Erie County, NY Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Erie county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school256,351100.0
Nursery school, preschool16,3346.4
Kindergarten12,7975.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)110,84043.2
High school (grades 9-12)53,09120.7
College or graduate school63,28924.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over637,676100.0
Less than 9th grade33,0245.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma76,09611.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)190,46129.9
Some college, no degree121,26319.0
Associate degree60,3209.5
Bachelor's degree92,11214.4
Graduate or professional degree64,40010.1
Percent high school graduate or higher82.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over758,773100.0
Never married218,27028.8
Now married, except separated392,64951.7
Separated17,0082.2
Widowed65,7498.7
Female
53,6107.1
Divorced65,0978.6
Female
37,7955.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years12,309100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren5,04941.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over719,544100.0
Civilian veterans96,34113.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years209,495100.0
With a disability17,3728.3
Population 21 to 64 years523,499100.0
With a disability95,77218.3
Percent employed
51.4(X)
No disability427,72781.7
Percent employed
79.0(X)
Population 65 years and over143,404100.0
With a disability55,40538.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over892,879100.0
Same house in 1995561,96662.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995317,01235.5
Same county
251,08928.1
Different county
65,9237.4
Same state
35,5714.0
Different state
30,3523.4
Elsewhere in 199513,9011.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population950,265100.0
Native907,37995.5
Born in United States
895,18794.2
State of residence
780,76682.2
Different state
114,42112.0
Born outside United States
12,1921.3
Foreign born42,8864.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
14,3561.5
Naturalized citizen
25,0432.6
Not a citizen
17,8431.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)42,886100.0
Europe19,21344.8
Asia12,04028.1
Africa1,7954.2
Oceania1190.3
Latin America4,0499.4
Northern America5,67013.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over892,879100.0
English only812,58891.0
Language other than English80,2919.0
Speak English less than 'very well
27,4243.1
Spanish
26,3152.9
Speak English less than "very well"
9,7921.1
Other Indo-European languages
40,8514.6
Speak English less than "very well"
12,1801.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7,5820.8
Speak English less than "very well"
3,6150.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population950,265100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,146,982120.7
Arab6,2060.7
Czech13,4450.4
Danish1,7870.2
Dutch9,5751.0
English72,7597.7
French (except Basque)127,2512.9
French Canadian17,2870.8
German249,07526.2
Greek3,7700.4
Hungarian10,3511.1
Irish1157,16216.5
Italian149,34315.7
Lithuanian1,6980.2
Norwegian3,2650.3
Polish181,13919.1
Portuguese5850.1
Russian8,4480.9
Scotch-Irish8,4520.9
Scottish15,3871.6
Slovak1,7570.2
Subsaharan African4,5210.5
Swedish8,3720.9
Swiss1,8900.2
Ukrainian7,4390.8
United States or American21,3732.2
Welsh5,2540.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2,0820.2
Other ancestries177,30918.7
(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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