Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Halifax 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 | 8,208 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 543 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 524 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,072 | 49.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,957 | 23.8 |
| College or graduate school | 1,112 | 13.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 26,073 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,954 | 15.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,462 | 20.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,819 | 33.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,016 | 15.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,354 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,567 | 6.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 901 | 3.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 30,162 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,683 | 22.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 16,557 | 54.9 |
| Separated | 983 | 3.3 |
| Widowed | 3,106 | 10.3 |
Female | 2,599 | 8.6 |
| Divorced | 2,833 | 9.4 |
Female | 1,465 | 4.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 973 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 410 | 42.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,639 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,555 | 12.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,746 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 589 | 7.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 20,641 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,225 | 25.3 |
Percent employed | 42.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,416 | 74.7 |
Percent employed | 73.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,040 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,806 | 46.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 35,201 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 23,669 | 67.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 11,389 | 32.4 |
Same county | 7,540 | 21.4 |
Different county | 3,849 | 10.9 |
Same state | 2,083 | 5.9 |
Different state | 1,766 | 5.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 143 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 37,355 | 100.0 |
| Native | 36,967 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 36,827 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 30,917 | 82.8 |
Different state | 5,910 | 15.8 |
Born outside United States | 140 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 388 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 139 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 147 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 241 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 388 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 66 | 17.0 |
| Asia | 79 | 20.4 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 188 | 48.5 |
| Northern America | 55 | 14.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 35,201 | 100.0 |
| English only | 34,278 | 97.4 |
| Language other than English | 923 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 337 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 550 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 211 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 316 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 87 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 50 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 39 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 37,355 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 26,387 | 70.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 71 | 0.2 |
| English | 2,306 | 6.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 165 | 0.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 66 | 0.2 |
| German | 1,031 | 2.8 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,008 | 2.7 |
| Italian | 345 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 20 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 58 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 88 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 17 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 529 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 220 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 182 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 51 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 15 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 7,609 | 20.4 |
| Welsh | 46 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 77 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 12,468 | 33.4 |
| (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 |
