Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Carter county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,454 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 644 | 5.2 |
| Kindergarten | 615 | 4.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,601 | 45.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,884 | 23.2 |
| College or graduate school | 2,710 | 21.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 39,450 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,567 | 14.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,625 | 16.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,224 | 33.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,327 | 18.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,653 | 4.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,366 | 8.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,688 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 46,754 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,411 | 20.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 26,838 | 57.4 |
| Separated | 710 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 4,068 | 8.7 |
Female | 3,346 | 7.2 |
| Divorced | 5,727 | 12.2 |
Female | 3,003 | 6.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 880 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 461 | 52.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,639 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,740 | 15.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,176 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 870 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 33,520 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,188 | 24.4 |
Percent employed | 45.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 25,332 | 75.6 |
Percent employed | 76.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,031 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,336 | 54.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,614 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 31,897 | 59.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 21,455 | 40.0 |
Same county | 12,319 | 23.0 |
Different county | 9,136 | 17.0 |
Same state | 4,852 | 9.0 |
Different state | 4,284 | 8.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 262 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 56,742 | 100.0 |
| Native | 56,291 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 56,117 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 39,562 | 69.7 |
Different state | 16,555 | 29.2 |
Born outside United States | 174 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 451 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 226 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 214 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 237 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 451 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 158 | 35.0 |
| Asia | 98 | 21.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 195 | 43.2 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,614 | 100.0 |
| English only | 52,154 | 97.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,460 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 491 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 910 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 366 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 421 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 63 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 98 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 56,742 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 40,902 | 72.1 |
| Arab | 28 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 46 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 985 | 1.7 |
| English | 4,570 | 8.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 794 | 1.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 110 | 0.2 |
| German | 4,968 | 8.8 |
| Greek | 28 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 94 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 4,627 | 8.2 |
| Italian | 483 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 155 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 253 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 72 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,546 | 2.7 |
| Scottish | 1,326 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 24 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 196 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 39 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 9 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 14,084 | 24.8 |
| Welsh | 182 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 21 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,225 | 11.0 |
| (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 |
