Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Rockingham 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 | 16,106 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 949 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 912 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,713 | 47.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,708 | 23.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,824 | 17.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 45,123 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,498 | 12.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,975 | 15.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,934 | 35.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,986 | 15.5 |
| Associate degree | 1,777 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,083 | 11.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,870 | 6.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 53,793 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 11,492 | 21.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 33,620 | 62.5 |
| Separated | 1,207 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 3,609 | 6.7 |
Female | 2,955 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 3,865 | 7.2 |
Female | 2,023 | 3.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,221 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 588 | 48.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,010 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,096 | 12.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,352 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,208 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 38,657 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,537 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 59.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 32,120 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 83.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,132 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,796 | 41.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 63,473 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 39,737 | 62.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 23,041 | 36.3 |
Same county | 13,353 | 21.0 |
Different county | 9,688 | 15.3 |
Same state | 5,747 | 9.1 |
Different state | 3,941 | 6.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 695 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 67,725 | 100.0 |
| Native | 65,502 | 96.7 |
Born in United States | 65,129 | 96.2 |
State of residence | 49,690 | 73.4 |
Different state | 15,439 | 22.8 |
Born outside United States | 373 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 2,223 | 3.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,324 | 2.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 609 | 0.9 |
Not a citizen | 1,614 | 2.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,223 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 624 | 28.1 |
| Asia | 253 | 11.4 |
| Africa | 69 | 3.1 |
| Oceania | 13 | 0.6 |
| Latin America | 1,209 | 54.4 |
| Northern America | 55 | 2.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 63,473 | 100.0 |
| English only | 59,945 | 94.4 |
| Language other than English | 3,528 | 5.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,926 | 3.0 |
Spanish | 2,228 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,422 | 2.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,034 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 387 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 149 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 67,725 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 54,505 | 80.5 |
| Arab | 96 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 62 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 117 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 978 | 1.4 |
| English | 6,094 | 9.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 913 | 1.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 243 | 0.4 |
| German | 15,759 | 23.3 |
| Greek | 104 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 128 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 4,278 | 6.3 |
| Italian | 1,105 | 1.6 |
| Lithuanian | 47 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 278 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 626 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 5 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 432 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,663 | 2.5 |
| Scottish | 1,094 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 44 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 76 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 257 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 1,145 | 1.7 |
| Ukrainian | 186 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 11,849 | 17.5 |
| Welsh | 370 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 12 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,544 | 9.7 |
| (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 |
