Monroe, NC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school5,976100.0
Nursery school, preschool5479.2
Kindergarten4788.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,91548.8
High school (grades 9-12)1,16019.4
College or graduate school87614.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over16,034100.0
Less than 9th grade2,38514.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,80417.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,34727.1
Some college, no degree3,14119.6
Associate degree8545.3
Bachelor's degree1,70910.7
Graduate or professional degree7945.0
Percent high school graduate or higher67.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over20,077100.0
Never married5,92029.5
Now married, except separated10,15450.6
Separated6563.3
Widowed1,5417.7
Female
1,2546.2
Divorced1,8069.0
Female
1,0025.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years684100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren22733.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over19,189100.0
Civilian veterans1,98910.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years5,697100.0
With a disability62110.9
Population 21 to 64 years15,037100.0
With a disability3,62824.1
Percent employed
62.1(X)
No disability11,40975.9
Percent employed
76.4(X)
Population 65 years and over2,620100.0
With a disability1,20846.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over23,777100.0
Same house in 199511,22247.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199510,73045.1
Same county
5,59223.5
Different county
5,13821.6
Same state
2,66111.2
Different state
2,47710.4
Elsewhere in 19951,8257.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population25,953100.0
Native21,39782.4
Born in United States
21,15381.5
State of residence
14,89257.4
Different state
6,26124.1
Born outside United States
2440.9
Foreign born4,55617.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,63414.0
Naturalized citizen
6952.7
Not a citizen
3,86114.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,556100.0
Europe861.9
Asia761.7
Africa00.0
Oceania80.2
Latin America4,37696.0
Northern America100.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over23,777100.0
English only18,88479.4
Language other than English4,89320.6
Speak English less than 'very well
3,92116.5
Spanish
4,46918.8
Speak English less than "very well"
3,74915.8
Other Indo-European languages
2401.0
Speak English less than "very well"
550.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
190.1
Speak English less than "very well"
190.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population25,953100.0

Total ancestries reported

20,98980.9
Arab540.2
Czech1330.1
Danish00.0
Dutch2050.8
English2,0007.7
French (except Basque)12641.0
French Canadian1350.1
German1,8277.0
Greek420.2
Hungarian280.1
Irish11,0854.2
Italian5092.0
Lithuanian670.3
Norwegian500.2
Polish1740.7
Portuguese70.0
Russian270.1
Scotch-Irish7883.0
Scottish2471.0
Slovak70.0
Subsaharan African2160.8
Swedish710.3
Swiss330.1
Ukrainian360.1
United States or American2,69210.4
Welsh980.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1060.4
Other ancestries10,28839.6
(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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