Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Beaver county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 41,572 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,982 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 2,288 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,496 | 46.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 9,852 | 23.7 |
| College or graduate school | 6,954 | 16.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 126,933 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 6,358 | 5.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,465 | 11.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 53,822 | 42.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 21,990 | 17.3 |
| Associate degree | 10,247 | 8.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 14,059 | 11.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 5,992 | 4.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 147,535 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 33,998 | 23.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 85,067 | 57.7 |
| Separated | 3,022 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 13,293 | 9.0 |
Female | 10,802 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 12,155 | 8.2 |
Female | 7,059 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,004 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,202 | 40.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 140,286 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 22,655 | 16.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 37,535 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,671 | 7.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 99,859 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 16,539 | 16.6 |
Percent employed | 52.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 83,320 | 83.4 |
Percent employed | 78.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 32,028 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 12,202 | 38.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 171,594 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 117,468 | 68.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 53,361 | 31.1 |
Same county | 36,424 | 21.2 |
Different county | 16,937 | 9.9 |
Same state | 10,621 | 6.2 |
Different state | 6,316 | 3.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 765 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 181,412 | 100.0 |
| Native | 178,415 | 98.3 |
Born in United States | 177,597 | 97.9 |
State of residence | 152,536 | 84.1 |
Different state | 25,061 | 13.8 |
Born outside United States | 818 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 2,997 | 1.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 531 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,205 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 792 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,997 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,020 | 67.4 |
| Asia | 427 | 14.2 |
| Africa | 70 | 2.3 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 278 | 9.3 |
| Northern America | 202 | 6.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 171,594 | 100.0 |
| English only | 164,183 | 95.7 |
| Language other than English | 7,411 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,003 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 1,860 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 496 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,979 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,284 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 260 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 140 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 181,412 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 215,060 | 118.5 |
| Arab | 1,117 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 1,869 | 1.0 |
| Danish | 186 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 2,823 | 1.6 |
| English | 16,592 | 9.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,008 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 448 | 0.2 |
| German | 50,326 | 27.7 |
| Greek | 1,697 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 2,515 | 1.4 |
| Irish1 | 29,025 | 16.0 |
| Italian | 30,216 | 16.7 |
| Lithuanian | 397 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 421 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 13,298 | 7.3 |
| Portuguese | 236 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,541 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,874 | 3.8 |
| Scottish | 2,992 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 6,060 | 3.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 278 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 1,251 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 501 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 3,063 | 1.7 |
| United States or American | 8,548 | 4.7 |
| Welsh | 2,438 | 1.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 44 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 27,296 | 15.0 |
| (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 |
