Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Watauga 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 | 16,832 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 525 | 3.1 |
| Kindergarten | 372 | 2.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,307 | 19.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,676 | 10.0 |
| College or graduate school | 10,952 | 65.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,939 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,914 | 8.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,481 | 10.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,718 | 23.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,409 | 18.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,459 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,489 | 18.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,469 | 14.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 33.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 37,027 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 14,614 | 39.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,623 | 47.6 |
| Separated | 463 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 1,661 | 4.5 |
Female | 1,405 | 3.8 |
| Divorced | 2,666 | 7.2 |
Female | 1,493 | 4.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 375 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 173 | 46.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,776 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,736 | 10.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,511 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 882 | 7.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 24,694 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,519 | 14.3 |
Percent employed | 58.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 21,175 | 85.7 |
Percent employed | 76.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,577 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,937 | 42.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 41,021 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 19,095 | 46.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 21,264 | 51.8 |
Same county | 6,622 | 16.1 |
Different county | 14,642 | 35.7 |
Same state | 9,126 | 22.2 |
Different state | 5,516 | 13.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 662 | 1.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 42,695 | 100.0 |
| Native | 41,869 | 98.1 |
Born in United States | 41,473 | 97.1 |
State of residence | 26,671 | 62.5 |
Different state | 14,802 | 34.7 |
Born outside United States | 396 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 826 | 1.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 441 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 231 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 595 | 1.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 826 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 304 | 36.8 |
| Asia | 184 | 22.3 |
| Africa | 29 | 3.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 231 | 28.0 |
| Northern America | 78 | 9.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 41,021 | 100.0 |
| English only | 39,132 | 95.4 |
| Language other than English | 1,889 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 433 | 1.1 |
Spanish | 914 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 251 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 768 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 100 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 122 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 66 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 42,695 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 38,321 | 89.8 |
| Arab | 118 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 83 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 63 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 743 | 1.7 |
| English | 6,350 | 14.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,035 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 170 | 0.4 |
| German | 6,163 | 14.4 |
| Greek | 202 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 36 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,040 | 9.5 |
| Italian | 1,378 | 3.2 |
| Lithuanian | 29 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 393 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 514 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 22 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 129 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,685 | 6.3 |
| Scottish | 2,045 | 4.8 |
| Slovak | 11 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 49 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 565 | 1.3 |
| Swiss | 156 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 54 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 5,530 | 13.0 |
| Welsh | 291 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 57 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 5,410 | 12.7 |
| (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 |
