Rowan County, NC Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Rowan county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school31,855100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,2136.9
Kindergarten1,8005.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)15,17347.6
High school (grades 9-12)7,05122.1
College or graduate school5,61817.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over86,345100.0
Less than 9th grade7,7939.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma14,48516.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)28,96433.5
Some college, no degree17,55020.3
Associate degree5,3116.2
Bachelor's degree8,89910.3
Graduate or professional degree3,3433.9
Percent high school graduate or higher74.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over103,349100.0
Never married21,79621.1
Now married, except separated61,49259.5
Separated2,9132.8
Widowed7,5727.3
Female
6,0955.9
Divorced9,5769.3
Female
5,1885.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years3,176100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,79256.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over98,222100.0
Civilian veterans13,99414.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years28,376100.0
With a disability2,6199.2
Population 21 to 64 years73,587100.0
With a disability17,07123.2
Percent employed
57.9(X)
No disability56,51676.8
Percent employed
80.2(X)
Population 65 years and over16,824100.0
With a disability8,07948.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over121,745100.0
Same house in 199570,23057.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199549,28840.5
Same county
27,41022.5
Different county
21,87818.0
Same state
12,63010.4
Different state
9,2487.6
Elsewhere in 19952,2271.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population130,340100.0
Native125,46896.3
Born in United States
124,68195.7
State of residence
94,83672.8
Different state
29,84522.9
Born outside United States
7870.6
Foreign born4,8723.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,2872.5
Naturalized citizen
8210.6
Not a citizen
4,0513.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,872100.0
Europe51110.5
Asia63213.0
Africa1643.4
Oceania150.3
Latin America3,49171.7
Northern America591.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over121,745100.0
English only114,64494.2
Language other than English7,1015.8
Speak English less than 'very well
3,9893.3
Spanish
5,1704.2
Speak English less than "very well"
3,2242.6
Other Indo-European languages
1,2311.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3800.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5760.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3610.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population130,340100.0

Total ancestries reported

103,53279.4
Arab1760.1
Czech1770.1
Danish560.0
Dutch2,0161.5
English8,2666.3
French (except Basque)11,6111.2
French Canadian13360.3
German18,38414.1
Greek2430.2
Hungarian2360.2
Irish17,4005.7
Italian1,4691.1
Lithuanian150.0
Norwegian2580.2
Polish8690.7
Portuguese890.1
Russian1600.1
Scotch-Irish4,2943.3
Scottish1,8861.4
Slovak1010.1
Subsaharan African9160.7
Swedish3570.3
Swiss2260.2
Ukrainian650.0
United States or American24,17118.5
Welsh4200.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1590.1
Other ancestries29,27622.5
(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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