Taylor County, TX Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Taylor county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 37,937 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,968 | 5.2 |
| Kindergarten | 1,874 | 4.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,501 | 40.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 7,768 | 20.5 |
| College or graduate school | 10,826 | 28.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 75,496 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,872 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,295 | 12.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,472 | 28.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 18,742 | 24.8 |
| Associate degree | 4,164 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 11,215 | 14.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 5,736 | 7.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 22.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 98,740 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 23,392 | 23.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 56,794 | 57.5 |
| Separated | 1,896 | 1.9 |
| Widowed | 6,229 | 6.3 |
Female | 5,324 | 5.4 |
| Divorced | 10,429 | 10.6 |
Female | 5,790 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,671 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,649 | 61.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 88,574 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,484 | 15.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 32,301 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,114 | 9.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 65,073 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 12,677 | 19.5 |
Percent employed | 52.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 52,396 | 80.5 |
Percent employed | 78.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 14,744 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,734 | 45.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 117,587 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 54,703 | 46.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 59,996 | 51.0 |
Same county | 29,583 | 25.2 |
Different county | 30,413 | 25.9 |
Same state | 18,383 | 15.6 |
Different state | 12,030 | 10.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,888 | 2.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 126,555 | 100.0 |
| Native | 121,533 | 96.0 |
Born in United States | 119,638 | 94.5 |
State of residence | 86,095 | 68.0 |
Different state | 33,543 | 26.5 |
Born outside United States | 1,895 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 5,022 | 4.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,967 | 1.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,008 | 1.6 |
Not a citizen | 3,014 | 2.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,022 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 702 | 14.0 |
| Asia | 1,344 | 26.8 |
| Africa | 143 | 2.8 |
| Oceania | 45 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 2,564 | 51.1 |
| Northern America | 224 | 4.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 117,587 | 100.0 |
| English only | 100,846 | 85.8 |
| Language other than English | 16,741 | 14.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,044 | 4.3 |
Spanish | 14,259 | 12.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,337 | 3.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,102 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 216 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,190 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 453 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 126,555 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 110,714 | 87.5 |
| Arab | 76 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 356 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 347 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 1,913 | 1.5 |
| English | 11,550 | 9.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,516 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 779 | 0.6 |
| German | 13,335 | 10.5 |
| Greek | 111 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 194 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 11,177 | 8.8 |
| Italian | 1,773 | 1.4 |
| Lithuanian | 99 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 787 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 1,254 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 81 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 173 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,635 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 2,547 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 110 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 444 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 908 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 71 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 71 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 16,595 | 13.1 |
| Welsh | 580 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 343 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 39,889 | 31.5 |
| (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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