Edgecombe County, NC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Edgecombe county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics





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Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,634100.0
Nursery school, preschool9686.6
Kindergarten9106.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,23949.5
High school (grades 9-12)3,69525.2
College or graduate school1,82212.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over35,748100.0
Less than 9th grade4,50012.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7,78021.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)13,20736.9
Some college, no degree5,49615.4
Associate degree1,7284.8
Bachelor's degree2,1936.1
Graduate or professional degree8442.4
Percent high school graduate or higher65.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over43,101100.0
Never married12,44528.9
Now married, except separated20,68348.0
Separated2,0814.8
Widowed3,8599.0
Female
3,2187.5
Divorced4,0339.4
Female
2,4515.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,482100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,17547.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over40,519100.0
Civilian veterans4,31010.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,550100.0
With a disability1,3479.9
Population 21 to 64 years30,718100.0
With a disability8,63928.1
Percent employed
49.2(X)
No disability22,07971.9
Percent employed
73.3(X)
Population 65 years and over6,773100.0
With a disability3,53152.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over51,964100.0
Same house in 199530,13358.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199521,14940.7
Same county
13,06625.1
Different county
8,08315.6
Same state
5,57110.7
Different state
2,5124.8
Elsewhere in 19956821.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population55,606100.0
Native54,45597.9
Born in United States
54,19597.5
State of residence
47,22484.9
Different state
6,97112.5
Born outside United States
2600.5
Foreign born1,1512.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
7321.3
Naturalized citizen
2690.5
Not a citizen
8821.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,151100.0
Europe1099.5
Asia1079.3
Africa111.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America89677.8
Northern America282.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over51,964100.0
English only49,58095.4
Language other than English2,3844.6
Speak English less than 'very well
1,1172.1
Spanish
1,8393.5
Speak English less than "very well"
9451.8
Other Indo-European languages
4250.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1010.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
990.2
Speak English less than "very well"
610.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population55,606100.0

Total ancestries reported

42,93877.2
Arab300.1
Czech1170.0
Danish20.0
Dutch80.0
English3,0415.5
French (except Basque)13230.6
French Canadian1440.1
German1,0501.9
Greek60.0
Hungarian70.0
Irish11,3542.4
Italian4740.9
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian650.1
Polish2010.4
Portuguese330.1
Russian280.1
Scotch-Irish3610.6
Scottish2770.5
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African2660.5
Swedish220.0
Swiss50.0
Ukrainian50.0
United States or American6,88712.4
Welsh330.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)780.1
Other ancestries28,31650.9
(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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