Houston County, AL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Houston county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school22,033100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,6457.5
Kindergarten1,4676.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)10,76948.9
High school (grades 9-12)5,03922.9
College or graduate school3,11314.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over58,671100.0
Less than 9th grade4,8978.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8,87415.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)17,80930.4
Some college, no degree12,64021.5
Associate degree3,6346.2
Bachelor's degree7,11412.1
Graduate or professional degree3,7036.3
Percent high school graduate or higher76.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over69,834100.0
Never married14,31620.5
Now married, except separated40,34557.8
Separated1,6432.4
Widowed5,5037.9
Female
4,7006.7
Divorced8,02711.5
Female
4,7506.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,692100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren97357.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over65,692100.0
Civilian veterans9,52814.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years20,131100.0
With a disability1,9299.6
Population 21 to 64 years49,987100.0
With a disability10,20720.4
Percent employed
51.4(X)
No disability39,78079.6
Percent employed
78.3(X)
Population 65 years and over11,599100.0
With a disability5,77549.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over82,828100.0
Same house in 199544,74954.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199537,34745.1
Same county
23,12227.9
Different county
14,22517.2
Same state
6,2947.6
Different state
7,9319.6
Elsewhere in 19957320.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population88,787100.0
Native87,36998.4
Born in United States
86,72297.7
State of residence
61,32569.1
Different state
25,39728.6
Born outside United States
6470.7
Foreign born1,4181.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5310.6
Naturalized citizen
5710.6
Not a citizen
8471.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,418100.0
Europe41729.4
Asia45331.9
Africa211.5
Oceania151.1
Latin America43630.7
Northern America765.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over82,828100.0
English only80,37897.0
Language other than English2,4503.0
Speak English less than 'very well
6840.8
Spanish
1,3441.6
Speak English less than "very well"
3180.4
Other Indo-European languages
7000.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1370.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3500.4
Speak English less than "very well"
2090.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population88,787100.0

Total ancestries reported

72,51381.7
Arab860.1
Czech11480.2
Danish1020.1
Dutch7360.8
English6,7507.6
French (except Basque)11,0821.2
French Canadian12270.3
German4,6225.2
Greek750.1
Hungarian790.1
Irish16,5917.4
Italian1,2071.4
Lithuanian150.0
Norwegian2080.2
Polish4580.5
Portuguese200.0
Russian610.1
Scotch-Irish1,8832.1
Scottish1,0611.2
Slovak100.0
Subsaharan African5120.6
Swedish2610.3
Swiss520.1
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American18,78121.2
Welsh2340.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)680.1
Other ancestries27,17730.6
(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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