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Social Statistics

Elyria, Ohio

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,615	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,050	7.7
Kindergarten	899	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,487	47.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,653	19.5
College or graduate school	2,526	18.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	36,097	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,426	4.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,128	14.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	13,665	37.9
Some college, no degree	8,349	23.1
Associate degree	2,791	7.7
Bachelor's degree	3,223	8.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,515	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.8	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.1	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	43,315	100.0
Never married	11,511	26.6
Now married, except separated	22,207	51.3
Separated	693	1.6
Widowed	3,017	7.0
Female	2,534	5.9
Divorced	5,887	13.6
Female	3,369	7.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,362	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	714	52.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	41,117	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,289	15.3

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	12,060	100.0
With a disability	1,189	9.9

Population 21 to 64 years	31,449	100.0
With a disability	6,639	21.1
Percent employed	60.9	(X)
No disability	24,810	78.9
Percent employed	80.6	(X)

Population 65 years and over	7,010	100.0
With a disability	3,104	44.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	51,401	100.0
Same house in 1995	28,926	56.3
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	22,183	43.2
Same county	17,178	33.4
Different county	5,005	9.7
Same state	2,787	5.4
Different state	2,218	4.3
Elsewhere in 1995	292	0.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	55,882	100.0
Native	55,050	98.5
Born in United States	54,786	98.0
State of residence	42,088	75.3
Different state	12,698	22.7
Born outside United States	264	0.5
Foreign born	832	1.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000	183	0.3
Naturalized citizen	582	1.0
Not a citizen	250	0.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	832	100.0
Europe	367	44.1
Asia	174	20.9
Africa	73	8.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	156	18.8
Northern America	62	7.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	51,401	100.0
English only	49,424	96.2
Language other than English	1,977	3.8
Speak English less than 'very well	589	1.1
Spanish	927	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	328	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	693	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	133	0.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	133	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	55,882	100.0
Total ancestries reported	62,909	112.6
Arab	82	0.1
Czech¹	530	0.9
Danish	113	0.2
Dutch	951	1.7
English	6,114	10.9
French (except Basque)¹	1,194	2.1
French Canadian¹	259	0.5
German	13,308	23.8
Greek	303	0.5
Hungarian	2,342	4.2
Irish¹	8,010	14.3
Italian	3,168	5.7
Lithuanian	87	0.2
Norwegian	157	0.3
Polish	4,195	7.5
Portuguese	22	0.0
Russian	438	0.8
Scotch-Irish	946	1.7
Scottish	1,327	2.4
Slovak	1,216	2.2
Subsaharan African	584	1.0
Swedish	294	0.5
Swiss	256	0.5
Ukrainian	151	0.3
United States or American	3,324	5.9
Welsh	483	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	54	0.1
Other ancestries	13,001	23.3

(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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