Carbon County, WY Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Carbon county wyoming dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,674 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 316 | 8.6 |
Kindergarten | 217 | 5.9 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,672 | 45.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,080 | 29.4 |
College or graduate school | 389 | 10.6 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 10,508 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 541 | 5.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,192 | 11.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,678 | 35.0 |
Some college, no degree | 2,685 | 25.6 |
Associate degree | 609 | 5.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,254 | 11.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 549 | 5.2 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.5 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.2 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 12,653 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,399 | 19.0 |
Now married, except separated | 7,778 | 61.5 |
Separated | 149 | 1.2 |
Widowed | 784 | 6.2 |
Female | 585 | 4.6 |
Divorced | 1,543 | 12.2 |
Female | 628 | 5.0 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 155 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 98 | 63.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,892 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,110 | 17.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,352 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 290 | 8.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 8,600 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,722 | 20.0 |
Percent employed | 60.0 | (X) |
No disability | 6,878 | 80.0 |
Percent employed | 80.1 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,805 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 719 | 39.8 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,737 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 7,895 | 53.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,806 | 46.2 |
Same county | 3,038 | 20.6 |
Different county | 3,768 | 25.6 |
Same state | 1,483 | 10.1 |
Different state | 2,285 | 15.5 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 36 | 0.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 15,639 | 100.0 |
Native | 15,192 | 97.1 |
Born in United States | 15,024 | 96.1 |
State of residence | 6,755 | 43.2 |
Different state | 8,269 | 52.9 |
Born outside United States | 168 | 1.1 |
Foreign born | 447 | 2.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 130 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 202 | 1.3 |
Not a citizen | 245 | 1.6 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 447 | 100.0 |
Europe | 95 | 21.3 |
Asia | 38 | 8.5 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 2 | 0.4 |
Latin America | 285 | 63.8 |
Northern America | 27 | 6.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,737 | 100.0 |
English only | 13,186 | 89.5 |
Language other than English | 1,551 | 10.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 374 | 2.5 |
Spanish | 1,167 | 7.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 308 | 2.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 282 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 61 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 62 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 15,639 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 16,575 | 106.0 |
Arab | 6 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 111 | 0.7 |
Danish | 198 | 1.3 |
Dutch | 449 | 2.9 |
English | 2,211 | 14.1 |
French (except Basque)1 | 492 | 3.1 |
French Canadian1 | 122 | 0.8 |
German | 3,390 | 21.7 |
Greek | 62 | 0.4 |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,971 | 12.6 |
Italian | 289 | 1.8 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 465 | 3.0 |
Polish | 157 | 1.0 |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.1 |
Russian | 40 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish | 401 | 2.6 |
Scottish | 547 | 3.5 |
Slovak | 5 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 4 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 688 | 4.4 |
Swiss | 55 | 0.4 |
Ukrainian | 23 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 1,080 | 6.9 |
Welsh | 146 | 0.9 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 3,627 | 23.2 |
(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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