Wallace County, KS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wallace county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school470100.0
Nursery school, preschool245.1
Kindergarten245.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)25253.6
High school (grades 9-12)13929.6
College or graduate school316.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over1,133100.0
Less than 9th grade938.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma887.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)41636.7
Some college, no degree29726.2
Associate degree443.9
Bachelor's degree15113.3
Graduate or professional degree443.9
Percent high school graduate or higher84.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher17.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over1,359100.0
Never married26019.1
Now married, except separated91167.0
Separated141.0
Widowed926.8
Female
856.3
Divorced826.0
Female
413.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years16100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1062.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over1,243100.0
Civilian veterans16613.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years473100.0
With a disability102.1
Population 21 to 64 years868100.0
With a disability8910.3
Percent employed
65.2(X)
No disability77989.7
Percent employed
84.6(X)
Population 65 years and over291100.0
With a disability11740.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over1,657100.0
Same house in 19951,13368.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199550930.7
Same county
21312.9
Different county
29617.9
Same state
16510.0
Different state
1317.9
Elsewhere in 1995150.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population1,749100.0
Native1,71097.8
Born in United States
1,70897.7
State of residence
1,20268.7
Different state
50628.9
Born outside United States
20.1
Foreign born392.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
241.4
Naturalized citizen
100.6
Not a citizen
291.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)39100.0
Europe410.3
Asia410.3
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America3179.5
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over1,657100.0
English only1,57394.9
Language other than English845.1
Speak English less than 'very well
462.8
Spanish
724.3
Speak English less than "very well"
412.5
Other Indo-European languages
100.6
Speak English less than "very well"
50.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population1,749100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,61092.1
Arab00.0
Czech180.5
Danish110.6
Dutch201.1
English19911.4
French (except Basque)1482.7
French Canadian140.2
German53130.4
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish11579.0
Italian70.4
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian271.5
Polish321.8
Portuguese30.2
Russian70.4
Scotch-Irish392.2
Scottish171.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish613.5
Swiss70.4
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1719.8
Welsh30.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries25814.8
(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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