Chatham County, GA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Chatham county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 64,990 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,002 | 7.7 |
| Kindergarten | 3,570 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,602 | 42.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 13,203 | 20.3 |
| College or graduate school | 15,613 | 24.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 147,849 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 8,327 | 5.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 20,952 | 14.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,766 | 26.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 34,406 | 23.3 |
| Associate degree | 7,414 | 5.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 24,586 | 16.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 12,398 | 8.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 183,143 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 54,284 | 29.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 89,769 | 49.0 |
| Separated | 4,741 | 2.6 |
| Widowed | 13,606 | 7.4 |
Female | 11,251 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 20,743 | 11.3 |
Female | 12,178 | 6.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,238 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,139 | 50.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 169,654 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 27,167 | 16.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 52,636 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,862 | 9.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 126,885 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 27,889 | 22.0 |
Percent employed | 59.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 98,996 | 78.0 |
Percent employed | 75.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 29,282 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,272 | 45.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 216,600 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 109,332 | 50.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 101,618 | 46.9 |
Same county | 58,763 | 27.1 |
Different county | 42,855 | 19.8 |
Same state | 13,011 | 6.0 |
Different state | 29,844 | 13.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,650 | 2.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 232,048 | 100.0 |
| Native | 222,839 | 96.0 |
Born in United States | 219,870 | 94.8 |
State of residence | 144,471 | 62.3 |
Different state | 75,399 | 32.5 |
Born outside United States | 2,969 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 9,209 | 4.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,658 | 2.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,851 | 1.7 |
Not a citizen | 5,358 | 2.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 9,209 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,004 | 21.8 |
| Asia | 3,232 | 35.1 |
| Africa | 609 | 6.6 |
| Oceania | 89 | 1.0 |
| Latin America | 2,789 | 30.3 |
| Northern America | 486 | 5.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 216,600 | 100.0 |
| English only | 202,148 | 93.3 |
| Language other than English | 14,452 | 6.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,673 | 2.6 |
Spanish | 6,533 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,611 | 1.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,207 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,158 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,923 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,767 | 0.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 232,048 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 208,606 | 89.9 |
| Arab | 573 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 492 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 327 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 2,111 | 0.9 |
| English | 19,051 | 8.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 4,341 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 934 | 0.4 |
| German | 18,504 | 8.0 |
| Greek | 843 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 505 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 19,104 | 8.2 |
| Italian | 4,845 | 2.1 |
| Lithuanian | 232 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,033 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 2,435 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 192 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 971 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,441 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 5,447 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 195 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 3,127 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 1,030 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 372 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 172 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 19,241 | 8.3 |
| Welsh | 790 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 916 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 96,382 | 41.5 |
| (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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