Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Whitfield 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 | 19,439 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,331 | 6.8 |
| Kindergarten | 1,437 | 7.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,262 | 52.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,402 | 22.6 |
| College or graduate school | 2,007 | 10.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 52,570 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 9,569 | 18.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,887 | 18.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,259 | 29.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,063 | 17.2 |
| Associate degree | 2,044 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,190 | 8.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,558 | 4.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 64,317 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,322 | 20.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 38,940 | 60.5 |
| Separated | 1,258 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 4,101 | 6.4 |
Female | 3,437 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 6,696 | 10.4 |
Female | 3,759 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,264 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 858 | 37.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 60,835 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,381 | 10.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 19,430 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,724 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 48,660 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,303 | 23.2 |
Percent employed | 57.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 37,357 | 76.8 |
Percent employed | 77.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,324 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,778 | 45.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 76,966 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 40,309 | 52.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 31,953 | 41.5 |
Same county | 19,469 | 25.3 |
Different county | 12,484 | 16.2 |
Same state | 5,148 | 6.7 |
Different state | 7,336 | 9.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,704 | 6.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 83,525 | 100.0 |
| Native | 69,630 | 83.4 |
Born in United States | 69,070 | 82.7 |
State of residence | 47,042 | 56.3 |
Different state | 22,028 | 26.4 |
Born outside United States | 560 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 13,895 | 16.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 9,384 | 11.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,103 | 2.5 |
Not a citizen | 11,792 | 14.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 13,895 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 253 | 1.8 |
| Asia | 839 | 6.0 |
| Africa | 84 | 0.6 |
| Oceania | 20 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 12,644 | 91.0 |
| Northern America | 55 | 0.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 76,966 | 100.0 |
| English only | 59,886 | 77.8 |
| Language other than English | 17,080 | 22.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 11,477 | 14.9 |
Spanish | 15,746 | 20.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10,980 | 14.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 824 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 243 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 384 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 237 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 83,525 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 66,322 | 79.4 |
| Arab | 143 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 137 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 66 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 866 | 1.0 |
| English | 5,775 | 6.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 935 | 1.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 165 | 0.2 |
| German | 4,161 | 5.0 |
| Greek | 108 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 83 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 6,364 | 7.6 |
| Italian | 699 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 186 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 214 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 81 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,269 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 1,110 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 29 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 142 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 203 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 38 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 17,531 | 21.0 |
| Welsh | 204 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 89 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 25,685 | 30.8 |
| (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 |
