Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Chambers county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,386 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 716 | 8.5 |
| Kindergarten | 574 | 6.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,970 | 47.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,004 | 23.9 |
| College or graduate school | 1,122 | 13.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 24,497 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,057 | 12.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,721 | 23.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,863 | 32.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,403 | 18.0 |
| Associate degree | 1,114 | 4.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,553 | 6.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 786 | 3.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 29,091 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,856 | 23.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,967 | 51.4 |
| Separated | 845 | 2.9 |
| Widowed | 2,916 | 10.0 |
Female | 2,472 | 8.5 |
| Divorced | 3,507 | 12.1 |
Female | 1,907 | 6.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,249 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 600 | 48.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,543 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,707 | 13.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,983 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 691 | 8.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 20,065 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,770 | 28.8 |
Percent employed | 51.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,295 | 71.2 |
Percent employed | 76.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,605 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,746 | 49.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 34,148 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 21,717 | 63.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,280 | 36.0 |
Same county | 8,281 | 24.3 |
Different county | 3,999 | 11.7 |
Same state | 1,751 | 5.1 |
Different state | 2,248 | 6.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 151 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 36,583 | 100.0 |
| Native | 36,289 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 36,217 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 28,474 | 77.8 |
Different state | 7,743 | 21.2 |
Born outside United States | 72 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 294 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 147 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 63 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 231 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 294 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 108 | 36.7 |
| Asia | 32 | 10.9 |
| Africa | 17 | 5.8 |
| Oceania | 25 | 8.5 |
| Latin America | 86 | 29.3 |
| Northern America | 26 | 8.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 34,148 | 100.0 |
| English only | 33,350 | 97.7 |
| Language other than English | 798 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 241 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 450 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 156 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 321 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 85 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 20 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 36,583 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 28,038 | 76.6 |
| Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 9 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 267 | 0.7 |
| English | 1,761 | 4.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 235 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,086 | 3.0 |
| Greek | 9 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 2,082 | 5.7 |
| Italian | 190 | 0.5 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 30 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 43 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 337 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 385 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 215 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 48 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 8,485 | 23.2 |
| Welsh | 69 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 41 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 12,658 | 34.6 |
| (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 |
