Benton County, IA Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Benton county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school6,744100.0
Nursery school, preschool5327.9
Kindergarten4166.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,28848.8
High school (grades 9-12)1,64024.3
College or graduate school86812.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over16,567100.0
Less than 9th grade8215.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,1987.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,18343.4
Some college, no degree3,57821.6
Associate degree1,4768.9
Bachelor's degree1,70510.3
Graduate or professional degree6063.7
Percent high school graduate or higher87.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over19,593100.0
Never married3,92320.0
Now married, except separated12,63964.5
Separated1750.9
Widowed1,3206.7
Female
1,1115.7
Divorced1,5367.8
Female
7723.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years150100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren6744.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over18,386100.0
Civilian veterans2,50313.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,207100.0
With a disability3555.7
Population 21 to 64 years13,510100.0
With a disability2,23116.5
Percent employed
65.7(X)
No disability11,27983.5
Percent employed
86.8(X)
Population 65 years and over3,665100.0
With a disability1,40838.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over23,674100.0
Same house in 199514,39360.8
Different house in the U.S. in 19959,20938.9
Same county
3,93516.6
Different county
5,27422.3
Same state
4,07917.2
Different state
1,1955.0
Elsewhere in 1995720.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population25,308100.0
Native25,14999.4
Born in United States
25,07899.1
State of residence
21,57785.3
Different state
3,50113.8
Born outside United States
710.3
Foreign born1590.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
720.3
Naturalized citizen
1020.4
Not a citizen
570.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)159100.0
Europe7647.8
Asia6138.4
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America21.3
Northern America2012.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over23,674100.0
English only23,01797.2
Language other than English6572.8
Speak English less than 'very well
1530.6
Spanish
3311.4
Speak English less than "very well"
760.3
Other Indo-European languages
2691.1
Speak English less than "very well"
560.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
290.1
Speak English less than "very well"
20.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population25,308100.0

Total ancestries reported

26,330104.0
Arab330.1
Czech11,6966.7
Danish3391.3
Dutch5392.1
English2,2518.9
French (except Basque)16382.5
French Canadian1690.3
German10,87043.0
Greek370.1
Hungarian350.1
Irish13,52513.9
Italian2741.1
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian1,1524.6
Polish2220.9
Portuguese00.0
Russian220.1
Scotch-Irish3041.2
Scottish2751.1
Slovak90.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish4671.8
Swiss1820.7
Ukrainian20.0
United States or American1,8557.3
Welsh930.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)50.0
Other ancestries1,4315.7
(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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