Goochland County, VA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Goochland county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,725	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	359	9.6
Kindergarten	202	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,700	45.6
High school (grades 9-12)	877	23.5
College or graduate school	587	15.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,248	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,129	9.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,472	12.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,598	29.4
Some college, no degree	2,071	16.9
Associate degree	377	3.1
Bachelor's degree	2,188	17.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,413	11.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.8	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	13,888	100.0
Never married	2,491	17.9
Now married, except separated	9,085	65.4
Separated	258	1.9
Widowed	909	6.5
Female	659	4.7
Divorced	1,145	8.2
Female	511	3.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	302	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	141	46.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,283	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,469	11.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	2,946	100.0
With a disability	189	6.4

Population 21 to 64 years	9,739	100.0
With a disability	1,417	14.5
Percent employed	49.7	(X)
No disability	8,322	85.5
Percent employed	82.5	(X)

Population 65 years and over	2,002	100.0
With a disability	661	33.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	15,999	100.0
Same house in 1995	9,888	61.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	6,053	37.8
Same county	1,533	9.6
Different county	4,520	28.3
Same state	3,705	23.2
Different state	815	5.1
Elsewhere in 1995	58	0.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,863	100.0
Native	16,532	98.0
Born in United States	16,481	97.7
State of residence	11,616	68.9
Different state	4,865	28.9
Born outside United States	51	0.3
Foreign born	331	2.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000	113	0.7
Naturalized citizen	162	1.0
Not a citizen	169	1.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	331	100.0
Europe	121	36.6
Asia	123	37.2
Africa	8	2.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	58	17.5
Northern America	21	6.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,999	100.0
English only	15,438	96.5
Language other than English	561	3.5
Speak English less than 'very well	181	1.1
Spanish	194	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	49	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	268	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages	59	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	32	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	16,863	100.0
Total ancestries reported	14,480	85.9
Arab	143	0.8
Czech¹	113	0.7
Danish	30	0.2
Dutch	231	1.4
English	2,127	12.6
French (except Basque)¹	372	2.2
French Canadian¹	38	0.2
German	1,423	8.4
Greek	86	0.5
Hungarian	60	0.4
Irish¹	1,373	8.1
Italian	501	3.0
Lithuanian	13	0.1
Norwegian	68	0.4
Polish	73	0.4
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	85	0.5
Scotch-Irish	485	2.9
Scottish	452	2.7
Slovak	12	0.1
Subsaharan African	64	0.4
Swedish	96	0.6
Swiss	12	0.1
Ukrainian	28	0.2
United States or American	2,390	14.2
Welsh	88	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	0	0.0
Other ancestries	4,117	24.4

(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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