Howard County, TX Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Howard county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,543 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 382 | 4.5 |
Kindergarten | 472 | 5.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,908 | 45.7 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,079 | 24.3 |
College or graduate school | 1,702 | 19.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 22,544 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 3,179 | 14.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,442 | 15.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,074 | 31.4 |
Some college, no degree | 4,972 | 22.1 |
Associate degree | 1,371 | 6.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,754 | 7.8 |
Graduate or professional degree | 752 | 3.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 26,965 | 100.0 |
Never married | 4,906 | 18.2 |
Now married, except separated | 16,225 | 60.2 |
Separated | 712 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 2,516 | 9.3 |
Female | 1,769 | 6.6 |
Divorced | 2,606 | 9.7 |
Female | 1,353 | 5.0 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 768 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 466 | 60.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,488 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 3,325 | 13.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 7,471 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 477 | 6.4 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 15,062 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,507 | 23.3 |
Percent employed | 53.2 | (X) |
No disability | 11,555 | 76.7 |
Percent employed | 75.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 4,685 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,180 | 46.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 31,645 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 16,848 | 53.2 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,068 | 44.5 |
Same county | 6,174 | 19.5 |
Different county | 7,894 | 24.9 |
Same state | 5,866 | 18.5 |
Different state | 2,028 | 6.4 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 729 | 2.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 33,627 | 100.0 |
Native | 31,612 | 94.0 |
Born in United States | 31,391 | 93.4 |
State of residence | 24,980 | 74.3 |
Different state | 6,411 | 19.1 |
Born outside United States | 221 | 0.7 |
Foreign born | 2,015 | 6.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 671 | 2.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 549 | 1.6 |
Not a citizen | 1,466 | 4.4 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,015 | 100.0 |
Europe | 33 | 1.6 |
Asia | 125 | 6.2 |
Africa | 18 | 0.9 |
Oceania | 8 | 0.4 |
Latin America | 1,817 | 90.2 |
Northern America | 14 | 0.7 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 31,645 | 100.0 |
English only | 21,800 | 68.9 |
Language other than English | 9,845 | 31.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,468 | 11.0 |
Spanish | 9,520 | 30.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,351 | 10.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 170 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 134 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 74 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 33,627 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 26,408 | 78.5 |
Arab | 20 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 30 | 0.1 |
Danish | 51 | 0.2 |
Dutch | 253 | 0.8 |
English | 2,013 | 6.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 404 | 1.2 |
French Canadian1 | 61 | 0.2 |
German | 2,322 | 6.9 |
Greek | 11 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,162 | 6.4 |
Italian | 258 | 0.8 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 86 | 0.3 |
Polish | 97 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0 |
Russian | 29 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 488 | 1.5 |
Scottish | 337 | 1.0 |
Slovak | 17 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 71 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 96 | 0.3 |
Swiss | 5 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 4,316 | 12.8 |
Welsh | 71 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 75 | 0.2 |
Other ancestries | 13,100 | 39.0 |
(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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