Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Columbia county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 918 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 63 | 6.9 |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 4.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 461 | 50.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 261 | 28.4 |
| College or graduate school | 96 | 10.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 2,827 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 153 | 5.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 335 | 11.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 862 | 30.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 784 | 27.7 |
| Associate degree | 199 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 337 | 11.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 157 | 5.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 17.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 3,275 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 552 | 16.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,012 | 61.4 |
| Separated | 67 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 270 | 8.2 |
Female | 213 | 6.5 |
| Divorced | 374 | 11.4 |
Female | 199 | 6.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 72 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 49 | 68.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,086 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 487 | 15.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 887 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 87 | 9.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 2,176 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 486 | 22.3 |
Percent employed | 45.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,690 | 77.7 |
Percent employed | 77.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 719 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 358 | 49.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,836 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,230 | 58.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,587 | 41.4 |
Same county | 712 | 18.6 |
Different county | 875 | 22.8 |
Same state | 534 | 13.9 |
Different state | 341 | 8.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 19 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 4,064 | 100.0 |
| Native | 3,935 | 96.8 |
Born in United States | 3,907 | 96.1 |
State of residence | 2,393 | 58.9 |
Different state | 1,514 | 37.3 |
Born outside United States | 28 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 129 | 3.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 42 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 68 | 1.7 |
Not a citizen | 61 | 1.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 129 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 10 | 7.8 |
| Asia | 26 | 20.2 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 83 | 64.3 |
| Northern America | 10 | 7.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 3,836 | 100.0 |
| English only | 3,600 | 93.8 |
| Language other than English | 236 | 6.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 103 | 2.7 |
Spanish | 214 | 5.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 96 | 2.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 17 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 5 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 4,064 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 3,924 | 96.6 |
| Arab | 4 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 28 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 11 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 30 | 0.7 |
| English | 637 | 15.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 170 | 4.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 22 | 0.5 |
| German | 828 | 20.4 |
| Greek | 15 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 414 | 10.2 |
| Italian | 40 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 141 | 3.5 |
| Polish | 37 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 5 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 140 | 3.4 |
| Scottish | 92 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 70 | 1.7 |
| Swiss | 9 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 3 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 527 | 13.0 |
| Welsh | 16 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 671 | 16.5 |
| (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 |
