Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Lafayette county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,406 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 128 | 9.1 |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 4.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 677 | 48.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 311 | 22.1 |
| College or graduate school | 226 | 16.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 4,745 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 598 | 12.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 910 | 19.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,904 | 40.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 785 | 16.5 |
| Associate degree | 208 | 4.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 211 | 4.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 129 | 2.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 68.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 7.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 5,788 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,655 | 28.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,960 | 51.1 |
| Separated | 133 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 394 | 6.8 |
Female | 295 | 5.1 |
| Divorced | 646 | 11.2 |
Female | 208 | 3.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 186 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 123 | 66.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,510 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 777 | 14.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,352 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 101 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,128 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 675 | 21.6 |
Percent employed | 47.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,453 | 78.4 |
Percent employed | 78.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 852 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 377 | 44.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,620 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 3,558 | 53.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,790 | 42.1 |
Same county | 927 | 14.0 |
Different county | 1,863 | 28.1 |
Same state | 1,466 | 22.1 |
Different state | 397 | 6.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 272 | 4.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 7,022 | 100.0 |
| Native | 6,556 | 93.4 |
Born in United States | 6,485 | 92.4 |
State of residence | 4,746 | 67.6 |
Different state | 1,739 | 24.8 |
Born outside United States | 71 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 466 | 6.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 319 | 4.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 108 | 1.5 |
Not a citizen | 358 | 5.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 466 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 18 | 3.9 |
| Asia | 2 | 0.4 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 438 | 94.0 |
| Northern America | 8 | 1.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 6,620 | 100.0 |
| English only | 5,869 | 88.7 |
| Language other than English | 751 | 11.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 427 | 6.5 |
Spanish | 654 | 9.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 411 | 6.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 88 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 14 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 7,022 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,331 | 75.9 |
| Arab | 26 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 69 | 1.0 |
| English | 521 | 7.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 167 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 26 | 0.4 |
| German | 301 | 4.3 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 451 | 6.4 |
| Italian | 91 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 18 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 21 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 149 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 36 | 0.5 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 66 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 20 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 6 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,486 | 21.2 |
| Welsh | 12 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 57 | 0.8 |
| Other ancestries | 1,794 | 25.5 |
| (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 |
