Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Martin 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 | 6,555 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 396 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 332 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,304 | 50.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,593 | 24.3 |
| College or graduate school | 930 | 14.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 17,014 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,043 | 12.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,940 | 17.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,887 | 34.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,010 | 17.7 |
| Associate degree | 1,157 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,411 | 8.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 566 | 3.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 20,170 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,808 | 23.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,789 | 53.5 |
| Separated | 824 | 4.1 |
| Widowed | 2,053 | 10.2 |
Female | 1,771 | 8.8 |
| Divorced | 1,696 | 8.4 |
Female | 993 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 733 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 440 | 60.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,034 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,114 | 11.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,918 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 634 | 10.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 14,158 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,604 | 25.5 |
Percent employed | 46.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 10,554 | 74.5 |
Percent employed | 74.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,940 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,145 | 54.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,038 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,096 | 67.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 7,782 | 32.4 |
Same county | 4,678 | 19.5 |
Different county | 3,104 | 12.9 |
Same state | 2,015 | 8.4 |
Different state | 1,089 | 4.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 160 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 25,593 | 100.0 |
| Native | 25,210 | 98.5 |
Born in United States | 25,118 | 98.1 |
State of residence | 22,084 | 86.3 |
Different state | 3,034 | 11.9 |
Born outside United States | 92 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 383 | 1.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 268 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 131 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 252 | 1.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 383 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 17 | 4.4 |
| Asia | 59 | 15.4 |
| Africa | 18 | 4.7 |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 282 | 73.6 |
| Northern America | 4 | 1.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,038 | 100.0 |
| English only | 23,303 | 96.9 |
| Language other than English | 735 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 299 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 571 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 257 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 93 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 43 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 25,593 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 19,723 | 77.1 |
| Arab | 22 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 70 | 0.3 |
| English | 2,041 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 142 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 22 | 0.1 |
| German | 763 | 3.0 |
| Greek | 44 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 737 | 2.9 |
| Italian | 82 | 0.3 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 14 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 82 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 332 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 128 | 0.5 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 125 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 54 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 8 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 4,227 | 16.5 |
| Welsh | 67 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 29 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 10,732 | 41.9 |
| (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 |
