Houston County, TN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Houston county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,742100.0
Nursery school, preschool1146.5
Kindergarten1307.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)93653.7
High school (grades 9-12)42424.3
College or graduate school1387.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,539100.0
Less than 9th grade70212.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma95217.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,28141.2
Some college, no degree83215.0
Associate degree2013.6
Bachelor's degree4097.4
Graduate or professional degree1622.9
Percent high school graduate or higher70.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,419100.0
Never married1,08316.9
Now married, except separated3,87160.3
Separated931.4
Widowed64210.0
Female
5128.0
Divorced73011.4
Female
3715.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years172100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren9052.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,119100.0
Civilian veterans98816.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,655100.0
With a disability1348.1
Population 21 to 64 years4,495100.0
With a disability1,13325.2
Percent employed
48.6(X)
No disability3,36274.8
Percent employed
73.6(X)
Population 65 years and over1,220100.0
With a disability67355.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over7,552100.0
Same house in 19954,87764.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,63634.9
Same county
1,47119.5
Different county
1,16515.4
Same state
6088.1
Different state
5577.4
Elsewhere in 1995390.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population8,088100.0
Native7,95898.4
Born in United States
7,91797.9
State of residence
5,59869.2
Different state
2,31928.7
Born outside United States
410.5
Foreign born1301.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
620.8
Naturalized citizen
370.5
Not a citizen
931.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)130100.0
Europe3627.7
Asia2720.8
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America5240.0
Northern America1511.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over7,552100.0
English only7,34697.3
Language other than English2062.7
Speak English less than 'very well
911.2
Spanish
1181.6
Speak English less than "very well"
590.8
Other Indo-European languages
630.8
Speak English less than "very well"
100.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
250.3
Speak English less than "very well"
220.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population8,088100.0

Total ancestries reported

6,30578.0
Arab00.0
Czech130.0
Danish110.1
Dutch1241.5
English7279.0
French (except Basque)1991.2
French Canadian120.0
German81310.1
Greek10.0
Hungarian300.4
Irish11,18414.6
Italian1722.1
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian180.2
Polish620.8
Portuguese00.0
Russian150.2
Scotch-Irish2763.4
Scottish1982.4
Slovak20.0
Subsaharan African80.1
Swedish210.3
Swiss140.2
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1,43517.7
Welsh330.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)20.0
Other ancestries1,05513.0
(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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