Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Madison county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 78,591 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,701 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 4,172 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 32,854 | 41.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 14,652 | 18.6 |
| College or graduate school | 21,212 | 27.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 180,389 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 8,389 | 4.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,919 | 9.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,591 | 21.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 41,649 | 23.1 |
| Associate degree | 11,027 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 40,961 | 22.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 20,853 | 11.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 34.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 217,347 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 50,124 | 23.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 126,798 | 58.3 |
| Separated | 4,275 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 12,463 | 5.7 |
Female | 10,394 | 4.8 |
| Divorced | 23,687 | 10.9 |
Female | 13,801 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,224 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,731 | 52.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 204,803 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 32,861 | 16.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 63,563 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,020 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 162,230 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 27,889 | 17.2 |
Percent employed | 58.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 134,341 | 82.8 |
Percent employed | 79.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 29,075 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 12,472 | 42.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 257,992 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 129,993 | 50.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 122,776 | 47.6 |
Same county | 73,036 | 28.3 |
Different county | 49,740 | 19.3 |
Same state | 16,277 | 6.3 |
Different state | 33,463 | 13.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,223 | 2.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 276,700 | 100.0 |
| Native | 265,724 | 96.0 |
Born in United States | 261,411 | 94.5 |
State of residence | 153,819 | 55.6 |
Different state | 107,592 | 38.9 |
Born outside United States | 4,313 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 10,976 | 4.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 5,056 | 1.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,820 | 1.7 |
Not a citizen | 6,156 | 2.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 10,976 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,749 | 25.0 |
| Asia | 4,218 | 38.4 |
| Africa | 834 | 7.6 |
| Oceania | 73 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 2,476 | 22.6 |
| Northern America | 626 | 5.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 257,992 | 100.0 |
| English only | 243,863 | 94.5 |
| Language other than English | 14,129 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,037 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 5,277 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,114 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,868 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,141 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,045 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,530 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 276,700 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 256,478 | 92.7 |
| Arab | 647 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 810 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 618 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 2,995 | 1.1 |
| English | 29,462 | 10.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,428 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,139 | 0.4 |
| German | 26,287 | 9.5 |
| Greek | 418 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 522 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 25,614 | 9.3 |
| Italian | 5,206 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 253 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,798 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 3,003 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 188 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 749 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,523 | 2.7 |
| Scottish | 5,861 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 244 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,928 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 1,673 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 415 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 295 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 39,271 | 14.2 |
| Welsh | 1,733 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,491 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 90,907 | 32.9 |
| (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 |
