Lewis County, NY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lewis county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,915	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	267	3.9
Kindergarten	409	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,621	52.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,001	28.9
College or graduate school	617	8.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,367	100.0
Less than 9th grade	983	5.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,325	13.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,349	48.1
Some college, no degree	2,287	13.2
Associate degree	1,390	8.0
Bachelor's degree	1,127	6.5
Graduate or professional degree	906	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.0	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.7	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	20,961	100.0
Never married	5,019	23.9
Now married, except separated	12,489	59.6
Separated	478	2.3
Widowed	1,530	7.3
Female	1,226	5.8
Divorced	1,445	6.9
Female	655	3.1

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	275	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	126	45.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,333	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,872	14.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	6,826	100.0
With a disability	519	7.6

Population 21 to 64 years	14,585	100.0
With a disability	2,977	20.4
Percent employed	54.0	(X)
No disability	11,608	79.6
Percent employed	76.5	(X)

Population 65 years and over	3,564	100.0
With a disability	1,425	40.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	25,301	100.0
Same house in 1995	18,011	71.2
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	7,170	28.3
Same county	4,280	16.9
Different county	2,890	11.4
Same state	1,837	7.3
Different state	1,053	4.2
Elsewhere in 1995	120	0.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,944	100.0
Native	26,639	98.9
Born in United States	26,460	98.2
State of residence	23,829	88.4
Different state	2,631	9.8
Born outside United States	179	0.7
Foreign born	305	1.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000	80	0.3
Naturalized citizen	183	0.7
Not a citizen	122	0.5

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	305	100.0
Europe	100	32.8
Asia	42	13.8
Africa	6	2.0
Oceania	4	1.3
Latin America	30	9.8
Northern America	123	40.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	25,301	100.0
English only	24,549	97.0
Language other than English	752	3.0
Speak English less than 'very well	219	0.9
Spanish	247	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	434	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	111	0.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages	46	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	26	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	26,944	100.0
Total ancestries reported	32,830	121.8
Arab	59	0.2
Czech¹	59	0.2
Danish	79	0.3
Dutch	1,001	3.7
English	3,148	11.7
French (except Basque)¹	4,784	17.8
French Canadian¹	491	1.8
German	8,861	32.9
Greek	6	0.0
Hungarian	495	1.8
Irish¹	4,868	18.1
Italian	999	3.7
Lithuanian	26	0.1
Norwegian	98	0.4
Polish	1,575	5.8
Portuguese	36	0.1
Russian	158	0.6
Scotch-Irish	239	0.9
Scottish	521	1.9
Slovak	23	0.1
Subsaharan African	6	0.0
Swedish	97	0.4
Swiss	551	2.0
Ukrainian	87	0.3
United States or American	1,497	5.6
Welsh	491	1.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	6	0.0
Other ancestries	2,569	9.5

(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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