Dalton, GA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school6,273100.0
Nursery school, preschool4627.4
Kindergarten4937.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,21651.3
High school (grades 9-12)1,38522.1
College or graduate school71711.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,173100.0
Less than 9th grade4,03223.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,00417.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,77622.0
Some college, no degree2,69315.7
Associate degree5213.0
Bachelor's degree1,98011.5
Graduate or professional degree1,1676.8
Percent high school graduate or higher59.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over21,791100.0
Never married5,43825.0
Now married, except separated12,28856.4
Separated4572.1
Widowed1,4806.8
Female
1,2465.7
Divorced2,1289.8
Female
1,3976.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years918100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36940.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over20,646100.0
Civilian veterans2,0239.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,514100.0
With a disability5458.4
Population 21 to 64 years15,821100.0
With a disability4,19126.5
Percent employed
60.1(X)
No disability11,63073.5
Percent employed
71.8(X)
Population 65 years and over2,977100.0
With a disability1,23241.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over25,815100.0
Same house in 199510,70541.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,87046.0
Same county
6,74426.1
Different county
5,12619.9
Same state
1,8227.1
Different state
3,30412.8
Elsewhere in 19953,24012.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population28,233100.0
Native19,61669.5
Born in United States
19,31268.4
State of residence
12,64344.8
Different state
6,66923.6
Born outside United States
3041.1
Foreign born8,61730.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,16621.8
Naturalized citizen
1,0263.6
Not a citizen
7,59126.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)8,617100.0
Europe1061.2
Asia4645.4
Africa590.7
Oceania200.2
Latin America7,96892.5
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over25,815100.0
English only15,93961.7
Language other than English9,87638.3
Speak English less than 'very well
6,98627.1
Spanish
9,27535.9
Speak English less than "very well"
6,74826.1
Other Indo-European languages
4631.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1530.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
940.4
Speak English less than "very well"
680.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population28,233100.0

Total ancestries reported

23,74084.1
Arab540.2
Czech1490.2
Danish90.0
Dutch2570.9
English2,0857.4
French (except Basque)12691.0
French Canadian1980.3
German1,2264.3
Greek240.1
Hungarian290.1
Irish11,4725.2
Italian2090.7
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian750.3
Polish430.2
Portuguese00.0
Russian90.0
Scotch-Irish5041.8
Scottish3591.3
Slovak180.1
Subsaharan African620.2
Swedish670.2
Swiss190.1
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American3,26511.6
Welsh680.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)800.3
Other ancestries13,39047.4
(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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