Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Bamberg county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,940 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 320 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 325 | 6.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,960 | 39.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,200 | 24.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,135 | 23.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 10,213 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,344 | 13.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,264 | 22.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,892 | 28.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,457 | 14.3 |
| Associate degree | 685 | 6.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,010 | 9.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 561 | 5.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 13,203 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,307 | 32.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,939 | 45.0 |
| Separated | 571 | 4.3 |
| Widowed | 1,408 | 10.7 |
Female | 1,186 | 9.0 |
| Divorced | 978 | 7.4 |
Female | 531 | 4.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 580 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 331 | 57.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,375 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,492 | 12.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,315 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 797 | 18.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,829 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,978 | 33.7 |
Percent employed | 41.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 5,851 | 66.3 |
Percent employed | 68.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,290 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,237 | 54.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,607 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,235 | 65.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,188 | 33.2 |
Same county | 2,855 | 18.3 |
Different county | 2,333 | 14.9 |
Same state | 1,527 | 9.8 |
Different state | 806 | 5.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 184 | 1.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 16,658 | 100.0 |
| Native | 16,505 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 16,400 | 98.5 |
State of residence | 14,026 | 84.2 |
Different state | 2,374 | 14.3 |
Born outside United States | 105 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 153 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 85 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 87 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 66 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 153 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 77 | 50.3 |
| Asia | 13 | 8.5 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 63 | 41.2 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,607 | 100.0 |
| English only | 15,288 | 98.0 |
| Language other than English | 319 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 84 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 172 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 61 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 110 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 23 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 37 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 16,658 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 12,908 | 77.5 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 14 | 0.1 |
| English | 641 | 3.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 96 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| German | 591 | 3.5 |
| Greek | 1 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 396 | 2.4 |
| Italian | 71 | 0.4 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 13 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 154 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 95 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 2 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 51 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 20 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 13 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,474 | 8.8 |
| Welsh | 25 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 64 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 9,168 | 55.0 |
| (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 |
