Lake Worth, FL Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,156100.0
Nursery school, preschool5096.2
Kindergarten4866.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,68245.1
High school (grades 9-12)1,88423.1
College or graduate school1,59519.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over23,393100.0
Less than 9th grade3,89116.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,95216.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,63924.1
Some college, no degree4,59819.7
Associate degree1,4736.3
Bachelor's degree2,55210.9
Graduate or professional degree1,2885.5
Percent high school graduate or higher66.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,367100.0
Never married9,04231.9
Now married, except separated12,47944.0
Separated9593.4
Widowed2,0827.3
Female
1,6275.7
Divorced3,80513.4
Female
1,9186.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years437100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren18141.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,108100.0
Civilian veterans2,88910.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,333100.0
With a disability7029.6
Population 21 to 64 years20,337100.0
With a disability4,69523.1
Percent employed
60.4(X)
No disability15,64276.9
Percent employed
73.3(X)
Population 65 years and over4,512100.0
With a disability1,71037.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,834100.0
Same house in 199514,66244.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,54544.3
Same county
10,24931.2
Different county
4,29613.1
Same state
1,3934.2
Different state
2,9038.8
Elsewhere in 19953,62711.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,237100.0
Native22,69064.4
Born in United States
21,53061.1
State of residence
8,85925.1
Different state
12,67136.0
Born outside United States
1,1603.3
Foreign born12,54735.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,97719.8
Naturalized citizen
3,2589.2
Not a citizen
9,28926.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)12,547100.0
Europe1,46711.7
Asia4293.4
Africa600.5
Oceania60.0
Latin America10,12880.7
Northern America4573.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,834100.0
English only18,26355.6
Language other than English14,57144.4
Speak English less than 'very well
9,32228.4
Spanish
8,56926.1
Speak English less than "very well"
5,68417.3
Other Indo-European languages
4,51613.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2,8068.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1080.3
Speak English less than "very well"
710.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,237100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,14396.9
Arab1490.4
Czech11250.4
Danish620.2
Dutch3891.1
English2,1596.1
French (except Basque)18952.5
French Canadian13421.0
German3,0838.7
Greek1420.4
Hungarian2430.7
Irish12,9858.5
Italian1,5944.5
Lithuanian1270.4
Norwegian1850.5
Polish6912.0
Portuguese840.2
Russian2400.7
Scotch-Irish3030.9
Scottish4781.4
Slovak520.1
Subsaharan African590.2
Swedish1570.4
Swiss290.1
Ukrainian430.1
United States or American1,6104.6
Welsh2260.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3,51210.0
Other ancestries14,17940.2
(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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