Colusa County, CA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Colusa county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,596 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 239 | 4.3 |
Kindergarten | 391 | 7.0 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,641 | 47.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,603 | 28.6 |
College or graduate school | 722 | 12.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 10,912 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,517 | 23.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,410 | 12.9 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,635 | 24.1 |
Some college, no degree | 2,476 | 22.7 |
Associate degree | 712 | 6.5 |
Bachelor's degree | 858 | 7.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 304 | 2.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 13,948 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,431 | 24.6 |
Now married, except separated | 8,182 | 58.7 |
Separated | 246 | 1.8 |
Widowed | 894 | 6.4 |
Female | 708 | 5.1 |
Divorced | 1,195 | 8.6 |
Female | 594 | 4.3 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 546 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 237 | 43.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,859 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,543 | 12.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 5,211 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 423 | 8.1 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 9,817 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,078 | 21.2 |
Percent employed | 49.2 | (X) |
No disability | 7,739 | 78.8 |
Percent employed | 69.6 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,984 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 842 | 42.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 17,275 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,959 | 57.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,418 | 37.2 |
Same county | 3,893 | 22.5 |
Different county | 2,525 | 14.6 |
Same state | 2,254 | 13.0 |
Different state | 271 | 1.6 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 898 | 5.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 18,804 | 100.0 |
Native | 13,623 | 72.4 |
Born in United States | 13,519 | 71.9 |
State of residence | 11,159 | 59.3 |
Different state | 2,360 | 12.6 |
Born outside United States | 104 | 0.6 |
Foreign born | 5,181 | 27.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,199 | 11.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,226 | 6.5 |
Not a citizen | 3,955 | 21.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,181 | 100.0 |
Europe | 54 | 1.0 |
Asia | 137 | 2.6 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 85 | 1.6 |
Latin America | 4,864 | 93.9 |
Northern America | 41 | 0.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 17,275 | 100.0 |
English only | 10,012 | 58.0 |
Language other than English | 7,263 | 42.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 4,177 | 24.2 |
Spanish | 6,883 | 39.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,012 | 23.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 287 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 122 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 80 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 41 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 18,804 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 18,610 | 99.0 |
Arab | 11 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 30 | 0.2 |
Danish | 167 | 0.9 |
Dutch | 225 | 1.2 |
English | 1,296 | 6.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 309 | 1.6 |
French Canadian1 | 83 | 0.4 |
German | 1,878 | 10.0 |
Greek | 16 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,382 | 7.3 |
Italian | 612 | 3.3 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 229 | 1.2 |
Polish | 86 | 0.5 |
Portuguese | 339 | 1.8 |
Russian | 65 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish | 232 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 274 | 1.5 |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 234 | 1.2 |
Swiss | 140 | 0.7 |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 843 | 4.5 |
Welsh | 57 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 10,080 | 53.6 |
(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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