Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Highland county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 483 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 28 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 260 | 53.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 122 | 25.3 |
| College or graduate school | 43 | 8.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,929 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 212 | 11.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 312 | 16.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 738 | 38.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 348 | 18.0 |
| Associate degree | 64 | 3.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 143 | 7.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 112 | 5.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 2,133 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 396 | 18.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 1,312 | 61.5 |
| Separated | 37 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 246 | 11.5 |
Female | 196 | 9.2 |
| Divorced | 142 | 6.7 |
Female | 52 | 2.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 31 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 20 | 64.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,026 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 384 | 19.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 473 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17 | 3.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,453 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 250 | 17.2 |
Percent employed | 64.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,203 | 82.8 |
Percent employed | 70.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 512 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 266 | 52.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,443 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 1,857 | 76.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 581 | 23.8 |
Same county | 320 | 13.1 |
Different county | 261 | 10.7 |
Same state | 164 | 6.7 |
Different state | 97 | 4.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5 | 0.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 2,536 | 100.0 |
| Native | 2,527 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 2,514 | 99.1 |
State of residence | 1,844 | 72.7 |
Different state | 670 | 26.4 |
Born outside United States | 13 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 9 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 0 | 0.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 9 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 9 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9 | 100.0 |
| Asia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 0 | 0.0 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,443 | 100.0 |
| English only | 2,375 | 97.2 |
| Language other than English | 68 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 13 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 40 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 28 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 2,536 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,106 | 83.0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 4 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 66 | 2.6 |
| English | 270 | 10.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 58 | 2.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| German | 526 | 20.7 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 9 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 241 | 9.5 |
| Italian | 16 | 0.6 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 2 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 4 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 22 | 0.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 184 | 7.3 |
| Scottish | 97 | 3.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 7 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 5 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 361 | 14.2 |
| Welsh | 24 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 200 | 7.9 |
| (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 |
