Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Greenwood 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 | 17,843 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,341 | 7.5 |
| Kindergarten | 1,234 | 6.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,978 | 44.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,266 | 18.3 |
| College or graduate school | 4,024 | 22.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 42,412 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,267 | 10.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,125 | 16.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,616 | 29.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,976 | 16.4 |
| Associate degree | 3,408 | 8.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,592 | 13.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,428 | 5.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 51,934 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,274 | 25.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 27,780 | 53.5 |
| Separated | 1,783 | 3.4 |
| Widowed | 4,427 | 8.5 |
Female | 3,664 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 4,670 | 9.0 |
Female | 2,747 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,634 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 868 | 53.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 49,361 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,914 | 12.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,410 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,210 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 36,311 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,051 | 22.2 |
Percent employed | 56.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 28,260 | 77.8 |
Percent employed | 79.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,826 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,272 | 48.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 61,657 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 33,671 | 54.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 27,017 | 43.8 |
Same county | 16,398 | 26.6 |
Different county | 10,619 | 17.2 |
Same state | 6,366 | 10.3 |
Different state | 4,253 | 6.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 969 | 1.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 66,271 | 100.0 |
| Native | 64,429 | 97.2 |
Born in United States | 64,133 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 49,872 | 75.3 |
Different state | 14,261 | 21.5 |
Born outside United States | 296 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 1,842 | 2.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,279 | 1.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 455 | 0.7 |
Not a citizen | 1,387 | 2.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,842 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 198 | 10.7 |
| Asia | 343 | 18.6 |
| Africa | 71 | 3.9 |
| Oceania | 44 | 2.4 |
| Latin America | 1,143 | 62.1 |
| Northern America | 43 | 2.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 61,657 | 100.0 |
| English only | 58,673 | 95.2 |
| Language other than English | 2,984 | 4.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,616 | 2.6 |
Spanish | 2,133 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,269 | 2.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 452 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 122 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 300 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 188 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 66,271 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 54,724 | 82.6 |
| Arab | 71 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 78 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 21 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 502 | 0.8 |
| English | 4,516 | 6.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 808 | 1.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 129 | 0.2 |
| German | 4,611 | 7.0 |
| Greek | 114 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 43 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,651 | 7.0 |
| Italian | 645 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 106 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 278 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 47 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 94 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,145 | 3.2 |
| Scottish | 763 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 539 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 132 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 47 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 11,473 | 17.3 |
| Welsh | 167 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 26 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 22,686 | 34.2 |
| (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 |
