Anderson County, SC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Anderson county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school39,271100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,7086.9
Kindergarten2,3946.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)19,13648.7
High school (grades 9-12)8,30921.2
College or graduate school6,72417.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over111,037100.0
Less than 9th grade10,5959.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma18,98817.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)36,21932.6
Some college, no degree19,59617.6
Associate degree7,9307.1
Bachelor's degree12,25411.0
Graduate or professional degree5,4554.9
Percent high school graduate or higher73.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over131,460100.0
Never married27,87221.2
Now married, except separated76,89958.5
Separated3,4112.6
Widowed10,4618.0
Female
8,5206.5
Divorced12,8179.7
Female
7,2055.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years4,308100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,27652.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over124,876100.0
Civilian veterans17,78514.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years35,826100.0
With a disability3,0468.5
Population 21 to 64 years95,631100.0
With a disability22,63523.7
Percent employed
54.2(X)
No disability72,99676.3
Percent employed
78.5(X)
Population 65 years and over21,703100.0
With a disability10,43148.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over154,711100.0
Same house in 199590,89958.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199562,67940.5
Same county
39,02825.2
Different county
23,65115.3
Same state
12,4178.0
Different state
11,2347.3
Elsewhere in 19951,1330.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population165,740100.0
Native163,22498.5
Born in United States
162,39398.0
State of residence
121,88973.5
Different state
40,50424.4
Born outside United States
8310.5
Foreign born2,5161.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,1860.7
Naturalized citizen
1,1000.7
Not a citizen
1,4160.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,516100.0
Europe68527.2
Asia73329.1
Africa732.9
Oceania291.2
Latin America72929.0
Northern America26710.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over154,711100.0
English only149,58396.7
Language other than English5,1283.3
Speak English less than 'very well
1,8801.2
Spanish
2,6191.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1410.7
Other Indo-European languages
1,8511.2
Speak English less than "very well"
4670.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4390.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2230.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population165,740100.0

Total ancestries reported

134,79181.3
Arab2950.2
Czech12770.2
Danish2030.1
Dutch1,6711.0
English14,8178.9
French (except Basque)12,8431.7
French Canadian14380.3
German12,6177.6
Greek1810.1
Hungarian2500.2
Irish116,93410.2
Italian2,4341.5
Lithuanian1080.1
Norwegian4330.3
Polish1,2490.8
Portuguese610.0
Russian2170.1
Scotch-Irish6,0343.6
Scottish2,7841.7
Slovak690.0
Subsaharan African1,1100.7
Swedish7010.4
Swiss1650.1
Ukrainian1080.1
United States or American30,90418.6
Welsh5510.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1270.1
Other ancestries37,21022.5
(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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