1990 Census Profile 2 for Goshen County
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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 12,373
Urban population.................................................... 5,651
Percent of total population..................................... 45.7
Rural population.................................................... 6,722
Percent of total population..................................... 54.3
Farm population................................................... 1,478
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 3,524
Preprimary school................................................... 216
Elementary or high school........................................... 2,425
Percent in private school......................................... 3.3
College............................................................. 883
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 7,885
Less than 9th grade................................................. 878
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 976
High school graduate................................................ 2,619
Some college, no degree............................................. 1,775
Associates degree................................................... 492
Bachelor's degree................................................... 820
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 325
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 76.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 14.5
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 11,527
Lived in same house................................................. 6,240
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 5,265
Same State........................................................ 3,449
Same county..................................................... 2,278
Different county................................................ 1,171
Different State................................................... 1,816
Lived abroad........................................................ 22
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 7,261
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 152
With a mobility limitation........................................ 80
With a self-care limitation....................................... 102
With a work disability.............................................. 555
In labor force.................................................. 302
Prevented from working............................................ 215
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,892
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 291
With a mobility limitation........................................ 209
With a self-care limitation....................................... 157
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 308
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,949
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,368
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,347
65 years and over................................................. 361
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 12,081
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 42.1
Foreign-born population............................................. 292
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 94
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 11,527
Speak a language other than English................................. 796
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 187
Speak Spanish..................................................... 569
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 149
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 19
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 16,688
Arab................................................................ 3
Austrian............................................................ 18
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 6
Czech............................................................... 243
Danish.............................................................. 253
Dutch............................................................... 564
English............................................................. 2,490
Finnish............................................................. 20
French (except Basque).............................................. 571
French Canadian..................................................... 80
German.............................................................. 5,793
Greek............................................................... 8
Hungarian........................................................... 32
Irish............................................................... 2,310
Italian............................................................. 95
Lithuanian.......................................................... 2
Norwegian........................................................... 383
Polish.............................................................. 123
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 84
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 536
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Scottish............................................................ 337
Slovak.............................................................. 18
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 568
Swiss............................................................... 55
Ukrainian........................................................... 30
United States or American........................................... 283
Welsh............................................................... 113
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 1,670.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
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