Columbia County, GA Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Columbia county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school26,407100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,1828.3
Kindergarten1,3955.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)12,74948.3
High school (grades 9-12)6,09823.1
College or graduate school3,98315.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over56,562100.0
Less than 9th grade2,2033.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,6578.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)14,57625.8
Some college, no degree12,38921.9
Associate degree4,6658.2
Bachelor's degree11,29220.0
Graduate or professional degree6,78012.0
Percent high school graduate or higher87.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher32.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over67,577100.0
Never married13,56620.1
Now married, except separated44,33265.6
Separated7971.2
Widowed3,0194.5
Female
2,4683.7
Divorced5,8638.7
Female
3,3475.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,550100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren82553.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over61,816100.0
Civilian veterans11,34118.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years23,479100.0
With a disability1,6286.9
Population 21 to 64 years51,267100.0
With a disability7,96815.5
Percent employed
64.1(X)
No disability43,29984.5
Percent employed
79.0(X)
Population 65 years and over6,943100.0
With a disability3,18345.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over83,135100.0
Same house in 199544,32353.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199536,97844.5
Same county
12,59315.1
Different county
24,38529.3
Same state
11,99714.4
Different state
12,38814.9
Elsewhere in 19951,8342.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population89,288100.0
Native84,98495.2
Born in United States
82,32292.2
State of residence
44,43149.8
Different state
37,89142.4
Born outside United States
2,6623.0
Foreign born4,3044.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,1761.3
Naturalized citizen
2,6322.9
Not a citizen
1,6721.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,304100.0
Europe1,22128.4
Asia2,08448.4
Africa1533.6
Oceania70.2
Latin America63814.8
Northern America2014.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over83,135100.0
English only76,34691.8
Language other than English6,7898.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,9842.4
Spanish
2,2812.7
Speak English less than "very well"
8131.0
Other Indo-European languages
2,4773.0
Speak English less than "very well"
4830.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,8482.2
Speak English less than "very well"
6650.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population89,288100.0

Total ancestries reported

83,23193.2
Arab1820.2
Czech12580.3
Danish1630.2
Dutch1,0421.2
English9,37310.5
French (except Basque)12,4802.8
French Canadian14010.4
German10,51611.8
Greek1170.1
Hungarian2890.3
Irish110,14111.4
Italian2,9273.3
Lithuanian1350.2
Norwegian6410.7
Polish1,6551.9
Portuguese1260.1
Russian3030.3
Scotch-Irish2,0662.3
Scottish1,7301.9
Slovak1390.2
Subsaharan African4560.5
Swedish5230.6
Swiss2340.3
Ukrainian1600.2
United States or American14,75916.5
Welsh5040.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1620.2
Other ancestries21,74924.4
(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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