Macon County, AL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Macon county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,743100.0
Nursery school, preschool6016.9
Kindergarten2412.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,16436.2
High school (grades 9-12)1,29714.8
College or graduate school3,44039.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over13,955100.0
Less than 9th grade1,54511.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,64318.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,48625.0
Some college, no degree2,88520.7
Associate degree7795.6
Bachelor's degree1,44610.4
Graduate or professional degree1,1718.4
Percent high school graduate or higher70.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over19,019100.0
Never married7,55039.7
Now married, except separated7,08437.2
Separated8994.7
Widowed1,8719.8
Female
1,5518.2
Divorced1,6158.5
Female
9775.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years836100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren44553.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over17,999100.0
Civilian veterans2,09211.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,779100.0
With a disability70410.4
Population 21 to 64 years12,215100.0
With a disability3,96432.5
Percent employed
47.0(X)
No disability8,25167.5
Percent employed
65.0(X)
Population 65 years and over3,052100.0
With a disability1,85560.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over22,558100.0
Same house in 199513,34559.2
Different house in the U.S. in 19958,81539.1
Same county
4,66220.7
Different county
4,15318.4
Same state
1,9588.7
Different state
2,1959.7
Elsewhere in 19953981.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population24,105100.0
Native23,75598.5
Born in United States
23,68198.2
State of residence
18,51276.8
Different state
5,16921.4
Born outside United States
740.3
Foreign born3501.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1820.8
Naturalized citizen
1030.4
Not a citizen
2471.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)350100.0
Europe216.0
Asia15444.0
Africa9126.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America7621.7
Northern America82.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over22,558100.0
English only21,50195.3
Language other than English1,0574.7
Speak English less than 'very well
2881.3
Spanish
6442.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2140.9
Other Indo-European languages
2361.0
Speak English less than "very well"
480.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1190.5
Speak English less than "very well"
220.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population24,105100.0

Total ancestries reported

19,76782.0
Arab10.0
Czech140.0
Danish40.0
Dutch300.1
English4351.8
French (except Basque)1460.2
French Canadian100.0
German1870.8
Greek70.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish13521.5
Italian500.2
Lithuanian100.0
Norwegian70.0
Polish100.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish860.4
Scottish430.2
Slovak20.0
Subsaharan African4651.9
Swedish450.2
Swiss30.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American7343.0
Welsh200.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)750.3
Other ancestries17,15171.2
(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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