El Paso County, CO Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

El paso county colorado dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school146,429100.0
Nursery school, preschool9,4456.5
Kindergarten8,0535.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)64,67844.2
High school (grades 9-12)30,51620.8
College or graduate school33,73723.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over320,420100.0
Less than 9th grade7,4172.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma20,6126.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)73,28622.9
Some college, no degree87,17927.2
Associate degree30,1649.4
Bachelor's degree64,61520.2
Graduate or professional degree37,14711.6
Percent high school graduate or higher91.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher31.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over397,694100.0
Never married97,92324.6
Now married, except separated231,73858.3
Separated7,2251.8
Widowed17,3754.4
Female
14,1723.6
Divorced43,43310.9
Female
25,2116.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years8,027100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren3,48943.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over351,079100.0
Civilian veterans74,99221.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years122,496100.0
With a disability8,6797.1
Population 21 to 64 years284,960100.0
With a disability44,59015.6
Percent employed
61.4(X)
No disability240,37084.4
Percent employed
80.2(X)
Population 65 years and over42,861100.0
With a disability17,44140.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over477,912100.0
Same house in 1995193,28240.4
Different house in the U.S. in 1995265,72055.6
Same county
129,78527.2
Different county
135,93528.4
Same state
21,2924.5
Different state
114,64324.0
Elsewhere in 199518,9104.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population516,929100.0
Native483,62193.6
Born in United States
465,80990.1
State of residence
151,42929.3
Different state
314,38060.8
Born outside United States
17,8123.4
Foreign born33,3086.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
12,9882.5
Naturalized citizen
16,1223.1
Not a citizen
17,1863.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)33,308100.0
Europe10,85432.6
Asia10,21430.7
Africa6371.9
Oceania2380.7
Latin America9,52928.6
Northern America1,8365.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over477,912100.0
English only423,60988.6
Language other than English54,30311.4
Speak English less than 'very well
17,1033.6
Spanish
28,4676.0
Speak English less than "very well"
9,5812.0
Other Indo-European languages
15,3163.2
Speak English less than "very well"
3,0980.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9,3422.0
Speak English less than "very well"
4,1670.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population516,929100.0

Total ancestries reported

578,616111.9
Arab1,3870.3
Czech14,6350.9
Danish4,2310.8
Dutch10,1432.0
English62,19312.0
French (except Basque)117,3723.4
French Canadian14,5750.9
German115,89022.4
Greek1,4120.3
Hungarian2,3160.4
Irish164,26812.4
Italian23,2974.5
Lithuanian1,2640.2
Norwegian14,0862.7
Polish13,0142.5
Portuguese1,0880.2
Russian3,2200.6
Scotch-Irish11,4692.2
Scottish14,4612.8
Slovak1,1490.2
Subsaharan African2,4430.5
Swedish11,5942.2
Swiss2,2510.4
Ukrainian1,1300.2
United States or American30,5165.9
Welsh4,6690.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,3400.3
Other ancestries153,20329.6
(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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