Walker County, AL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Walker county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school15,536100.0
Nursery school, preschool8985.8
Kindergarten7955.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,67949.4
High school (grades 9-12)3,58323.1
College or graduate school2,58116.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over47,919100.0
Less than 9th grade5,60311.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma10,11021.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)16,64734.7
Some college, no degree8,49917.7
Associate degree2,6845.6
Bachelor's degree2,5665.4
Graduate or professional degree1,8103.8
Percent high school graduate or higher67.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over57,033100.0
Never married10,16417.8
Now married, except separated34,17959.9
Separated1,0721.9
Widowed5,1509.0
Female
4,4197.7
Divorced6,46811.3
Female
3,4536.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,845100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,14662.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over54,074100.0
Civilian veterans7,37513.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years14,786100.0
With a disability1,50310.2
Population 21 to 64 years40,732100.0
With a disability12,24730.1
Percent employed
45.8(X)
No disability28,48569.9
Percent employed
69.1(X)
Population 65 years and over9,856100.0
With a disability5,44255.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over66,242100.0
Same house in 199542,32163.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199523,60935.6
Same county
16,09724.3
Different county
7,51211.3
Same state
4,8737.4
Different state
2,6394.0
Elsewhere in 19953120.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population70,713100.0
Native70,20099.3
Born in United States
69,88498.8
State of residence
59,30183.9
Different state
10,58315.0
Born outside United States
3160.4
Foreign born5130.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2940.4
Naturalized citizen
1470.2
Not a citizen
3660.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)513100.0
Europe7414.4
Asia11021.4
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America30058.5
Northern America295.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over66,242100.0
English only64,75897.8
Language other than English1,4842.2
Speak English less than 'very well
5130.8
Spanish
9421.4
Speak English less than "very well"
3860.6
Other Indo-European languages
4350.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1100.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
800.1
Speak English less than "very well"
170.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population70,713100.0

Total ancestries reported

50,30571.1
Arab280.0
Czech1180.0
Danish600.1
Dutch9261.3
English4,7896.8
French (except Basque)15790.8
French Canadian11140.2
German2,7893.9
Greek570.1
Hungarian230.0
Irish16,2488.8
Italian6781.0
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian520.1
Polish1640.2
Portuguese60.0
Russian390.1
Scotch-Irish9951.4
Scottish1,0171.4
Slovak50.0
Subsaharan African1340.2
Swedish890.1
Swiss140.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American19,60027.7
Welsh1520.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)410.1
Other ancestries11,68316.5
(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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