Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Kings county new york 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 | 731,672 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 45,137 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 40,917 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 305,478 | 41.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 165,930 | 22.7 |
| College or graduate school | 174,210 | 23.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,552,870 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 203,190 | 13.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 281,116 | 18.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 414,868 | 26.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 225,716 | 14.5 |
| Associate degree | 88,730 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 202,103 | 13.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 137,147 | 8.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 68.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,911,722 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 712,117 | 37.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 833,970 | 43.6 |
| Separated | 87,216 | 4.6 |
| Widowed | 141,134 | 7.4 |
Female | 116,741 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 137,285 | 7.2 |
Female | 89,210 | 4.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 77,554 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 29,285 | 37.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,805,709 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 90,588 | 5.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 583,131 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 57,527 | 9.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,411,529 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 406,596 | 28.8 |
Percent employed | 51.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,004,933 | 71.2 |
Percent employed | 64.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 274,328 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 139,693 | 50.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,285,223 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,436,657 | 62.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 688,260 | 30.1 |
Same county | 522,749 | 22.9 |
Different county | 165,511 | 7.2 |
Same state | 102,633 | 4.5 |
Different state | 62,878 | 2.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 160,306 | 7.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 2,465,326 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,533,557 | 62.2 |
Born in United States | 1,428,116 | 57.9 |
State of residence | 1,227,839 | 49.8 |
Different state | 200,277 | 8.1 |
Born outside United States | 105,441 | 4.3 |
| Foreign born | 931,769 | 37.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 411,103 | 16.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 439,973 | 17.8 |
Not a citizen | 491,796 | 19.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 931,764 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 238,383 | 25.6 |
| Asia | 183,909 | 19.7 |
| Africa | 23,588 | 2.5 |
| Oceania | 829 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 480,520 | 51.6 |
| Northern America | 4,535 | 0.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,285,223 | 100.0 |
| English only | 1,217,121 | 53.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,068,102 | 46.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 547,063 | 23.9 |
Spanish | 411,346 | 18.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 197,017 | 8.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 456,601 | 20.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 233,245 | 10.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 133,776 | 5.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 93,649 | 4.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 2,465,326 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,257,431 | 91.6 |
| Arab | 35,739 | 1.4 |
| Czech1 | 3,976 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 1,547 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 3,827 | 0.2 |
| English | 23,018 | 0.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 9,353 | 0.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,547 | 0.1 |
| German | 39,647 | 1.6 |
| Greek | 13,639 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 16,763 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 81,013 | 3.3 |
| Italian | 183,868 | 7.5 |
| Lithuanian | 3,172 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 7,345 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 71,842 | 2.9 |
| Portuguese | 2,050 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 93,742 | 3.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,252 | 0.2 |
| Scottish | 6,257 | 0.3 |
| Slovak | 1,720 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 38,363 | 1.6 |
| Swedish | 4,376 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 1,244 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 37,771 | 1.5 |
| United States or American | 90,078 | 3.7 |
| Welsh | 1,647 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 283,749 | 11.5 |
| Other ancestries | 1,194,886 | 48.5 |
| (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 |
