Carteret County, NC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Carteret county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school12,345100.0
Nursery school, preschool6645.4
Kindergarten7125.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,84147.3
High school (grades 9-12)2,90523.5
College or graduate school2,22318.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over43,457100.0
Less than 9th grade2,2165.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,57912.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,88429.6
Some college, no degree11,15125.7
Associate degree3,0046.9
Bachelor's degree5,71413.1
Graduate or professional degree2,9096.7
Percent high school graduate or higher82.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher19.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over49,392100.0
Never married8,65317.5
Now married, except separated30,58761.9
Separated1,3462.7
Widowed3,6567.4
Female
2,9636.0
Divorced5,15010.4
Female
2,8105.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years960100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren54256.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over46,444100.0
Civilian veterans9,74421.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,845100.0
With a disability1,0739.9
Population 21 to 64 years34,360100.0
With a disability7,80422.7
Percent employed
56.1(X)
No disability26,55677.3
Percent employed
75.5(X)
Population 65 years and over9,900100.0
With a disability4,19842.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over56,465100.0
Same house in 199530,75854.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199525,12844.5
Same county
12,60422.3
Different county
12,52422.2
Same state
6,44911.4
Different state
6,07510.8
Elsewhere in 19955791.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population59,383100.0
Native58,18498.0
Born in United States
57,74297.2
State of residence
35,30559.5
Different state
22,43737.8
Born outside United States
4420.7
Foreign born1,1992.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3900.7
Naturalized citizen
5530.9
Not a citizen
6461.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,199100.0
Europe38832.4
Asia25821.5
Africa161.3
Oceania131.1
Latin America44336.9
Northern America816.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over56,465100.0
English only54,29196.1
Language other than English2,1743.9
Speak English less than 'very well
6331.1
Spanish
1,1522.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3780.7
Other Indo-European languages
6521.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1310.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2630.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1170.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population59,383100.0

Total ancestries reported

54,59391.9
Arab1500.3
Czech11010.2
Danish1120.2
Dutch7951.3
English10,50817.7
French (except Basque)11,5972.7
French Canadian14480.8
German6,38610.8
Greek1430.2
Hungarian2060.3
Irish16,42410.8
Italian1,8803.2
Lithuanian840.1
Norwegian3380.6
Polish9941.7
Portuguese1050.2
Russian1780.3
Scotch-Irish1,7012.9
Scottish2,0163.4
Slovak750.1
Subsaharan African1400.2
Swedish3680.6
Swiss840.1
Ukrainian480.1
United States or American10,16817.1
Welsh4600.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)340.1
Other ancestries9,05015.2
(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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