Potter County, TX Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Potter county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school31,113100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,4387.8
Kindergarten2,1747.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)14,13545.4
High school (grades 9-12)6,48920.9
College or graduate school5,87718.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over69,427100.0
Less than 9th grade7,53110.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma12,55118.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)20,32329.3
Some college, no degree16,14023.2
Associate degree3,4975.0
Bachelor's degree6,0468.7
Graduate or professional degree3,3394.8
Percent high school graduate or higher71.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over86,685100.0
Never married19,49022.5
Now married, except separated47,37154.6
Separated3,0663.5
Widowed6,4237.4
Female
5,0215.8
Divorced10,33511.9
Female
6,0146.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,747100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,39550.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over81,740100.0
Civilian veterans9,94412.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years27,334100.0
With a disability2,4178.8
Population 21 to 64 years58,220100.0
With a disability13,79823.7
Percent employed
54.5(X)
No disability44,42276.3
Percent employed
74.6(X)
Population 65 years and over12,064100.0
With a disability5,93349.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over104,175100.0
Same house in 199548,62546.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199553,41151.3
Same county
25,62124.6
Different county
27,79026.7
Same state
19,98819.2
Different state
7,8027.5
Elsewhere in 19952,1392.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population113,546100.0
Native102,85390.6
Born in United States
102,27790.1
State of residence
75,05366.1
Different state
27,22424.0
Born outside United States
5760.5
Foreign born10,6939.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,5044.0
Naturalized citizen
3,8593.4
Not a citizen
6,8346.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)10,693100.0
Europe3253.0
Asia2,35422.0
Africa130.1
Oceania70.1
Latin America7,89273.8
Northern America1021.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over104,175100.0
English only78,47375.3
Language other than English25,70224.7
Speak English less than 'very well
10,0789.7
Spanish
22,32421.4
Speak English less than "very well"
8,4498.1
Other Indo-European languages
8020.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1810.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,4172.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3931.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population113,546100.0

Total ancestries reported

95,28183.9
Arab1720.2
Czech12380.2
Danish1280.1
Dutch1,5851.4
English7,3166.4
French (except Basque)12,0871.8
French Canadian12480.2
German10,0008.8
Greek820.1
Hungarian510.0
Irish18,5247.5
Italian9280.8
Lithuanian60.0
Norwegian5640.5
Polish5410.5
Portuguese1030.1
Russian790.1
Scotch-Irish1,9081.7
Scottish1,3901.2
Slovak190.0
Subsaharan African5390.5
Swedish4390.4
Swiss700.1
Ukrainian300.0
United States or American10,2689.0
Welsh3920.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2110.2
Other ancestries47,36341.7
(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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