Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Wilson 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 | 18,243 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,036 | 5.7 |
| Kindergarten | 1,117 | 6.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,520 | 46.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,360 | 23.9 |
| College or graduate school | 3,210 | 17.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 48,061 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,650 | 11.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,042 | 18.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,258 | 31.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 8,412 | 17.5 |
| Associate degree | 2,459 | 5.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,362 | 11.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,878 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 58,213 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 15,772 | 27.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 29,935 | 51.4 |
| Separated | 2,618 | 4.5 |
| Widowed | 4,838 | 8.3 |
Female | 4,107 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 5,050 | 8.7 |
Female | 2,873 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,911 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,026 | 53.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 54,960 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,233 | 11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 16,855 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,816 | 10.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 42,056 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 12,181 | 29.0 |
Percent employed | 57.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 29,875 | 71.0 |
Percent employed | 75.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,819 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,364 | 49.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 68,861 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 38,302 | 55.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 29,079 | 42.2 |
Same county | 19,395 | 28.2 |
Different county | 9,684 | 14.1 |
Same state | 5,767 | 8.4 |
Different state | 3,917 | 5.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,480 | 2.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 73,814 | 100.0 |
| Native | 70,178 | 95.1 |
Born in United States | 69,888 | 94.7 |
State of residence | 59,256 | 80.3 |
Different state | 10,632 | 14.4 |
Born outside United States | 290 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 3,636 | 4.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,607 | 3.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 731 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 2,905 | 3.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,636 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 103 | 2.8 |
| Asia | 418 | 11.5 |
| Africa | 59 | 1.6 |
| Oceania | 9 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 3,019 | 83.0 |
| Northern America | 28 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 68,861 | 100.0 |
| English only | 63,284 | 91.9 |
| Language other than English | 5,577 | 8.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,627 | 5.3 |
Spanish | 4,762 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,336 | 4.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 533 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 159 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 180 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 72 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 73,814 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 56,130 | 76.0 |
| Arab | 211 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 15 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 224 | 0.3 |
| English | 5,056 | 6.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 435 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 81 | 0.1 |
| German | 2,270 | 3.1 |
| Greek | 101 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 28 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 2,606 | 3.5 |
| Italian | 650 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 145 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 182 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 41 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 15 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 960 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 850 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 33 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 439 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 60 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 39 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 53 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 11,457 | 15.5 |
| Welsh | 134 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 89 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 29,916 | 40.5 |
| (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 |
