Joplin, MO Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,188100.0
Nursery school, preschool6455.8
Kindergarten6295.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,68841.9
High school (grades 9-12)1,89316.9
College or graduate school3,33329.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,922100.0
Less than 9th grade1,4885.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,86413.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)9,00131.1
Some college, no degree7,19824.9
Associate degree1,3974.8
Bachelor's degree3,91713.5
Graduate or professional degree2,0577.1
Percent high school graduate or higher81.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over36,516100.0
Never married8,53223.4
Now married, except separated19,34553.0
Separated1,0462.9
Widowed2,8637.8
Female
2,3706.5
Divorced4,73013.0
Female
2,7337.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years627100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36758.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over34,946100.0
Civilian veterans4,79413.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,768100.0
With a disability8268.5
Population 21 to 64 years25,265100.0
With a disability5,14120.3
Percent employed
54.6(X)
No disability20,12479.7
Percent employed
78.9(X)
Population 65 years and over6,595100.0
With a disability2,84343.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over42,370100.0
Same house in 199518,43543.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199523,55555.6
Same county
11,43527.0
Different county
12,12028.6
Same state
5,09712.0
Different state
7,02316.6
Elsewhere in 19953800.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population45,566100.0
Native44,68398.1
Born in United States
44,37597.4
State of residence
25,78856.6
Different state
18,58740.8
Born outside United States
3080.7
Foreign born8831.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4371.0
Naturalized citizen
3630.8
Not a citizen
5201.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)883100.0
Europe18320.7
Asia32436.7
Africa101.1
Oceania50.6
Latin America33738.2
Northern America242.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over42,370100.0
English only40,21894.9
Language other than English2,1525.1
Speak English less than 'very well
7371.7
Spanish
1,2492.9
Speak English less than "very well"
5131.2
Other Indo-European languages
6271.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1220.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2100.5
Speak English less than "very well"
830.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population45,566100.0

Total ancestries reported

40,45188.8
Arab1470.3
Czech11060.2
Danish980.2
Dutch1,0912.4
English4,4129.7
French (except Basque)11,2892.8
French Canadian11110.2
German7,80217.1
Greek1020.2
Hungarian590.1
Irish15,49912.1
Italian1,0392.3
Lithuanian40.0
Norwegian5761.3
Polish4581.0
Portuguese590.1
Russian2080.5
Scotch-Irish1,2082.7
Scottish8421.8
Slovak270.1
Subsaharan African590.1
Swedish5491.2
Swiss1030.2
Ukrainian620.1
United States or American5,74912.6
Welsh3110.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)420.1
Other ancestries8,43918.5
(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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