Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Dorchester county south 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 | 28,267 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,005 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 1,579 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,045 | 49.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 6,167 | 21.8 |
| College or graduate school | 4,471 | 15.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 61,334 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,739 | 6.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,190 | 11.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,206 | 29.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 14,184 | 23.1 |
| Associate degree | 4,882 | 8.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 8,664 | 14.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,469 | 7.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 73,272 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 17,328 | 23.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 42,696 | 58.3 |
| Separated | 2,317 | 3.2 |
| Widowed | 4,273 | 5.8 |
Female | 3,579 | 4.9 |
| Divorced | 6,658 | 9.1 |
Female | 3,727 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,190 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,145 | 52.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 67,652 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,347 | 19.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 24,614 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,306 | 9.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 54,317 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,488 | 21.1 |
Percent employed | 57.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 42,829 | 78.9 |
Percent employed | 78.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,297 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,703 | 44.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 89,935 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 47,130 | 52.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 41,466 | 46.1 |
Same county | 15,163 | 16.9 |
Different county | 26,303 | 29.2 |
Same state | 12,755 | 14.2 |
Different state | 13,548 | 15.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,339 | 1.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 96,413 | 100.0 |
| Native | 93,723 | 97.2 |
Born in United States | 92,213 | 95.6 |
State of residence | 51,917 | 53.8 |
Different state | 40,296 | 41.8 |
Born outside United States | 1,510 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 2,690 | 2.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 938 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,379 | 1.4 |
Not a citizen | 1,311 | 1.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,690 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 935 | 34.8 |
| Asia | 900 | 33.5 |
| Africa | 50 | 1.9 |
| Oceania | 34 | 1.3 |
| Latin America | 522 | 19.4 |
| Northern America | 249 | 9.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 89,935 | 100.0 |
| English only | 85,457 | 95.0 |
| Language other than English | 4,478 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,436 | 1.6 |
Spanish | 2,051 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 707 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,465 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 349 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 803 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 288 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 96,413 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 90,555 | 93.9 |
| Arab | 69 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 187 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 92 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,112 | 1.2 |
| English | 9,459 | 9.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,713 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 645 | 0.7 |
| German | 11,966 | 12.4 |
| Greek | 320 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 318 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 9,266 | 9.6 |
| Italian | 3,277 | 3.4 |
| Lithuanian | 84 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 515 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 1,343 | 1.4 |
| Portuguese | 164 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 330 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,332 | 2.4 |
| Scottish | 2,244 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 92 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 581 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 534 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 160 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 83 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 10,850 | 11.3 |
| Welsh | 779 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 118 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 30,922 | 32.1 |
| (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 |
