Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Forsyth county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 78,172 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,797 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 4,988 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,654 | 43.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 14,983 | 19.2 |
| College or graduate school | 18,750 | 24.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 204,081 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 12,943 | 6.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,805 | 11.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 55,000 | 27.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 41,327 | 20.3 |
| Associate degree | 12,482 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 39,146 | 19.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 19,378 | 9.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 243,786 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 62,619 | 25.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 133,927 | 54.9 |
| Separated | 7,031 | 2.9 |
| Widowed | 16,531 | 6.8 |
Female | 13,882 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 23,678 | 9.7 |
Female | 14,058 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,424 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,725 | 50.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 232,840 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 28,853 | 12.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 65,280 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,552 | 7.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 179,830 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 30,514 | 17.0 |
Percent employed | 59.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 149,316 | 83.0 |
Percent employed | 79.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 36,682 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,060 | 41.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 285,762 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 149,982 | 52.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 127,441 | 44.6 |
Same county | 71,287 | 24.9 |
Different county | 56,154 | 19.7 |
Same state | 24,825 | 8.7 |
Different state | 31,329 | 11.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 8,339 | 2.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 306,067 | 100.0 |
| Native | 286,231 | 93.5 |
Born in United States | 284,120 | 92.8 |
State of residence | 189,314 | 61.9 |
Different state | 94,806 | 31.0 |
Born outside United States | 2,111 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 19,836 | 6.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13,037 | 4.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,942 | 1.3 |
Not a citizen | 15,894 | 5.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 19,836 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,224 | 11.2 |
| Asia | 2,750 | 13.9 |
| Africa | 422 | 2.1 |
| Oceania | 23 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 13,693 | 69.0 |
| Northern America | 724 | 3.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 285,762 | 100.0 |
| English only | 259,565 | 90.8 |
| Language other than English | 26,197 | 9.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 15,180 | 5.3 |
Spanish | 19,294 | 6.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12,913 | 4.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,026 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 969 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,353 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,158 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 306,067 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 281,624 | 92.0 |
| Arab | 721 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 554 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 425 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 3,917 | 1.3 |
| English | 33,208 | 10.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,069 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 978 | 0.3 |
| German | 35,858 | 11.7 |
| Greek | 1,327 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 596 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 21,723 | 7.1 |
| Italian | 6,768 | 2.2 |
| Lithuanian | 218 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,217 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 3,943 | 1.3 |
| Portuguese | 294 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,033 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,532 | 2.8 |
| Scottish | 6,644 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 287 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,100 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 1,243 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 539 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 455 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 34,436 | 11.3 |
| Welsh | 1,948 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 649 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 106,942 | 34.9 |
| (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 |
