La Plata County, CO Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

La plata county colorado dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,191100.0
Nursery school, preschool6815.2
Kindergarten5534.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,59434.8
High school (grades 9-12)2,63119.9
College or graduate school4,73235.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over27,973100.0
Less than 9th grade7932.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,6195.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,46223.1
Some college, no degree7,22925.8
Associate degree1,7006.1
Bachelor's degree6,78824.3
Graduate or professional degree3,38212.1
Percent high school graduate or higher91.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher36.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over36,018100.0
Never married11,05830.7
Now married, except separated18,77952.1
Separated4821.3
Widowed1,4954.2
Female
1,1793.3
Divorced4,20411.7
Female
2,3756.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years419100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren17341.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over33,989100.0
Civilian veterans4,29012.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,432100.0
With a disability6696.4
Population 21 to 64 years26,824100.0
With a disability3,28612.3
Percent employed
58.9(X)
No disability23,53887.7
Percent employed
79.4(X)
Population 65 years and over3,977100.0
With a disability1,55439.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over41,643100.0
Same house in 199518,91445.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199522,30053.6
Same county
9,32322.4
Different county
12,97731.2
Same state
3,7809.1
Different state
9,19722.1
Elsewhere in 19954291.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population43,941100.0
Native42,77097.3
Born in United States
42,25696.2
State of residence
16,37037.3
Different state
25,88658.9
Born outside United States
5141.2
Foreign born1,1712.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4921.1
Naturalized citizen
5461.2
Not a citizen
6251.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,171100.0
Europe35630.4
Asia15012.8
Africa564.8
Oceania00.0
Latin America48841.7
Northern America12110.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over41,643100.0
English only37,70890.6
Language other than English3,9359.4
Speak English less than 'very well
1,1172.7
Spanish
2,4255.8
Speak English less than "very well"
8512.0
Other Indo-European languages
6151.5
Speak English less than "very well"
900.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1010.2
Speak English less than "very well"
480.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population43,941100.0

Total ancestries reported

49,996113.8
Arab590.1
Czech13410.8
Danish3620.8
Dutch1,0902.5
English6,42014.6
French (except Basque)11,6383.7
French Canadian13250.7
German9,48921.6
Greek1030.2
Hungarian1550.4
Irish15,88613.4
Italian1,9104.3
Lithuanian920.2
Norwegian9082.1
Polish7641.7
Portuguese920.2
Russian4050.9
Scotch-Irish9772.2
Scottish1,7724.0
Slovak270.1
Subsaharan African750.2
Swedish1,1812.7
Swiss3380.8
Ukrainian900.2
United States or American3,5568.1
Welsh5581.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)210.0
Other ancestries11,36225.9
(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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