Montgomery County, AL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Montgomery county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,349 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,952 | 7.6 |
Kindergarten | 3,129 | 4.8 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,438 | 42.0 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,951 | 19.8 |
College or graduate school | 16,879 | 25.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 141,342 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 8,357 | 5.9 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,548 | 13.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 34,410 | 24.3 |
Some college, no degree | 31,568 | 22.3 |
Associate degree | 7,165 | 5.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 24,620 | 17.4 |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,674 | 11.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.5 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 175,311 | 100.0 |
Never married | 52,695 | 30.1 |
Now married, except separated | 84,442 | 48.2 |
Separated | 4,416 | 2.5 |
Widowed | 13,022 | 7.4 |
Female | 10,861 | 6.2 |
Divorced | 20,736 | 11.8 |
Female | 11,952 | 6.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,911 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,638 | 53.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 163,124 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 23,885 | 14.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 52,347 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 5,113 | 9.8 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 120,557 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 26,307 | 21.8 |
Percent employed | 52.2 | (X) |
No disability | 94,250 | 78.2 |
Percent employed | 76.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 25,395 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 11,823 | 46.6 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 208,155 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 107,993 | 51.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 97,156 | 46.7 |
Same county | 58,522 | 28.1 |
Different county | 38,634 | 18.6 |
Same state | 18,406 | 8.8 |
Different state | 20,228 | 9.7 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,006 | 1.4 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 223,510 | 100.0 |
Native | 219,067 | 98.0 |
Born in United States | 216,366 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 161,179 | 72.1 |
Different state | 55,187 | 24.7 |
Born outside United States | 2,701 | 1.2 |
Foreign born | 4,443 | 2.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,716 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,205 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 2,238 | 1.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 4,443 | 100.0 |
Europe | 1,275 | 28.7 |
Asia | 1,695 | 38.1 |
Africa | 325 | 7.3 |
Oceania | 94 | 2.1 |
Latin America | 915 | 20.6 |
Northern America | 139 | 3.1 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 208,155 | 100.0 |
English only | 199,832 | 96.0 |
Language other than English | 8,323 | 4.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,064 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 3,923 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,469 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,427 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 642 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,598 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 861 | 0.4 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 223,510 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 189,563 | 84.8 |
Arab | 276 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 291 | 0.1 |
Danish | 204 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 1,465 | 0.7 |
English | 14,921 | 6.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 2,982 | 1.3 |
French Canadian1 | 748 | 0.3 |
German | 10,049 | 4.5 |
Greek | 211 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 214 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 12,066 | 5.4 |
Italian | 2,497 | 1.1 |
Lithuanian | 115 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 893 | 0.4 |
Polish | 1,061 | 0.5 |
Portuguese | 134 | 0.1 |
Russian | 233 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 4,938 | 2.2 |
Scottish | 4,067 | 1.8 |
Slovak | 109 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 2,169 | 1.0 |
Swedish | 900 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 198 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 121 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 22,272 | 10.0 |
Welsh | 894 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 271 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 105,264 | 47.1 |
(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 |
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