Wayne County, NY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wayne county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	24,533	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,470	6.0
Kindergarten	1,297	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,738	51.9
High school (grades 9-12)	5,757	23.5
College or graduate school	3,271	13.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,731	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,697	6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,257	11.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	22,316	36.2
Some college, no degree	11,526	18.7
Associate degree	6,422	10.4
Bachelor's degree	6,605	10.7
Graduate or professional degree	3,908	6.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.3	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.0	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	72,560	100.0
Never married	16,842	23.2
Now married, except separated	41,942	57.8
Separated	2,219	3.1
Widowed	4,661	6.4
Female	3,660	5.0
Divorced	6,896	9.5
Female	3,779	5.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,415	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	539	38.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	68,078	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,151	13.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	22,630	100.0
With a disability	1,890	8.4

Population 21 to 64 years	52,926	100.0
With a disability	8,372	15.8
Percent employed	52.7	(X)
No disability	44,554	84.2
Percent employed	82.3	(X)

Population 65 years and over	10,883	100.0
With a disability	4,063	37.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	87,737	100.0
Same house in 1995	55,621	63.4
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	31,698	36.1
Same county	19,036	21.7
Different county	12,662	14.4
Same state	10,188	11.6
Different state	2,474	2.8
Elsewhere in 1995	418	0.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	93,765	100.0
Native	91,608	97.7
Born in United States	90,794	96.8
State of residence	79,957	85.3
Different state	10,837	11.6
Born outside United States	814	0.9
Foreign born	2,157	2.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000	424	0.5
Naturalized citizen	1,388	1.5
Not a citizen	769	0.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	2,157	100.0
Europe	932	43.2
Asia	381	17.7
Africa	9	0.4
Oceania	9	0.4
Latin America	453	21.0
Northern America	373	17.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	87,737	100.0
English only	83,642	95.3
Language other than English	4,095	4.7
Speak English less than 'very well	1,298	1.5
Spanish	1,930	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	689	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,870	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	478	0.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages	260	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	129	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	93,765	100.0
Total ancestries reported	111,292	118.7
Arab	176	0.2
Czech¹	190	0.2
Danish	322	0.3
Dutch	13,582	14.5
English	15,459	16.5
French (except Basque)¹	4,723	5.0
French Canadian¹	1,620	1.7
German	21,740	23.2
Greek	187	0.2
Hungarian	254	0.3
Irish¹	14,118	15.1
Italian	11,561	12.3
Lithuanian	186	0.2
Norwegian	323	0.3
Polish	3,806	4.1
Portuguese	89	0.1
Russian	306	0.3
Scotch-Irish	1,112	1.2
Scottish	2,023	2.2
Slovak	100	0.1
Subsaharan African	105	0.1
Swedish	756	0.8
Swiss	296	0.3
Ukrainian	603	0.6
United States or American	6,727	7.2
Welsh	816	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	169	0.2
Other ancestries	9,943	10.6

(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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