Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Dekalb county georgia 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 | 182,326 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 14,993 | 8.2 |
| Kindergarten | 10,093 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 74,129 | 40.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 35,502 | 19.5 |
| College or graduate school | 47,609 | 26.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 429,981 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 24,282 | 5.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 39,978 | 9.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 87,359 | 20.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 96,268 | 22.4 |
| Associate degree | 26,005 | 6.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 97,769 | 22.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 58,320 | 13.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 36.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 527,709 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 197,879 | 37.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 232,662 | 44.1 |
| Separated | 13,977 | 2.6 |
| Widowed | 26,000 | 4.9 |
Female | 22,051 | 4.2 |
| Divorced | 57,191 | 10.8 |
Female | 36,082 | 6.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,186 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7,617 | 44.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 502,037 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 52,982 | 10.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 144,311 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,774 | 8.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 416,245 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 72,859 | 17.5 |
Percent employed | 63.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 343,386 | 82.5 |
Percent employed | 79.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 51,611 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 21,211 | 41.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 619,018 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 270,873 | 43.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 306,440 | 49.5 |
Same county | 133,397 | 21.5 |
Different county | 173,043 | 28.0 |
Same state | 74,644 | 12.1 |
Different state | 98,399 | 15.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 41,705 | 6.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 665,865 | 100.0 |
| Native | 564,545 | 84.8 |
Born in United States | 556,093 | 83.5 |
State of residence | 284,918 | 42.8 |
Different state | 271,175 | 40.7 |
Born outside United States | 8,452 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 101,320 | 15.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 65,627 | 9.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 26,531 | 4.0 |
Not a citizen | 74,789 | 11.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 101,320 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10,216 | 10.1 |
| Asia | 24,516 | 24.2 |
| Africa | 14,117 | 13.9 |
| Oceania | 210 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 50,955 | 50.3 |
| Northern America | 1,306 | 1.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 619,018 | 100.0 |
| English only | 511,239 | 82.6 |
| Language other than English | 107,779 | 17.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 61,818 | 10.0 |
Spanish | 52,481 | 8.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35,694 | 5.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,476 | 4.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,469 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 17,381 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,235 | 1.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 665,865 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 627,950 | 94.3 |
| Arab | 2,355 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 1,155 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 1,024 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 3,498 | 0.5 |
| English | 40,234 | 6.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,816 | 1.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,689 | 0.3 |
| German | 34,725 | 5.2 |
| Greek | 1,430 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 1,356 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 31,618 | 4.7 |
| Italian | 9,565 | 1.4 |
| Lithuanian | 848 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 2,192 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 7,006 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 534 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 5,271 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,472 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 9,966 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 515 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 22,438 | 3.4 |
| Swedish | 3,320 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 1,323 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 882 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 25,977 | 3.9 |
| Welsh | 2,565 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 15,194 | 2.3 |
| Other ancestries | 381,982 | 57.4 |
| (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 |
