Wayne County, GA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wayne county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school6,292100.0
Nursery school, preschool3876.2
Kindergarten4036.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,20550.9
High school (grades 9-12)1,58625.2
College or graduate school71111.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,531100.0
Less than 9th grade1,94011.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,29518.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,50037.1
Some college, no degree3,09217.6
Associate degree6733.8
Bachelor's degree1,3387.6
Graduate or professional degree6934.0
Percent high school graduate or higher70.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over20,961100.0
Never married3,79218.1
Now married, except separated13,46864.3
Separated3681.8
Widowed1,4516.9
Female
1,1715.6
Divorced1,8829.0
Female
8824.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years639100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren32851.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over19,683100.0
Civilian veterans2,91614.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years5,936100.0
With a disability5709.6
Population 21 to 64 years13,852100.0
With a disability3,14822.7
Percent employed
45.5(X)
No disability10,70477.3
Percent employed
71.2(X)
Population 65 years and over2,832100.0
With a disability1,40249.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over24,811100.0
Same house in 199513,17753.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,34545.7
Same county
5,63022.7
Different county
5,71523.0
Same state
3,63714.7
Different state
2,0788.4
Elsewhere in 19952891.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population26,565100.0
Native26,15598.5
Born in United States
25,83297.2
State of residence
20,49977.2
Different state
5,33320.1
Born outside United States
3231.2
Foreign born4101.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2440.9
Naturalized citizen
1750.7
Not a citizen
2350.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)410100.0
Europe11929.0
Asia7317.8
Africa82.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America20550.0
Northern America51.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over24,811100.0
English only23,41794.4
Language other than English1,3945.6
Speak English less than 'very well
4231.7
Spanish
8963.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2551.0
Other Indo-European languages
3691.5
Speak English less than "very well"
680.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1030.4
Speak English less than "very well"
790.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population26,565100.0

Total ancestries reported

19,48973.4
Arab00.0
Czech180.0
Danish160.1
Dutch2430.9
English2,67710.1
French (except Basque)12991.1
French Canadian1260.1
German1,1684.4
Greek180.1
Hungarian140.1
Irish12,0477.7
Italian2230.8
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian480.2
Polish940.4
Portuguese590.2
Russian220.1
Scotch-Irish4951.9
Scottish2711.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African330.1
Swedish700.3
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American4,97918.7
Welsh780.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)100.0
Other ancestries6,59124.8
(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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