Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Grayson county virginia 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 | 3,280 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 174 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 158 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,624 | 49.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 885 | 27.0 |
| College or graduate school | 439 | 13.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 13,086 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,336 | 17.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,366 | 18.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,928 | 37.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,837 | 14.0 |
| Associate degree | 567 | 4.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 723 | 5.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 329 | 2.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 15,011 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,478 | 16.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 9,146 | 60.9 |
| Separated | 382 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 1,679 | 11.2 |
Female | 1,150 | 7.7 |
| Divorced | 1,326 | 8.8 |
Female | 611 | 4.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 159 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 99 | 62.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,426 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,769 | 12.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,140 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 345 | 11.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 9,849 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,443 | 24.8 |
Percent employed | 47.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 7,406 | 75.2 |
Percent employed | 79.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,960 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,428 | 48.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 17,074 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 11,704 | 68.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,290 | 31.0 |
Same county | 1,917 | 11.2 |
Different county | 3,373 | 19.8 |
Same state | 2,209 | 12.9 |
Different state | 1,164 | 6.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 80 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 17,917 | 100.0 |
| Native | 17,705 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 17,671 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 12,207 | 68.1 |
Different state | 5,464 | 30.5 |
Born outside United States | 34 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 212 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 127 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 63 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 149 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 212 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 21 | 9.9 |
| Asia | 16 | 7.5 |
| Africa | 13 | 6.1 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 155 | 73.1 |
| Northern America | 7 | 3.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 17,074 | 100.0 |
| English only | 16,571 | 97.1 |
| Language other than English | 503 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 226 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 344 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 187 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 136 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 27 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 10 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 17,917 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,881 | 66.3 |
| Arab | 42 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 284 | 1.6 |
| English | 2,221 | 12.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 81 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| German | 1,305 | 7.3 |
| Greek | 15 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,065 | 5.9 |
| Italian | 232 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 42 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 19 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 20 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 565 | 3.2 |
| Scottish | 319 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 23 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 95 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 9 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 3,692 | 20.6 |
| Welsh | 81 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,756 | 9.8 |
| (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 |
