Jeff Davis County, GA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Jeff davis county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,880 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 263 | 9.1 |
Kindergarten | 152 | 5.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,482 | 51.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 694 | 24.1 |
College or graduate school | 289 | 10.0 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 8,036 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,055 | 13.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,895 | 23.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,847 | 35.4 |
Some college, no degree | 1,163 | 14.5 |
Associate degree | 323 | 4.0 |
Bachelor's degree | 485 | 6.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 268 | 3.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 9,818 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,923 | 19.6 |
Now married, except separated | 5,813 | 59.2 |
Separated | 264 | 2.7 |
Widowed | 757 | 7.7 |
Female | 689 | 7.0 |
Divorced | 1,061 | 10.8 |
Female | 546 | 5.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 520 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 264 | 50.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,249 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 919 | 9.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,990 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 226 | 7.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 7,119 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,883 | 26.5 |
Percent employed | 43.5 | (X) |
No disability | 5,236 | 73.5 |
Percent employed | 73.9 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,504 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 883 | 58.7 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 11,714 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 7,095 | 60.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,486 | 38.3 |
Same county | 2,666 | 22.8 |
Different county | 1,820 | 15.5 |
Same state | 1,235 | 10.5 |
Different state | 585 | 5.0 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 133 | 1.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 12,684 | 100.0 |
Native | 12,202 | 96.2 |
Born in United States | 12,174 | 96.0 |
State of residence | 10,559 | 83.2 |
Different state | 1,615 | 12.7 |
Born outside United States | 28 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 482 | 3.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 355 | 2.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 81 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 401 | 3.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 482 | 100.0 |
Europe | 40 | 8.3 |
Asia | 71 | 14.7 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 371 | 77.0 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 11,714 | 100.0 |
English only | 11,046 | 94.3 |
Language other than English | 668 | 5.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 330 | 2.8 |
Spanish | 551 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 288 | 2.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 91 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 26 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 12,684 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 8,038 | 63.4 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 23 | 0.2 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 25 | 0.2 |
English | 657 | 5.2 |
French (except Basque)1 | 18 | 0.1 |
French Canadian1 | 17 | 0.1 |
German | 336 | 2.6 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 729 | 5.7 |
Italian | 114 | 0.9 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0 |
Polish | 32 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.2 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 87 | 0.7 |
Scottish | 101 | 0.8 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 27 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 5 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 3,254 | 25.7 |
Welsh | 16 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 2,575 | 20.3 |
(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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