Grand Prairie, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 36,877 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,486 | 6.7 |
| Kindergarten | 2,369 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,028 | 48.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 7,635 | 20.7 |
| College or graduate school | 6,359 | 17.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 75,540 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 7,489 | 9.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,487 | 15.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,636 | 26.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 18,120 | 24.0 |
| Associate degree | 4,200 | 5.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 10,829 | 14.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,779 | 5.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 94,121 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 25,033 | 26.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 52,401 | 55.7 |
| Separated | 2,507 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 3,739 | 4.0 |
Female | 3,126 | 3.3 |
| Divorced | 10,441 | 11.1 |
Female | 6,080 | 6.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,648 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,631 | 44.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 88,189 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 9,612 | 10.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 33,293 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,829 | 8.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 74,420 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,121 | 20.3 |
Percent employed | 60.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 59,299 | 79.7 |
Percent employed | 77.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 7,757 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,638 | 46.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 115,998 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 54,255 | 46.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 57,751 | 49.8 |
Same county | 32,738 | 28.2 |
Different county | 25,013 | 21.6 |
Same state | 16,323 | 14.1 |
Different state | 8,690 | 7.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,992 | 3.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 127,049 | 100.0 |
| Native | 106,208 | 83.6 |
Born in United States | 104,820 | 82.5 |
State of residence | 73,282 | 57.7 |
Different state | 31,538 | 24.8 |
Born outside United States | 1,388 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 20,841 | 16.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 9,248 | 7.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 6,584 | 5.2 |
Not a citizen | 14,257 | 11.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 20,841 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 886 | 4.3 |
| Asia | 4,065 | 19.5 |
| Africa | 940 | 4.5 |
| Oceania | 29 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 14,814 | 71.1 |
| Northern America | 107 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 115,998 | 100.0 |
| English only | 78,182 | 67.4 |
| Language other than English | 37,816 | 32.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 16,719 | 14.4 |
Spanish | 30,860 | 26.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13,796 | 11.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,847 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 546 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4,176 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,129 | 1.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 127,049 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 119,208 | 93.8 |
| Arab | 344 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 593 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 263 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 1,176 | 0.9 |
| English | 7,610 | 6.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,185 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 445 | 0.4 |
| German | 10,726 | 8.4 |
| Greek | 101 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 207 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 9,040 | 7.1 |
| Italian | 1,901 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 117 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 930 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 1,291 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 211 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 227 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,771 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 1,852 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 52 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,262 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 510 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 131 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 31 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 8,528 | 6.7 |
| Welsh | 473 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 415 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 66,816 | 52.6 |
| (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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