Chesterfield, MO Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school12,678100.0
Nursery school, preschool9997.9
Kindergarten7485.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,58344.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,92123.0
College or graduate school2,42719.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over32,689100.0
Less than 9th grade4691.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8722.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,17112.8
Some college, no degree5,95118.2
Associate degree1,4234.4
Bachelor's degree11,96836.6
Graduate or professional degree7,83524.0
Percent high school graduate or higher95.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher60.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over37,508100.0
Never married7,23819.3
Now married, except separated24,75866.0
Separated1690.5
Widowed2,7167.2
Female
2,2285.9
Divorced2,6277.0
Female
1,6704.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years359100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren14640.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over35,323100.0
Civilian veterans4,60313.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,060100.0
With a disability5945.9
Population 21 to 64 years27,229100.0
With a disability1,6025.9
Percent employed
67.3(X)
No disability25,62794.1
Percent employed
79.0(X)
Population 65 years and over5,918100.0
With a disability1,67528.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over44,324100.0
Same house in 199524,95156.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199518,28041.2
Same county
9,77422.1
Different county
8,50619.2
Same state
2,6035.9
Different state
5,90313.3
Elsewhere in 19951,0932.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population46,973100.0
Native43,23792.0
Born in United States
42,87991.3
State of residence
25,04153.3
Different state
17,83838.0
Born outside United States
3580.8
Foreign born3,7368.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,6713.6
Naturalized citizen
2,0654.4
Not a citizen
1,6713.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,736100.0
Europe90324.2
Asia2,04054.6
Africa782.1
Oceania210.6
Latin America3318.9
Northern America3639.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over44,324100.0
English only39,89790.0
Language other than English4,42710.0
Speak English less than 'very well
1,5333.5
Spanish
7471.7
Speak English less than "very well"
2900.7
Other Indo-European languages
1,8314.1
Speak English less than "very well"
5421.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,6453.7
Speak English less than "very well"
6321.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population46,973100.0

Total ancestries reported

56,513120.3
Arab1540.3
Czech13590.8
Danish2570.5
Dutch7711.6
English6,23813.3
French (except Basque)11,8944.0
French Canadian12000.4
German14,55131.0
Greek4771.0
Hungarian3240.7
Irish17,52916.0
Italian2,7345.8
Lithuanian1820.4
Norwegian4781.0
Polish2,1884.7
Portuguese800.2
Russian2,4105.1
Scotch-Irish1,0192.2
Scottish1,0772.3
Slovak1480.3
Subsaharan African940.2
Swedish7721.6
Swiss3300.7
Ukrainian4501.0
United States or American2,9606.3
Welsh3660.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)160.0
Other ancestries8,45518.0
(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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