Hamilton County, TN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Hamilton county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school77,307100.0
Nursery school, preschool5,5537.2
Kindergarten4,1345.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)33,60143.5
High school (grades 9-12)15,45620.0
College or graduate school18,56324.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over207,180100.0
Less than 9th grade12,4366.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma27,52813.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)56,32027.2
Some college, no degree48,65223.5
Associate degree12,7566.2
Bachelor's degree32,81715.8
Graduate or professional degree16,6718.0
Percent high school graduate or higher80.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over248,290100.0
Never married59,14123.8
Now married, except separated136,04554.8
Separated4,4561.8
Widowed18,9097.6
Female
15,7386.3
Divorced29,73912.0
Female
17,3707.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years6,764100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren3,60153.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over236,428100.0
Civilian veterans32,93313.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years65,639100.0
With a disability5,6038.5
Population 21 to 64 years179,553100.0
With a disability36,34020.2
Percent employed
57.8(X)
No disability143,21379.8
Percent employed
78.4(X)
Population 65 years and over40,974100.0
With a disability18,43045.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over289,668100.0
Same house in 1995158,70654.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995126,59043.7
Same county
81,67628.2
Different county
44,91415.5
Same state
11,9764.1
Different state
32,93811.4
Elsewhere in 19954,3721.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population307,896100.0
Native298,59997.0
Born in United States
296,53596.3
State of residence
190,64661.9
Different state
105,88934.4
Born outside United States
2,0640.7
Foreign born9,2973.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,3891.4
Naturalized citizen
4,0381.3
Not a citizen
5,2591.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)9,297100.0
Europe2,13222.9
Asia3,41436.7
Africa3413.7
Oceania610.7
Latin America2,89131.1
Northern America4584.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over289,668100.0
English only275,03894.9
Language other than English14,6305.1
Speak English less than 'very well
5,5291.9
Spanish
6,7332.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2,6480.9
Other Indo-European languages
4,6351.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1,4230.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,6450.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2890.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population307,896100.0

Total ancestries reported

267,20986.8
Arab5810.2
Czech15010.2
Danish3560.1
Dutch4,4591.4
English30,1669.8
French (except Basque)15,5851.8
French Canadian16230.2
German26,2658.5
Greek6770.2
Hungarian4760.2
Irish128,8179.4
Italian4,4761.5
Lithuanian2670.1
Norwegian1,3370.4
Polish2,1530.7
Portuguese1180.0
Russian9080.3
Scotch-Irish8,6412.8
Scottish6,7112.2
Slovak1210.0
Subsaharan African1,4280.5
Swedish1,4490.5
Swiss6530.2
Ukrainian2480.1
United States or American51,35516.7
Welsh1,7680.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3770.1
Other ancestries86,69328.2
(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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