Chattooga County, GA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Chattooga county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,264 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 411 | 7.8 |
Kindergarten | 280 | 5.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,709 | 51.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,245 | 23.7 |
College or graduate school | 619 | 11.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 17,054 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,838 | 16.6 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,915 | 23.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,909 | 34.6 |
Some college, no degree | 2,509 | 14.7 |
Associate degree | 573 | 3.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 807 | 4.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 503 | 2.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 60.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 7.7 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 20,617 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,823 | 18.5 |
Now married, except separated | 12,261 | 59.5 |
Separated | 449 | 2.2 |
Widowed | 1,777 | 8.6 |
Female | 1,447 | 7.0 |
Divorced | 2,307 | 11.2 |
Female | 1,227 | 6.0 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 605 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 292 | 48.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,594 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,399 | 12.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 5,154 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 396 | 7.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 13,543 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,519 | 26.0 |
Percent employed | 58.5 | (X) |
No disability | 10,024 | 74.0 |
Percent employed | 75.0 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 3,486 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,654 | 47.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 23,841 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 14,419 | 60.5 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,160 | 38.4 |
Same county | 5,534 | 23.2 |
Different county | 3,626 | 15.2 |
Same state | 2,507 | 10.5 |
Different state | 1,119 | 4.7 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 262 | 1.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 25,470 | 100.0 |
Native | 24,987 | 98.1 |
Born in United States | 24,839 | 97.5 |
State of residence | 19,209 | 75.4 |
Different state | 5,630 | 22.1 |
Born outside United States | 148 | 0.6 |
Foreign born | 483 | 1.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 292 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 113 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 370 | 1.5 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 483 | 100.0 |
Europe | 28 | 5.8 |
Asia | 83 | 17.2 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 1 | 0.2 |
Latin America | 364 | 75.4 |
Northern America | 7 | 1.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 23,841 | 100.0 |
English only | 22,968 | 96.3 |
Language other than English | 873 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 448 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 648 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 352 | 1.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 102 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 20 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 94 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 61 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 25,470 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 16,307 | 64.0 |
Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 24 | 0.1 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 241 | 0.9 |
English | 1,840 | 7.2 |
French (except Basque)1 | 213 | 0.8 |
French Canadian1 | 7 | 0.0 |
German | 953 | 3.7 |
Greek | 8 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,996 | 7.8 |
Italian | 106 | 0.4 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 28 | 0.1 |
Polish | 31 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1 |
Russian | 50 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 306 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 206 | 0.8 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 40 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 33 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 59 | 0.2 |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 5,447 | 21.4 |
Welsh | 181 | 0.7 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 7 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 4,491 | 17.6 |
(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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