McDowell County, NC Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mcdowell county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,182100.0
Nursery school, preschool5516.0
Kindergarten4965.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,53649.4
High school (grades 9-12)2,28124.8
College or graduate school1,31814.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over29,157100.0
Less than 9th grade3,19911.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,50218.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,50536.0
Some college, no degree5,30818.2
Associate degree2,0297.0
Bachelor's degree1,8436.3
Graduate or professional degree7712.6
Percent high school graduate or higher70.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over34,094100.0
Never married6,20818.2
Now married, except separated20,91561.3
Separated1,0703.1
Widowed2,5567.5
Female
2,1576.3
Divorced3,3459.8
Female
1,7675.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years841100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren51661.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,466100.0
Civilian veterans4,43713.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,487100.0
With a disability7578.9
Population 21 to 64 years24,164100.0
With a disability6,17625.6
Percent employed
54.5(X)
No disability17,98874.4
Percent employed
78.8(X)
Population 65 years and over5,641100.0
With a disability3,04754.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over39,596100.0
Same house in 199523,84360.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199515,09838.1
Same county
9,08722.9
Different county
6,01115.2
Same state
3,98810.1
Different state
2,0235.1
Elsewhere in 19956551.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population42,151100.0
Native41,00497.3
Born in United States
40,86296.9
State of residence
33,37679.2
Different state
7,48617.8
Born outside United States
1420.3
Foreign born1,1472.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
7821.9
Naturalized citizen
3020.7
Not a citizen
8452.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,147100.0
Europe13511.8
Asia25121.9
Africa50.4
Oceania00.0
Latin America75165.5
Northern America50.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over39,596100.0
English only37,84695.6
Language other than English1,7504.4
Speak English less than 'very well
9432.4
Spanish
1,1342.9
Speak English less than "very well"
6811.7
Other Indo-European languages
2180.6
Speak English less than "very well"
460.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3881.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2100.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population42,151100.0

Total ancestries reported

31,04873.7
Arab40.0
Czech1170.0
Danish210.0
Dutch8282.0
English3,2067.6
French (except Basque)13250.8
French Canadian11240.3
German2,7496.5
Greek230.1
Hungarian270.1
Irish13,0957.3
Italian4191.0
Lithuanian40.0
Norwegian400.1
Polish2000.5
Portuguese220.1
Russian300.1
Scotch-Irish1,6413.9
Scottish7291.7
Slovak140.0
Subsaharan African640.2
Swedish1560.4
Swiss350.1
Ukrainian10.0
United States or American11,30526.8
Welsh1060.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)330.1
Other ancestries5,83013.8
(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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