Miller County, MO Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Miller county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,473 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 259 | 4.7 |
Kindergarten | 296 | 5.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,830 | 51.7 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,429 | 26.1 |
College or graduate school | 659 | 12.0 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 15,369 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,535 | 10.0 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,481 | 16.1 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,179 | 40.2 |
Some college, no degree | 2,908 | 18.9 |
Associate degree | 518 | 3.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,240 | 8.1 |
Graduate or professional degree | 508 | 3.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.9 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 18,492 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,625 | 19.6 |
Now married, except separated | 10,834 | 58.6 |
Separated | 266 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 1,719 | 9.3 |
Female | 1,361 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 2,048 | 11.1 |
Female | 997 | 5.4 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 365 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 147 | 40.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,354 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,705 | 15.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 5,395 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 419 | 7.8 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 12,712 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,766 | 21.8 |
Percent employed | 59.3 | (X) |
No disability | 9,946 | 78.2 |
Percent employed | 79.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,464 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,608 | 46.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 21,952 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 12,412 | 56.5 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,456 | 43.1 |
Same county | 4,703 | 21.4 |
Different county | 4,753 | 21.7 |
Same state | 3,587 | 16.3 |
Different state | 1,166 | 5.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 84 | 0.4 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 23,564 | 100.0 |
Native | 23,402 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 23,229 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 17,481 | 74.2 |
Different state | 5,748 | 24.4 |
Born outside United States | 173 | 0.7 |
Foreign born | 162 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 26 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 106 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 56 | 0.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 162 | 100.0 |
Europe | 77 | 47.5 |
Asia | 43 | 26.5 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 30 | 18.5 |
Northern America | 12 | 7.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 21,952 | 100.0 |
English only | 21,426 | 97.6 |
Language other than English | 526 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 228 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 237 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 113 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 217 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 86 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 68 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 28 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 23,564 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 20,273 | 86.0 |
Arab | 1 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 46 | 0.2 |
Danish | 96 | 0.4 |
Dutch | 492 | 2.1 |
English | 2,546 | 10.8 |
French (except Basque)1 | 764 | 3.2 |
French Canadian1 | 55 | 0.2 |
German | 5,560 | 23.6 |
Greek | 10 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,299 | 9.8 |
Italian | 326 | 1.4 |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 148 | 0.6 |
Polish | 234 | 1.0 |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.1 |
Russian | 53 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 367 | 1.6 |
Scottish | 335 | 1.4 |
Slovak | 2 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 158 | 0.7 |
Swiss | 133 | 0.6 |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 3,882 | 16.5 |
Welsh | 100 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 2,613 | 11.1 |
(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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