Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Fayette county tennessee 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 | 6,736 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 410 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten | 360 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,407 | 50.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,784 | 26.5 |
| College or graduate school | 775 | 11.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 18,991 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,976 | 10.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,605 | 19.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,634 | 34.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,678 | 19.4 |
| Associate degree | 674 | 3.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,610 | 8.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 814 | 4.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 22,757 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,467 | 24.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,113 | 57.6 |
| Separated | 559 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 1,650 | 7.3 |
Female | 1,419 | 6.2 |
| Divorced | 1,968 | 8.6 |
Female | 1,010 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,035 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 519 | 50.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,393 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,788 | 13.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,395 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 589 | 9.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,413 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,655 | 22.3 |
Percent employed | 46.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,758 | 77.7 |
Percent employed | 75.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,660 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,805 | 49.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 26,867 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,632 | 61.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,146 | 37.8 |
Same county | 3,469 | 12.9 |
Different county | 6,677 | 24.9 |
Same state | 5,333 | 19.8 |
Different state | 1,344 | 5.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 89 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 28,806 | 100.0 |
| Native | 28,600 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 28,487 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 22,300 | 77.4 |
Different state | 6,187 | 21.5 |
Born outside United States | 113 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 206 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 69 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 138 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 68 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 206 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 62 | 30.1 |
| Asia | 61 | 29.6 |
| Africa | 12 | 5.8 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 67 | 32.5 |
| Northern America | 4 | 1.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 26,867 | 100.0 |
| English only | 26,291 | 97.9 |
| Language other than English | 576 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 143 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 260 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 60 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 216 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 48 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 47 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 28,806 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 23,816 | 82.7 |
| Arab | 3 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 17 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 27 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 197 | 0.7 |
| English | 2,038 | 7.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 333 | 1.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 44 | 0.2 |
| German | 1,520 | 5.3 |
| Greek | 11 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 2,178 | 7.6 |
| Italian | 363 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 65 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 107 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 34 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 481 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 372 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 20 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 129 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 156 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 19 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 5,028 | 17.5 |
| Welsh | 84 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 6 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 10,576 | 36.7 |
| (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 |
