Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Caroline county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,940 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 290 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 315 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,567 | 52.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,309 | 26.5 |
| College or graduate school | 459 | 9.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,082 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,289 | 8.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,032 | 20.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,685 | 37.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,782 | 18.4 |
| Associate degree | 473 | 3.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,228 | 8.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 593 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 17,580 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,218 | 24.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,006 | 56.9 |
| Separated | 507 | 2.9 |
| Widowed | 1,217 | 6.9 |
Female | 979 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 1,632 | 9.3 |
Female | 869 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 781 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 360 | 46.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,590 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,424 | 14.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,795 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 489 | 10.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 12,588 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,692 | 21.4 |
Percent employed | 60.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,896 | 78.6 |
Percent employed | 79.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,778 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,238 | 44.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 20,774 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 13,984 | 67.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,679 | 32.2 |
Same county | 2,610 | 12.6 |
Different county | 4,069 | 19.6 |
Same state | 3,000 | 14.4 |
Different state | 1,069 | 5.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 111 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 22,121 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,739 | 98.3 |
Born in United States | 21,611 | 97.7 |
State of residence | 15,965 | 72.2 |
Different state | 5,646 | 25.5 |
Born outside United States | 128 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 382 | 1.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 140 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 181 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 201 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 382 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 142 | 37.2 |
| Asia | 86 | 22.5 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 8 | 2.1 |
| Latin America | 125 | 32.7 |
| Northern America | 21 | 5.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 20,774 | 100.0 |
| English only | 20,218 | 97.3 |
| Language other than English | 556 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 148 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 266 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 123 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 167 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 59 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 22,121 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 19,302 | 87.3 |
| Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 38 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 34 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 191 | 0.9 |
| English | 1,864 | 8.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 342 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 100 | 0.5 |
| German | 1,626 | 7.4 |
| Greek | 31 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 74 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 1,284 | 5.8 |
| Italian | 490 | 2.2 |
| Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 50 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 292 | 1.3 |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 45 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 376 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 466 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 83 | 0.4 |
| Subsaharan African | 471 | 2.1 |
| Swedish | 105 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 47 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 3,589 | 16.2 |
| Welsh | 120 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 26 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 7,507 | 33.9 |
| (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 |
