Delta County, CO Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Delta county colorado dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,975 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 395 | 6.6 |
Kindergarten | 392 | 6.6 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,087 | 51.7 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,563 | 26.2 |
College or graduate school | 538 | 9.0 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 19,330 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,335 | 6.9 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,511 | 13.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,569 | 34.0 |
Some college, no degree | 4,581 | 23.7 |
Associate degree | 934 | 4.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,411 | 12.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 989 | 5.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.1 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 22,427 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,384 | 15.1 |
Now married, except separated | 14,388 | 64.2 |
Separated | 276 | 1.2 |
Widowed | 1,810 | 8.1 |
Female | 1,344 | 6.0 |
Divorced | 2,569 | 11.5 |
Female | 1,388 | 6.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 401 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 173 | 43.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,185 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 3,832 | 18.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 5,737 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 288 | 5.0 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 14,404 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,712 | 18.8 |
Percent employed | 51.7 | (X) |
No disability | 11,692 | 81.2 |
Percent employed | 74.6 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 5,382 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,494 | 46.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 26,174 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 13,612 | 52.0 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,106 | 46.3 |
Same county | 5,276 | 20.2 |
Different county | 6,830 | 26.1 |
Same state | 3,567 | 13.6 |
Different state | 3,263 | 12.5 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 456 | 1.7 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 27,834 | 100.0 |
Native | 26,669 | 95.8 |
Born in United States | 26,526 | 95.3 |
State of residence | 13,662 | 49.1 |
Different state | 12,864 | 46.2 |
Born outside United States | 143 | 0.5 |
Foreign born | 1,165 | 4.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 609 | 2.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 290 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 875 | 3.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,165 | 100.0 |
Europe | 138 | 11.8 |
Asia | 46 | 3.9 |
Africa | 2 | 0.2 |
Oceania | 4 | 0.3 |
Latin America | 928 | 79.7 |
Northern America | 47 | 4.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 26,174 | 100.0 |
English only | 23,472 | 89.7 |
Language other than English | 2,702 | 10.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,139 | 4.4 |
Spanish | 2,181 | 8.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,043 | 4.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 433 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 65 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 66 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 27,834 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 27,602 | 99.2 |
Arab | 20 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 176 | 0.6 |
Danish | 220 | 0.8 |
Dutch | 795 | 2.9 |
English | 3,890 | 14.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 858 | 3.1 |
French Canadian1 | 99 | 0.4 |
German | 5,578 | 20.0 |
Greek | 58 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 115 | 0.4 |
Irish1 | 2,902 | 10.4 |
Italian | 822 | 3.0 |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 505 | 1.8 |
Polish | 509 | 1.8 |
Portuguese | 23 | 0.1 |
Russian | 67 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 766 | 2.8 |
Scottish | 743 | 2.7 |
Slovak | 4 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 635 | 2.3 |
Swiss | 265 | 1.0 |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 2,626 | 9.4 |
Welsh | 326 | 1.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 5,553 | 20.0 |
(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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