Taylor County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Taylor county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,632100.0
Nursery school, preschool2446.7
Kindergarten1754.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,76348.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,00627.7
College or graduate school44412.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over11,146100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0989.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,72515.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,91044.1
Some college, no degree1,70515.3
Associate degree4534.1
Bachelor's degree8107.3
Graduate or professional degree4454.0
Percent high school graduate or higher74.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over13,085100.0
Never married2,76321.1
Now married, except separated7,69458.8
Separated1911.5
Widowed1,1789.0
Female
1,0177.8
Divorced1,2599.6
Female
6404.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years181100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren5731.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over12,385100.0
Civilian veterans1,92115.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,377100.0
With a disability33810.0
Population 21 to 64 years9,052100.0
With a disability2,20924.4
Percent employed
39.8(X)
No disability6,84375.6
Percent employed
71.9(X)
Population 65 years and over2,346100.0
With a disability1,15649.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over15,239100.0
Same house in 199510,27267.4
Different house in the U.S. in 19954,93332.4
Same county
2,31915.2
Different county
2,61417.2
Same state
1,78011.7
Different state
8345.5
Elsewhere in 1995340.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population16,089100.0
Native15,98999.4
Born in United States
15,91898.9
State of residence
13,37183.1
Different state
2,54715.8
Born outside United States
710.4
Foreign born1000.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
180.1
Naturalized citizen
640.4
Not a citizen
360.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)100100.0
Europe3535.0
Asia2828.0
Africa88.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America2424.0
Northern America55.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over15,239100.0
English only14,89097.7
Language other than English3492.3
Speak English less than 'very well
980.6
Spanish
1230.8
Speak English less than "very well"
310.2
Other Indo-European languages
2001.3
Speak English less than "very well"
670.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
240.2
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population16,089100.0

Total ancestries reported

13,36883.1
Arab60.0
Czech1790.5
Danish80.0
Dutch5423.4
English1,5439.6
French (except Basque)14262.6
French Canadian1260.2
German2,47315.4
Greek30.0
Hungarian630.4
Irish12,21513.8
Italian7514.7
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian100.1
Polish2651.6
Portuguese00.0
Russian410.3
Scotch-Irish2151.3
Scottish1601.0
Slovak300.2
Subsaharan African470.3
Swedish520.3
Swiss150.1
Ukrainian80.0
United States or American2,71816.9
Welsh960.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)170.1
Other ancestries1,5599.7
(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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