Dubuque County, IA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Dubuque county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,497 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,754 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 1,170 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,539 | 43.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,320 | 21.7 |
| College or graduate school | 5,714 | 23.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 57,236 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,986 | 7.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,468 | 7.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,999 | 40.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 10,401 | 18.2 |
| Associate degree | 3,173 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 8,340 | 14.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,869 | 6.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 70,394 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 18,818 | 26.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 40,713 | 57.8 |
| Separated | 446 | 0.6 |
| Widowed | 4,803 | 6.8 |
Female | 3,963 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 5,614 | 8.0 |
Female | 2,922 | 4.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 608 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 208 | 34.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 66,332 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 8,737 | 13.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 21,147 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,564 | 7.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 48,625 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,936 | 14.3 |
Percent employed | 64.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 41,689 | 85.7 |
Percent employed | 83.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 12,140 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,607 | 37.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 83,184 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 49,898 | 60.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 32,218 | 38.7 |
Same county | 21,131 | 25.4 |
Different county | 11,087 | 13.3 |
Same state | 4,545 | 5.5 |
Different state | 6,542 | 7.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,068 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 89,143 | 100.0 |
| Native | 87,488 | 98.1 |
Born in United States | 87,221 | 97.8 |
State of residence | 70,940 | 79.6 |
Different state | 16,281 | 18.3 |
Born outside United States | 267 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 1,655 | 1.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,010 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 541 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 1,114 | 1.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,655 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 666 | 40.2 |
| Asia | 288 | 17.4 |
| Africa | 69 | 4.2 |
| Oceania | 38 | 2.3 |
| Latin America | 489 | 29.5 |
| Northern America | 105 | 6.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 83,184 | 100.0 |
| English only | 79,868 | 96.0 |
| Language other than English | 3,316 | 4.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,301 | 1.6 |
Spanish | 1,652 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 648 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,289 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 454 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 285 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 170 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 89,143 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 96,863 | 108.7 |
| Arab | 67 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 749 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 364 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 1,612 | 1.8 |
| English | 5,637 | 6.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,628 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 286 | 0.3 |
| German | 44,647 | 50.1 |
| Greek | 331 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 78 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 18,775 | 21.1 |
| Italian | 1,654 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 50 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,996 | 2.2 |
| Polish | 954 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 90 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 603 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 607 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 13 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 89 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,053 | 1.2 |
| Swiss | 856 | 1.0 |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 7,062 | 7.9 |
| Welsh | 295 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 33 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,292 | 7.1 |
| (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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