Mercer County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mercer county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,744100.0
Nursery school, preschool7115.2
Kindergarten7775.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,85242.6
High school (grades 9-12)3,18123.1
College or graduate school3,22323.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over43,673100.0
Less than 9th grade4,86911.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7,33516.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,96636.6
Some college, no degree7,67617.6
Associate degree1,7824.1
Bachelor's degree3,7678.6
Graduate or professional degree2,2785.2
Percent high school graduate or higher72.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over52,144100.0
Never married10,93021.0
Now married, except separated29,26056.1
Separated8601.6
Widowed5,38310.3
Female
4,5378.7
Divorced5,71111.0
Female
3,0155.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,196100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren66255.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over49,664100.0
Civilian veterans7,31714.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,297100.0
With a disability1,1399.3
Population 21 to 64 years35,934100.0
With a disability10,21828.4
Percent employed
35.6(X)
No disability25,71671.6
Percent employed
68.9(X)
Population 65 years and over10,549100.0
With a disability5,43851.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over59,323100.0
Same house in 199537,67363.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199521,50536.3
Same county
13,67723.1
Different county
7,82813.2
Same state
3,1055.2
Different state
4,7238.0
Elsewhere in 19951450.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population62,980100.0
Native62,47499.2
Born in United States
62,31999.0
State of residence
48,52777.1
Different state
13,79221.9
Born outside United States
1550.2
Foreign born5060.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1120.2
Naturalized citizen
3750.6
Not a citizen
1310.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)506100.0
Europe16131.8
Asia26452.2
Africa61.2
Oceania00.0
Latin America407.9
Northern America356.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over59,323100.0
English only58,01697.8
Language other than English1,3072.2
Speak English less than 'very well
3050.5
Spanish
5080.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1470.2
Other Indo-European languages
4890.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1120.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2040.3
Speak English less than "very well"
390.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population62,980100.0

Total ancestries reported

48,55577.1
Arab1890.3
Czech1470.1
Danish100.0
Dutch1,1341.8
English6,0899.7
French (except Basque)18891.4
French Canadian1670.1
German5,8049.2
Greek890.1
Hungarian1850.3
Irish16,0409.6
Italian1,7032.7
Lithuanian360.1
Norwegian500.1
Polish3040.5
Portuguese110.0
Russian1200.2
Scotch-Irish1,1201.8
Scottish8351.3
Slovak380.1
Subsaharan African1940.3
Swedish1110.2
Swiss160.0
Ukrainian480.1
United States or American14,41022.9
Welsh3230.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)320.1
Other ancestries8,66113.8
(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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