Wise County, VA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Wise county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,569 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 491 | 5.1 |
| Kindergarten | 536 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,186 | 43.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,297 | 24.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,059 | 21.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 26,731 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,197 | 19.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,823 | 18.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,986 | 29.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,431 | 16.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,396 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,806 | 6.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,092 | 4.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 62.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 32,701 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,862 | 21.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 19,322 | 59.1 |
| Separated | 742 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 2,769 | 8.5 |
Female | 2,256 | 6.9 |
| Divorced | 3,006 | 9.2 |
Female | 1,630 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 859 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 459 | 53.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,890 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,595 | 11.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,977 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 879 | 9.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 23,193 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,845 | 29.5 |
Percent employed | 30.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,348 | 70.5 |
Percent employed | 69.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,305 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,041 | 57.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 37,847 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 24,552 | 64.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,198 | 34.9 |
Same county | 7,966 | 21.0 |
Different county | 5,232 | 13.8 |
Same state | 3,311 | 8.7 |
Different state | 1,921 | 5.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 97 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 40,123 | 100.0 |
| Native | 39,940 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 39,872 | 99.4 |
State of residence | 31,417 | 78.3 |
Different state | 8,455 | 21.1 |
Born outside United States | 68 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 183 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 79 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 87 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 96 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 183 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 27 | 14.8 |
| Asia | 83 | 45.4 |
| Africa | 12 | 6.6 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 39 | 21.3 |
| Northern America | 22 | 12.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 37,847 | 100.0 |
| English only | 37,066 | 97.9 |
| Language other than English | 781 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 178 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 433 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 124 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 249 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 32 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 64 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 40,123 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 29,466 | 73.4 |
| Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 31 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 15 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 627 | 1.6 |
| English | 3,576 | 8.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 334 | 0.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 13 | 0.0 |
| German | 2,395 | 6.0 |
| Greek | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 108 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 3,372 | 8.4 |
| Italian | 303 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 90 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 179 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,147 | 2.9 |
| Scottish | 543 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 48 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 91 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 19 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 4 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 11,957 | 29.8 |
| Welsh | 99 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 10 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 4,469 | 11.1 |
| (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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