Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Montgomery county pennsylvania 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 | 194,722 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 16,426 | 8.4 |
| Kindergarten | 10,338 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 84,374 | 43.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 40,044 | 20.6 |
| College or graduate school | 43,540 | 22.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 515,871 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 15,649 | 3.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 43,658 | 8.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 140,839 | 27.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 85,342 | 16.5 |
| Associate degree | 30,596 | 5.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 118,910 | 23.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 80,877 | 15.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 38.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 598,897 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 144,789 | 24.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 362,440 | 60.5 |
| Separated | 9,895 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 39,076 | 6.5 |
Female | 31,579 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 42,697 | 7.1 |
Female | 25,999 | 4.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,226 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,151 | 30.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 568,589 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 70,232 | 12.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 155,617 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,901 | 5.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 428,056 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 52,286 | 12.2 |
Percent employed | 66.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 375,770 | 87.8 |
Percent employed | 82.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 104,489 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 33,494 | 32.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 702,662 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 429,699 | 61.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 258,706 | 36.8 |
Same county | 131,395 | 18.7 |
Different county | 127,311 | 18.1 |
Same state | 83,650 | 11.9 |
Different state | 43,661 | 6.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 14,257 | 2.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 750,097 | 100.0 |
| Native | 697,945 | 93.0 |
Born in United States | 692,247 | 92.3 |
State of residence | 550,542 | 73.4 |
Different state | 141,705 | 18.9 |
Born outside United States | 5,698 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 52,152 | 7.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 18,623 | 2.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 27,822 | 3.7 |
Not a citizen | 24,330 | 3.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 52,152 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 17,117 | 32.8 |
| Asia | 24,199 | 46.4 |
| Africa | 1,743 | 3.3 |
| Oceania | 381 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 7,099 | 13.6 |
| Northern America | 1,613 | 3.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 702,662 | 100.0 |
| English only | 635,062 | 90.4 |
| Language other than English | 67,600 | 9.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 23,886 | 3.4 |
Spanish | 14,182 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,227 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 30,107 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,992 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 19,373 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,832 | 1.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 750,097 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 884,840 | 118.0 |
| Arab | 2,647 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 3,117 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 1,429 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 12,745 | 1.7 |
| English | 71,415 | 9.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 13,814 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,353 | 0.3 |
| German | 169,883 | 22.6 |
| Greek | 3,330 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 8,111 | 1.1 |
| Irish1 | 159,205 | 21.2 |
| Italian | 112,072 | 14.9 |
| Lithuanian | 4,507 | 0.6 |
| Norwegian | 3,766 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 48,419 | 6.5 |
| Portuguese | 1,324 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 27,173 | 3.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,299 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 12,796 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 5,716 | 0.8 |
| Subsaharan African | 3,304 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 6,308 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 3,656 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 8,447 | 1.1 |
| United States or American | 29,954 | 4.0 |
| Welsh | 9,604 | 1.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,141 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 145,305 | 19.4 |
| (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 |
