,717100.0
With a disability5,94917.6
Percent employed
47.6(X)
No disability27,76882.4
Percent employed
73.2(X)
Population 65 years and over3,412100.0
With a disability1,59346.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over55,170100.0
Same house in 199527,24749.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199527,27649.4
Same county
12,01221.8
Different county
15,26427.7
Same state
7,79214.1
Different state
7,47213.5
Elsewhere in 19956471.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population59,322100.0
Native57,79897.4
Born in United States
57,02996.1
State of residence
20,07033.8
Different state
36,95962.3
Born outside United States
7691.3
Foreign born1,5242.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6321.1
Naturalized citizen
8131.4
Not a citizen
7111.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,524100.0
Europe71847.1
Asia34922.9
Africa140.9
Oceania231.5
Latin America20013.1
Northern America22014.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over55,170100.0
English only52,35794.9
Language other than English2,8135.1
Speak English less than 'very well
8231.5
Spanish
8341.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1920.3
Other Indo-European languages
1,2762.3
Speak English less than "very well"
4020.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2810.5
Speak English less than "very well"
900.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population59,322100.0

Total ancestries reported

64,308108.4
Arab260.0
Czech14600.8
Danish6321.1
Dutch1,5332.6
English6,49410.9
French (except Basque)12,7494.6
French Canadian18801.5
German12,33020.8
Greek1230.2
Hungarian1590.3
Irish17,62412.9
Italian1,8783.2
Lithuanian720.1
Norwegian2,9935.0
Polish1,6382.8
Portuguese3220.5
Russian8331.4
Scotch-Irish1,1431.9
Scottish1,4702.5
Slovak980.2
Subsaharan African230.0
Swedish1,9273.2
Swiss4140.7
Ukrainian2250.4
United States or American4,4887.6
Welsh6961.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)340.1
Other ancestries13,04422.0
(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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