Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Onondaga county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 132,420 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 7,782 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 6,678 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 56,401 | 42.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 26,371 | 19.9 |
| College or graduate school | 35,188 | 26.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 296,914 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 11,430 | 3.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 31,128 | 10.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 86,409 | 29.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 53,488 | 18.0 |
| Associate degree | 29,858 | 10.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 49,125 | 16.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 35,476 | 11.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 359,812 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 109,467 | 30.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 183,273 | 50.9 |
| Separated | 9,686 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 26,419 | 7.3 |
Female | 21,581 | 6.0 |
| Divorced | 30,967 | 8.6 |
Female | 18,433 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,702 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,829 | 42.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 339,887 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 42,403 | 12.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 108,407 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,481 | 8.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 255,101 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 43,079 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 55.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 212,022 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 79.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 60,472 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 22,169 | 36.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 428,522 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 247,327 | 57.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 173,398 | 40.5 |
Same county | 120,134 | 28.0 |
Different county | 53,264 | 12.4 |
Same state | 29,967 | 7.0 |
Different state | 23,297 | 5.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7,797 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 458,336 | 100.0 |
| Native | 432,407 | 94.3 |
Born in United States | 428,050 | 93.4 |
State of residence | 359,993 | 78.5 |
Different state | 68,057 | 14.8 |
Born outside United States | 4,357 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 25,929 | 5.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 11,230 | 2.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 13,498 | 2.9 |
Not a citizen | 12,431 | 2.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 25,929 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10,622 | 41.0 |
| Asia | 9,753 | 37.6 |
| Africa | 883 | 3.4 |
| Oceania | 93 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 2,635 | 10.2 |
| Northern America | 1,943 | 7.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 428,522 | 100.0 |
| English only | 390,561 | 91.1 |
| Language other than English | 37,961 | 8.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 14,620 | 3.4 |
Spanish | 10,398 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,874 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 18,480 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,115 | 1.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,634 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,994 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 458,336 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 551,431 | 120.3 |
| Arab | 3,544 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 1,716 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 955 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 10,257 | 2.2 |
| English | 59,647 | 13.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 24,464 | 5.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 9,934 | 2.2 |
| German | 82,470 | 18.0 |
| Greek | 2,366 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 2,162 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 96,046 | 21.0 |
| Italian | 80,310 | 17.5 |
| Lithuanian | 1,109 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 1,739 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 33,297 | 7.3 |
| Portuguese | 725 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 4,942 | 1.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,247 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 8,968 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 1,304 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,637 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 3,617 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 1,632 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 6,230 | 1.4 |
| United States or American | 15,359 | 3.4 |
| Welsh | 4,243 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,462 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 84,049 | 18.3 |
| (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 |
