Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Cherokee county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,165 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 690 | 5.7 |
| Kindergarten | 808 | 6.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,238 | 51.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,765 | 22.7 |
| College or graduate school | 1,664 | 13.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 34,283 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,666 | 13.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,734 | 19.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,570 | 36.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,751 | 13.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,518 | 4.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,588 | 7.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,456 | 4.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 41,117 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,289 | 22.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 22,568 | 54.9 |
| Separated | 1,558 | 3.8 |
| Widowed | 3,331 | 8.1 |
Female | 2,766 | 6.7 |
| Divorced | 4,371 | 10.6 |
Female | 2,201 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,650 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 831 | 50.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,948 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,970 | 12.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,794 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,175 | 10.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 30,293 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,528 | 28.2 |
Percent employed | 54.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 21,765 | 71.8 |
Percent employed | 76.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,254 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,399 | 54.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 48,722 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 29,839 | 61.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 18,537 | 38.0 |
Same county | 11,812 | 24.2 |
Different county | 6,725 | 13.8 |
Same state | 3,190 | 6.5 |
Different state | 3,535 | 7.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 346 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 52,537 | 100.0 |
| Native | 51,830 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 51,635 | 98.3 |
State of residence | 38,846 | 73.9 |
Different state | 12,789 | 24.3 |
Born outside United States | 195 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 707 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 335 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 268 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 439 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 707 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 176 | 24.9 |
| Asia | 143 | 20.2 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 331 | 46.8 |
| Northern America | 51 | 7.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 48,722 | 100.0 |
| English only | 47,239 | 97.0 |
| Language other than English | 1,483 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 607 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 964 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 403 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 379 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 142 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 102 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 56 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 52,537 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 41,271 | 78.6 |
| Arab | 22 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 26 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 673 | 1.3 |
| English | 2,602 | 5.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 308 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 92 | 0.2 |
| German | 2,872 | 5.5 |
| Greek | 43 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 23 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 3,675 | 7.0 |
| Italian | 439 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 62 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 202 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 25 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 59 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,337 | 2.5 |
| Scottish | 488 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 38 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 192 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 86 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 7 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 14,388 | 27.4 |
| Welsh | 88 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 13,488 | 25.7 |
| (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 |
