Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Lee county north carolina 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 | 11,864 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 642 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 662 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,974 | 50.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,806 | 23.7 |
| College or graduate school | 1,780 | 15.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 32,043 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,997 | 9.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,587 | 14.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,588 | 29.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,378 | 19.9 |
| Associate degree | 2,976 | 9.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,647 | 11.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,870 | 5.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 38,533 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,141 | 23.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 21,922 | 56.9 |
| Separated | 1,142 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 2,838 | 7.4 |
Female | 2,410 | 6.3 |
| Divorced | 3,490 | 9.1 |
Female | 1,864 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,204 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 700 | 58.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,286 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,179 | 14.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,051 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 854 | 7.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 27,661 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,559 | 20.1 |
Percent employed | 57.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 22,102 | 79.9 |
Percent employed | 79.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,002 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,703 | 45.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 45,672 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 25,872 | 56.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 18,236 | 39.9 |
Same county | 9,867 | 21.6 |
Different county | 8,369 | 18.3 |
Same state | 4,200 | 9.2 |
Different state | 4,169 | 9.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,564 | 3.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 49,040 | 100.0 |
| Native | 44,367 | 90.5 |
Born in United States | 43,827 | 89.4 |
State of residence | 32,059 | 65.4 |
Different state | 11,768 | 24.0 |
Born outside United States | 540 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 4,673 | 9.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,054 | 6.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 867 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 3,806 | 7.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,673 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 270 | 5.8 |
| Asia | 186 | 4.0 |
| Africa | 59 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 4,009 | 85.8 |
| Northern America | 148 | 3.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 45,672 | 100.0 |
| English only | 40,034 | 87.7 |
| Language other than English | 5,638 | 12.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,565 | 7.8 |
Spanish | 5,136 | 11.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,415 | 7.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 297 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 77 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 161 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 65 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 49,040 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 42,961 | 87.6 |
| Arab | 65 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 46 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 495 | 1.0 |
| English | 4,334 | 8.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 687 | 1.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 294 | 0.6 |
| German | 3,248 | 6.6 |
| Greek | 59 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 82 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 2,935 | 6.0 |
| Italian | 955 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 194 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 276 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 31 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 120 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,939 | 4.0 |
| Scottish | 1,761 | 3.6 |
| Slovak | 27 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 419 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 239 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 65 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 8,201 | 16.7 |
| Welsh | 176 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 21 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 16,202 | 33.0 |
| (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 |
