Wapello County, IA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wapello county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,657100.0
Nursery school, preschool6207.2
Kindergarten4665.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,95345.7
High school (grades 9-12)2,01123.2
College or graduate school1,60718.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over24,120100.0
Less than 9th grade1,6666.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,79611.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)9,61639.9
Some college, no degree4,72819.6
Associate degree1,8017.5
Bachelor's degree2,3259.6
Graduate or professional degree1,1884.9
Percent high school graduate or higher81.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over29,087100.0
Never married6,47222.3
Now married, except separated16,24355.8
Separated3691.3
Widowed2,4438.4
Female
2,1187.3
Divorced3,56012.2
Female
1,8696.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years394100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren17343.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,653100.0
Civilian veterans4,42316.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,009100.0
With a disability6988.7
Population 21 to 64 years19,400100.0
With a disability4,40522.7
Percent employed
52.5(X)
No disability14,99577.3
Percent employed
79.9(X)
Population 65 years and over5,986100.0
With a disability2,70645.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over33,953100.0
Same house in 199520,43860.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,29939.2
Same county
7,75822.8
Different county
5,54116.3
Same state
3,2639.6
Different state
2,2786.7
Elsewhere in 19952160.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population36,051100.0
Native35,37298.1
Born in United States
35,29497.9
State of residence
28,99280.4
Different state
6,30217.5
Born outside United States
780.2
Foreign born6791.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3290.9
Naturalized citizen
2020.6
Not a citizen
4771.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)679100.0
Europe11316.6
Asia15322.5
Africa679.9
Oceania00.0
Latin America34450.7
Northern America20.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over33,953100.0
English only32,67596.2
Language other than English1,2783.8
Speak English less than 'very well
5481.6
Spanish
8702.6
Speak English less than "very well"
4191.2
Other Indo-European languages
2060.6
Speak English less than "very well"
370.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1690.5
Speak English less than "very well"
870.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population36,051100.0

Total ancestries reported

32,87591.2
Arab190.1
Czech12600.7
Danish2510.7
Dutch1,8535.1
English4,28511.9
French (except Basque)11,0773.0
French Canadian11590.4
German7,63621.2
Greek2000.6
Hungarian280.1
Irish14,53512.6
Italian5451.5
Lithuanian140.0
Norwegian8272.3
Polish2850.8
Portuguese60.0
Russian1240.3
Scotch-Irish6521.8
Scottish7092.0
Slovak530.1
Subsaharan African830.2
Swedish9492.6
Swiss980.3
Ukrainian280.1
United States or American3,87610.8
Welsh5131.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)110.0
Other ancestries3,79910.5
(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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