Wheeler County, GA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wheeler county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,358100.0
Nursery school, preschool14110.4
Kindergarten564.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)64047.1
High school (grades 9-12)37527.6
College or graduate school14610.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over4,144100.0
Less than 9th grade63815.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma69416.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,73341.8
Some college, no degree64115.5
Associate degree1423.4
Bachelor's degree1814.4
Graduate or professional degree1152.8
Percent high school graduate or higher67.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher7.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over5,056100.0
Never married82916.4
Now married, except separated3,30665.4
Separated1082.1
Widowed4348.6
Female
3667.2
Divorced3797.5
Female
1933.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years171100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren13076.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over4,801100.0
Civilian veterans54711.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,209100.0
With a disability12510.3
Population 21 to 64 years2,791100.0
With a disability85730.7
Percent employed
43.1(X)
No disability1,93469.3
Percent employed
77.0(X)
Population 65 years and over738100.0
With a disability42257.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over5,815100.0
Same house in 19953,35757.7
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,39241.1
Same county
65811.3
Different county
1,73429.8
Same state
1,24321.4
Different state
4918.4
Elsewhere in 1995661.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population6,179100.0
Native6,06198.1
Born in United States
6,03597.7
State of residence
5,38487.1
Different state
65110.5
Born outside United States
260.4
Foreign born1181.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
931.5
Naturalized citizen
120.2
Not a citizen
1061.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)118100.0
Europe65.1
Asia75.9
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America10589.0
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over5,815100.0
English only5,61396.5
Language other than English2023.5
Speak English less than 'very well
1081.9
Spanish
1672.9
Speak English less than "very well"
901.5
Other Indo-European languages
300.5
Speak English less than "very well"
160.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50.1
Speak English less than "very well"
20.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population6,179100.0

Total ancestries reported

3,03749.2
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch290.5
English1792.9
French (except Basque)1150.2
French Canadian120.0
German1422.3
Greek20.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish13034.9
Italian580.9
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian20.0
Polish00.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish691.1
Scottish510.8
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African240.4
Swedish00.0
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American64410.4
Welsh30.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,51424.5
(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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