Clay County, AL Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Clay county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,083 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 159 | 5.2 |
Kindergarten | 219 | 7.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,599 | 51.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 749 | 24.3 |
College or graduate school | 357 | 11.6 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 9,767 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,197 | 12.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,125 | 21.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,690 | 37.8 |
Some college, no degree | 1,521 | 15.6 |
Associate degree | 471 | 4.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 486 | 5.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 277 | 2.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 7.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 11,449 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,099 | 18.3 |
Now married, except separated | 6,997 | 61.1 |
Separated | 220 | 1.9 |
Widowed | 921 | 8.0 |
Female | 741 | 6.5 |
Divorced | 1,212 | 10.6 |
Female | 697 | 6.1 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 367 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 208 | 56.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,854 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,401 | 12.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,025 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 227 | 7.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 7,928 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,937 | 24.4 |
Percent employed | 43.0 | (X) |
No disability | 5,991 | 75.6 |
Percent employed | 74.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,182 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,143 | 52.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 13,393 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,120 | 68.1 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,202 | 31.4 |
Same county | 2,370 | 17.7 |
Different county | 1,832 | 13.7 |
Same state | 1,388 | 10.4 |
Different state | 444 | 3.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 71 | 0.5 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 14,254 | 100.0 |
Native | 14,127 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 14,064 | 98.7 |
State of residence | 12,446 | 87.3 |
Different state | 1,618 | 11.4 |
Born outside United States | 63 | 0.4 |
Foreign born | 127 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 56 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 70 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 57 | 0.4 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 127 | 100.0 |
Europe | 30 | 23.6 |
Asia | 15 | 11.8 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 72 | 56.7 |
Northern America | 10 | 7.9 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 13,393 | 100.0 |
English only | 13,021 | 97.2 |
Language other than English | 372 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 117 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 279 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 98 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 84 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 14,254 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 9,112 | 63.9 |
Arab | 3 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 5 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 102 | 0.7 |
English | 1,178 | 8.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 100 | 0.7 |
French Canadian1 | 32 | 0.2 |
German | 447 | 3.1 |
Greek | 9 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 803 | 5.6 |
Italian | 34 | 0.2 |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 18 | 0.1 |
Polish | 13 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 1 | 0.0 |
Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 186 | 1.3 |
Scottish | 161 | 1.1 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 77 | 0.5 |
Swedish | 29 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 2 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 3,354 | 23.5 |
Welsh | 6 | 0.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 2,539 | 17.8 |
(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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