Laurens County, GA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Laurens county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,544100.0
Nursery school, preschool7876.8
Kindergarten7086.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,57748.3
High school (grades 9-12)2,95525.6
College or graduate school1,51713.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,875100.0
Less than 9th grade3,05210.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,51219.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,71837.1
Some college, no degree4,30114.9
Associate degree1,1203.9
Bachelor's degree2,5738.9
Graduate or professional degree1,5995.5
Percent high school graduate or higher70.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over34,968100.0
Never married8,38524.0
Now married, except separated18,52853.0
Separated1,1963.4
Widowed2,8818.2
Female
2,4156.9
Divorced3,97811.4
Female
2,2346.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,082100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren60856.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,782100.0
Civilian veterans4,32113.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,681100.0
With a disability9308.7
Population 21 to 64 years24,380100.0
With a disability5,50522.6
Percent employed
49.1(X)
No disability18,87577.4
Percent employed
77.7(X)
Population 65 years and over5,448100.0
With a disability2,83452.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over41,716100.0
Same house in 199524,58658.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199516,69840.0
Same county
10,89026.1
Different county
5,80813.9
Same state
3,5748.6
Different state
2,2345.4
Elsewhere in 19954321.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population44,874100.0
Native44,36898.9
Born in United States
44,24398.6
State of residence
37,38883.3
Different state
6,85515.3
Born outside United States
1250.3
Foreign born5061.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2930.7
Naturalized citizen
1890.4
Not a citizen
3170.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)506100.0
Europe7815.4
Asia18436.4
Africa5210.3
Oceania91.8
Latin America15230.0
Northern America316.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over41,716100.0
English only40,56197.2
Language other than English1,1552.8
Speak English less than 'very well
4031.0
Spanish
7141.7
Speak English less than "very well"
2260.5
Other Indo-European languages
3040.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1140.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1230.3
Speak English less than "very well"
630.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population44,874100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,57677.1
Arab00.0
Czech1450.1
Danish200.0
Dutch2720.6
English3,1607.0
French (except Basque)13840.9
French Canadian1270.1
German1,2802.9
Greek00.0
Hungarian430.1
Irish12,5805.7
Italian3650.8
Lithuanian150.0
Norwegian500.1
Polish660.1
Portuguese00.0
Russian330.1
Scotch-Irish5181.2
Scottish4751.1
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African3540.8
Swedish320.1
Swiss790.2
Ukrainian50.0
United States or American7,67817.1
Welsh580.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)400.1
Other ancestries16,99737.9
(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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