Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Telfair county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,480 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 227 | 9.2 |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,184 | 47.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 696 | 28.1 |
| College or graduate school | 247 | 10.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 7,906 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 818 | 10.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,063 | 26.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,168 | 40.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 968 | 12.2 |
| Associate degree | 230 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 425 | 5.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 234 | 3.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 9,668 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,892 | 19.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,615 | 58.1 |
| Separated | 350 | 3.6 |
| Widowed | 988 | 10.2 |
Female | 824 | 8.5 |
| Divorced | 823 | 8.5 |
Female | 447 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 306 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 194 | 63.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,135 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 975 | 10.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,340 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 186 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,589 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,805 | 32.3 |
Percent employed | 54.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,784 | 67.7 |
Percent employed | 71.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,602 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 852 | 53.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 11,092 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 8,134 | 73.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,871 | 25.9 |
Same county | 1,703 | 15.4 |
Different county | 1,168 | 10.5 |
Same state | 953 | 8.6 |
Different state | 215 | 1.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 87 | 0.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 11,794 | 100.0 |
| Native | 11,670 | 98.9 |
Born in United States | 11,663 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 10,585 | 89.7 |
Different state | 1,078 | 9.1 |
Born outside United States | 7 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 124 | 1.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 95 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 24 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 100 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 124 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 38 | 30.6 |
| Asia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 85 | 68.5 |
| Northern America | 1 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 11,092 | 100.0 |
| English only | 10,741 | 96.8 |
| Language other than English | 351 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 92 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 322 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 86 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 19 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 10 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 11,794 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,563 | 64.1 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 25 | 0.2 |
| English | 492 | 4.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 64 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| German | 170 | 1.4 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 535 | 4.5 |
| Italian | 50 | 0.4 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 409 | 3.5 |
| Scottish | 136 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 139 | 1.2 |
| Swedish | 8 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,706 | 22.9 |
| Welsh | 3 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 2,808 | 23.8 |
| (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 |
