Westmoreland County, PA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Westmoreland county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school84,043100.0
Nursery school, preschool6,0227.2
Kindergarten4,3545.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)38,52045.8
High school (grades 9-12)20,31324.2
College or graduate school14,83417.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over263,593100.0
Less than 9th grade12,5084.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma25,5609.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)108,51241.2
Some college, no degree44,50316.9
Associate degree19,2707.3
Bachelor's degree35,94213.6
Graduate or professional degree17,2986.6
Percent high school graduate or higher85.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over303,597100.0
Never married67,23622.1
Now married, except separated179,70959.2
Separated5,2491.7
Widowed27,7219.1
Female
22,7917.5
Divorced23,6827.8
Female
13,1974.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years4,499100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,99444.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over288,713100.0
Civilian veterans45,27015.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years73,499100.0
With a disability4,9996.8
Population 21 to 64 years207,221100.0
With a disability32,74015.8
Percent employed
51.2(X)
No disability174,48184.2
Percent employed
77.7(X)
Population 65 years and over64,901100.0
With a disability25,33339.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over350,893100.0
Same house in 1995245,65270.0
Different house in the U.S. in 1995103,76329.6
Same county
65,61118.7
Different county
38,15210.9
Same state
26,9867.7
Different state
11,1663.2
Elsewhere in 19951,4780.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population369,993100.0
Native364,71698.6
Born in United States
363,31098.2
State of residence
329,52289.1
Different state
33,7889.1
Born outside United States
1,4060.4
Foreign born5,2771.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,3810.4
Naturalized citizen
3,3110.9
Not a citizen
1,9660.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)5,277100.0
Europe2,85854.2
Asia1,49328.3
Africa621.2
Oceania781.5
Latin America4478.5
Northern America3396.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over350,893100.0
English only337,76796.3
Language other than English13,1263.7
Speak English less than 'very well
3,9771.1
Spanish
3,5031.0
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2750.4
Other Indo-European languages
7,8572.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,9630.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,3130.4
Speak English less than "very well"
6320.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population369,993100.0

Total ancestries reported

438,931118.6
Arab2,4230.7
Czech14,9771.3
Danish2930.1
Dutch6,8481.9
English34,3399.3
French (except Basque)15,8581.6
French Canadian14970.1
German103,62628.0
Greek1,6320.4
Hungarian7,2432.0
Irish154,64814.8
Italian64,90017.5
Lithuanian1,5470.4
Norwegian7950.2
Polish37,21610.1
Portuguese1200.0
Russian4,2281.1
Scotch-Irish9,9482.7
Scottish8,2082.2
Slovak23,2156.3
Subsaharan African3820.1
Swedish4,2421.1
Swiss7950.2
Ukrainian4,9201.3
United States or American14,8954.0
Welsh4,7971.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1680.0
Other ancestries36,1719.8
(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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