Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Orange county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 101,077 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 7,266 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 5,652 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 47,452 | 46.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 22,100 | 21.9 |
| College or graduate school | 18,607 | 18.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 212,816 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 11,942 | 5.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26,687 | 12.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,119 | 31.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 42,767 | 20.1 |
| Associate degree | 17,348 | 8.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 28,169 | 13.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 19,784 | 9.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 22.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 258,020 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 69,768 | 27.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 146,796 | 56.9 |
| Separated | 6,508 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 15,938 | 6.2 |
Female | 13,120 | 5.1 |
| Divorced | 19,010 | 7.4 |
Female | 10,739 | 4.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,547 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,904 | 29.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 237,592 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 29,510 | 12.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 85,282 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,949 | 8.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 185,848 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 36,435 | 19.6 |
Percent employed | 57.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 149,413 | 80.4 |
Percent employed | 77.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 33,365 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,321 | 39.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 315,429 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 185,663 | 58.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 123,632 | 39.2 |
Same county | 69,084 | 21.9 |
Different county | 54,548 | 17.3 |
Same state | 34,437 | 10.9 |
Different state | 20,111 | 6.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 6,134 | 1.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 341,367 | 100.0 |
| Native | 312,657 | 91.6 |
Born in United States | 304,240 | 89.1 |
State of residence | 242,377 | 71.0 |
Different state | 61,863 | 18.1 |
Born outside United States | 8,417 | 2.5 |
| Foreign born | 28,710 | 8.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 9,082 | 2.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 13,889 | 4.1 |
Not a citizen | 14,821 | 4.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 28,710 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9,796 | 34.1 |
| Asia | 4,716 | 16.4 |
| Africa | 436 | 1.5 |
| Oceania | 52 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 12,991 | 45.2 |
| Northern America | 719 | 2.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 315,429 | 100.0 |
| English only | 257,919 | 81.8 |
| Language other than English | 57,510 | 18.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 25,245 | 8.0 |
Spanish | 29,062 | 9.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,363 | 3.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,230 | 7.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12,130 | 3.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,744 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,170 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 341,367 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 394,688 | 115.6 |
| Arab | 731 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 2,189 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 772 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 9,905 | 2.9 |
| English | 24,728 | 7.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 7,710 | 2.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,392 | 0.7 |
| German | 50,341 | 14.7 |
| Greek | 2,444 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 5,804 | 1.7 |
| Irish1 | 72,731 | 21.3 |
| Italian | 64,450 | 18.9 |
| Lithuanian | 795 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 2,948 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 21,453 | 6.3 |
| Portuguese | 1,024 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 5,012 | 1.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,095 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 5,085 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 964 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,180 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 3,157 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 836 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 2,404 | 0.7 |
| United States or American | 12,540 | 3.7 |
| Welsh | 1,371 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,439 | 1.0 |
| Other ancestries | 84,188 | 24.7 |
| (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 |
