Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Gloucester county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,365 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 594 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 452 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,511 | 48.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,181 | 23.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,627 | 17.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,273 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,506 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,746 | 11.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,370 | 31.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,865 | 25.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,683 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,486 | 10.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,617 | 6.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,311 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,339 | 19.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,079 | 62.5 |
| Separated | 768 | 2.8 |
| Widowed | 1,737 | 6.4 |
Female | 1,421 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 2,388 | 8.7 |
Female | 1,193 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 723 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 222 | 30.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,173 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,829 | 19.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,212 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 839 | 10.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,888 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,521 | 17.7 |
Percent employed | 54.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,367 | 82.3 |
Percent employed | 81.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,916 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,594 | 40.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,770 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 19,565 | 59.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,852 | 39.2 |
Same county | 4,948 | 15.1 |
Different county | 7,904 | 24.1 |
Same state | 5,265 | 16.1 |
Different state | 2,639 | 8.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 353 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 34,780 | 100.0 |
| Native | 34,127 | 98.1 |
Born in United States | 33,576 | 96.5 |
State of residence | 20,961 | 60.3 |
Different state | 12,615 | 36.3 |
Born outside United States | 551 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 653 | 1.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 58 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 356 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 297 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 653 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 308 | 47.2 |
| Asia | 228 | 34.9 |
| Africa | 5 | 0.8 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 94 | 14.4 |
| Northern America | 18 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,770 | 100.0 |
| English only | 31,248 | 95.4 |
| Language other than English | 1,522 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 414 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 651 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 135 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 611 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 194 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 233 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 76 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 34,780 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 33,463 | 96.2 |
| Arab | 72 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 144 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 112 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 560 | 1.6 |
| English | 6,062 | 17.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 823 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 227 | 0.7 |
| German | 4,636 | 13.3 |
| Greek | 33 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 76 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 3,395 | 9.8 |
| Italian | 1,180 | 3.4 |
| Lithuanian | 47 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 324 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 514 | 1.5 |
| Portuguese | 55 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 226 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,059 | 3.0 |
| Scottish | 839 | 2.4 |
| Slovak | 30 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 56 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 236 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 47 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 5,579 | 16.0 |
| Welsh | 238 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 23 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 6,809 | 19.6 |
| (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 |
