Blount County, AL Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Blount county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,833100.0
Nursery school, preschool8026.8
Kindergarten9227.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,86949.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,64022.3
College or graduate school1,60013.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over33,702100.0
Less than 9th grade3,72611.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,23418.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,13636.0
Some college, no degree6,27618.6
Associate degree2,0956.2
Bachelor's degree1,9725.9
Graduate or professional degree1,2633.7
Percent high school graduate or higher70.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over40,097100.0
Never married6,75016.8
Now married, except separated26,58466.3
Separated5811.4
Widowed2,7276.8
Female
2,2935.7
Divorced3,4558.6
Female
1,7024.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years845100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren44652.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over37,916100.0
Civilian veterans4,68312.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years11,391100.0
With a disability1,17010.3
Population 21 to 64 years29,325100.0
With a disability7,20924.6
Percent employed
50.0(X)
No disability22,11675.4
Percent employed
76.7(X)
Population 65 years and over6,228100.0
With a disability3,29652.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over47,360100.0
Same house in 199528,12259.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199518,73139.6
Same county
9,25719.5
Different county
9,47420.0
Same state
7,24615.3
Different state
2,2284.7
Elsewhere in 19955071.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population51,024100.0
Native49,44396.9
Born in United States
49,19396.4
State of residence
41,30080.9
Different state
7,89315.5
Born outside United States
2500.5
Foreign born1,5813.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,0202.0
Naturalized citizen
2770.5
Not a citizen
1,3042.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,581100.0
Europe1187.5
Asia875.5
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1,35986.0
Northern America171.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over47,360100.0
English only44,69294.4
Language other than English2,6685.6
Speak English less than 'very well
1,5103.2
Spanish
2,3635.0
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3962.9
Other Indo-European languages
2430.5
Speak English less than "very well"
720.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
570.1
Speak English less than "very well"
420.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population51,024100.0

Total ancestries reported

36,44271.4
Arab160.0
Czech1350.1
Danish380.1
Dutch5481.1
English3,7497.3
French (except Basque)18671.7
French Canadian1630.1
German2,5745.0
Greek520.1
Hungarian460.1
Irish15,50010.8
Italian4380.9
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian800.2
Polish1210.2
Portuguese160.0
Russian50.0
Scotch-Irish1,2562.5
Scottish7721.5
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African330.1
Swedish450.1
Swiss390.1
Ukrainian20.0
United States or American11,50122.5
Welsh1000.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)70.0
Other ancestries8,53916.7
(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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