Updated September 25, 2021 |
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King county washington 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 | 444,560 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 31,153 | 7.0 |
| Kindergarten | 21,552 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 178,889 | 40.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 87,382 | 19.7 |
| College or graduate school | 125,584 | 28.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,188,740 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 40,702 | 3.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 75,026 | 6.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 227,931 | 19.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 280,812 | 23.6 |
| Associate degree | 89,321 | 7.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 316,451 | 26.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 158,497 | 13.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 40.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,410,887 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 440,380 | 31.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 722,604 | 51.2 |
| Separated | 20,642 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 68,436 | 4.9 |
Female | 55,929 | 4.0 |
| Divorced | 158,825 | 11.3 |
Female | 91,294 | 6.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 22,616 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7,903 | 34.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,346,022 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 163,815 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 349,496 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 25,048 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,092,800 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 165,148 | 15.1 |
Percent employed | 62.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 927,652 | 84.9 |
Percent employed | 80.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 175,083 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 69,647 | 39.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,632,553 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 777,858 | 47.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 778,624 | 47.7 |
Same county | 489,434 | 30.0 |
Different county | 289,190 | 17.7 |
Same state | 97,379 | 6.0 |
Different state | 191,811 | 11.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 76,071 | 4.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,737,034 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,468,749 | 84.6 |
Born in United States | 1,444,144 | 83.1 |
State of residence | 745,973 | 42.9 |
Different state | 698,171 | 40.2 |
Born outside United States | 24,605 | 1.4 |
| Foreign born | 268,285 | 15.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 131,848 | 7.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 118,436 | 6.8 |
Not a citizen | 149,849 | 8.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 268,267 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 52,886 | 19.7 |
| Asia | 137,967 | 51.4 |
| Africa | 14,232 | 5.3 |
| Oceania | 4,489 | 1.7 |
| Latin America | 41,066 | 15.3 |
| Northern America | 17,627 | 6.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,632,553 | 100.0 |
| English only | 1,332,933 | 81.6 |
| Language other than English | 299,620 | 18.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 137,671 | 8.4 |
Spanish | 69,351 | 4.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 32,382 | 2.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 75,204 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26,460 | 1.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 137,921 | 8.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 72,219 | 4.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,737,034 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 1,965,101 | 113.1 |
| Arab | 7,062 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 11,365 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 21,022 | 1.2 |
| Dutch | 34,016 | 2.0 |
| English | 209,263 | 12.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 59,696 | 3.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 14,077 | 0.8 |
| German | 292,504 | 16.8 |
| Greek | 7,331 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 7,514 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 193,834 | 11.2 |
| Italian | 63,452 | 3.7 |
| Lithuanian | 3,491 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 105,043 | 6.0 |
| Polish | 35,171 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 4,859 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 25,315 | 1.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 35,755 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 56,205 | 3.2 |
| Slovak | 1,805 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 18,693 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 64,096 | 3.7 |
| Swiss | 10,537 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 11,512 | 0.7 |
| United States or American | 66,981 | 3.9 |
| Welsh | 18,986 | 1.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2,180 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 583,336 | 33.6 |
| (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 |
