Van Buren County, IA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Van buren county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,753100.0
Nursery school, preschool1056.0
Kindergarten895.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)93353.2
High school (grades 9-12)45526.0
College or graduate school1719.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,322100.0
Less than 9th grade4087.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5129.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,46246.3
Some college, no degree95818.0
Associate degree3536.6
Bachelor's degree4388.2
Graduate or professional degree1913.6
Percent high school graduate or higher82.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,236100.0
Never married1,21119.4
Now married, except separated3,82761.4
Separated631.0
Widowed5418.7
Female
4326.9
Divorced5949.5
Female
2534.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years104100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren7673.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over5,878100.0
Civilian veterans84914.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,773100.0
With a disability1136.4
Population 21 to 64 years4,119100.0
With a disability81619.8
Percent employed
61.5(X)
No disability3,30380.2
Percent employed
82.8(X)
Population 65 years and over1,399100.0
With a disability57240.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over7,380100.0
Same house in 19954,80765.1
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,56334.7
Same county
1,20816.4
Different county
1,35518.4
Same state
91112.3
Different state
4446.0
Elsewhere in 1995100.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population7,809100.0
Native7,76099.4
Born in United States
7,74799.2
State of residence
6,22579.7
Different state
1,52219.5
Born outside United States
130.2
Foreign born490.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
70.1
Naturalized citizen
330.4
Not a citizen
160.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)49100.0
Europe2346.9
Asia1836.7
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America816.3
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over7,380100.0
English only6,99594.8
Language other than English3855.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1612.2
Spanish
470.6
Speak English less than "very well"
140.2
Other Indo-European languages
3284.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1472.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
100.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population7,809100.0

Total ancestries reported

6,75986.6
Arab00.0
Czech1420.5
Danish330.4
Dutch2833.6
English88411.3
French (except Basque)12333.0
French Canadian1200.3
German1,63821.0
Greek230.3
Hungarian20.0
Irish16838.7
Italian230.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian821.1
Polish480.6
Portuguese70.1
Russian70.1
Scotch-Irish1912.4
Scottish1391.8
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish1732.2
Swiss831.1
Ukrainian30.0
United States or American1,60020.5
Welsh480.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)50.1
Other ancestries5096.5
(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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