Alleghany County, NC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Alleghany county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,029100.0
Nursery school, preschool1135.6
Kindergarten844.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)98848.7
High school (grades 9-12)45222.3
College or graduate school39219.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over7,829100.0
Less than 9th grade1,13614.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,36717.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,48831.8
Some college, no degree1,45318.6
Associate degree4716.0
Bachelor's degree6438.2
Graduate or professional degree2713.5
Percent high school graduate or higher68.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over8,994100.0
Never married1,39315.5
Now married, except separated5,69563.3
Separated1872.1
Widowed8689.7
Female
7117.9
Divorced8519.5
Female
4414.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years86100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren5867.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over8,621100.0
Civilian veterans1,15113.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,900100.0
With a disability1306.8
Population 21 to 64 years6,097100.0
With a disability1,32521.7
Percent employed
52.3(X)
No disability4,77278.3
Percent employed
79.1(X)
Population 65 years and over1,979100.0
With a disability94347.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over10,126100.0
Same house in 19956,57264.9
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,27332.3
Same county
1,75117.3
Different county
1,52215.0
Same state
8598.5
Different state
6636.5
Elsewhere in 19952812.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population10,677100.0
Native10,23695.9
Born in United States
10,22395.7
State of residence
7,00565.6
Different state
3,21830.1
Born outside United States
130.1
Foreign born4414.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3623.4
Naturalized citizen
1061.0
Not a citizen
3353.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)441100.0
Europe388.6
Asia5111.6
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America35279.8
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over10,126100.0
English only9,50593.9
Language other than English6216.1
Speak English less than 'very well
3593.5
Spanish
5165.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3063.0
Other Indo-European languages
650.6
Speak English less than "very well"
180.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
400.4
Speak English less than "very well"
350.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population10,677100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,99574.9
Arab00.0
Czech170.1
Danish100.1
Dutch1481.4
English1,21111.3
French (except Basque)1720.7
French Canadian1110.1
German7797.3
Greek00.0
Hungarian180.2
Irish17186.7
Italian880.8
Lithuanian40.0
Norwegian340.3
Polish460.4
Portuguese60.1
Russian70.1
Scotch-Irish4334.1
Scottish1471.4
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish390.4
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American2,96527.8
Welsh330.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)160.1
Other ancestries1,20311.3
(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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