Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Pitt 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 | 45,735 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,119 | 4.6 |
| Kindergarten | 1,764 | 3.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,875 | 32.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 6,823 | 14.9 |
| College or graduate school | 20,154 | 44.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 79,040 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 6,007 | 7.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,848 | 12.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,921 | 25.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 16,439 | 20.8 |
| Associate degree | 5,959 | 7.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 13,551 | 17.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 7,315 | 9.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 107,243 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 38,411 | 35.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 50,441 | 47.0 |
| Separated | 3,224 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 6,328 | 5.9 |
Female | 5,369 | 5.0 |
| Divorced | 8,839 | 8.2 |
Female | 5,244 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,692 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,427 | 53.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 102,202 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 10,417 | 10.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 33,904 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,076 | 9.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 77,876 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,140 | 19.4 |
Percent employed | 52.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 62,736 | 80.6 |
Percent employed | 77.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 12,407 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,184 | 49.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 125,238 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 55,972 | 44.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 67,323 | 53.8 |
Same county | 34,376 | 27.4 |
Different county | 32,947 | 26.3 |
Same state | 20,696 | 16.5 |
Different state | 12,251 | 9.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,943 | 1.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 133,798 | 100.0 |
| Native | 128,919 | 96.4 |
Born in United States | 128,090 | 95.7 |
State of residence | 95,663 | 71.5 |
Different state | 32,427 | 24.2 |
Born outside United States | 829 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 4,879 | 3.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,006 | 2.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,174 | 0.9 |
Not a citizen | 3,705 | 2.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,879 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 786 | 16.1 |
| Asia | 1,135 | 23.3 |
| Africa | 130 | 2.7 |
| Oceania | 24 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 2,366 | 48.5 |
| Northern America | 438 | 9.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 125,238 | 100.0 |
| English only | 117,685 | 94.0 |
| Language other than English | 7,553 | 6.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,257 | 2.6 |
Spanish | 4,780 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,553 | 2.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,644 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 307 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 692 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 306 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 133,798 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 111,294 | 83.2 |
| Arab | 526 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 312 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 104 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 813 | 0.6 |
| English | 13,014 | 9.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,740 | 1.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 323 | 0.2 |
| German | 8,617 | 6.4 |
| Greek | 348 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 172 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 8,251 | 6.2 |
| Italian | 2,470 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 104 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 398 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 1,259 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 150 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 397 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,995 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 2,235 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 66 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,467 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 562 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 178 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 102 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 14,652 | 11.0 |
| Welsh | 621 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 192 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 49,226 | 36.8 |
| (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 |
