Rutherford County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Rutherford county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,178 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 773 | 5.5 |
| Kindergarten | 794 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,234 | 51.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,009 | 21.2 |
| College or graduate school | 2,368 | 16.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 42,889 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,749 | 11.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,950 | 18.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,263 | 33.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,963 | 18.6 |
| Associate degree | 2,620 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,668 | 8.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,676 | 3.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 50,302 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,520 | 18.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 30,158 | 60.0 |
| Separated | 1,598 | 3.2 |
| Widowed | 4,477 | 8.9 |
Female | 3,786 | 7.5 |
| Divorced | 4,549 | 9.0 |
Female | 2,407 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,544 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 840 | 54.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 47,853 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,681 | 14.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,178 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,031 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 35,113 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,372 | 26.7 |
Percent employed | 55.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 25,741 | 73.3 |
Percent employed | 76.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,225 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,284 | 46.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 58,945 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 35,888 | 60.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 22,672 | 38.5 |
Same county | 15,089 | 25.6 |
Different county | 7,583 | 12.9 |
Same state | 3,976 | 6.7 |
Different state | 3,607 | 6.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 385 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 62,899 | 100.0 |
| Native | 62,019 | 98.6 |
Born in United States | 61,776 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 47,860 | 76.1 |
Different state | 13,916 | 22.1 |
Born outside United States | 243 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 880 | 1.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 407 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 284 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 596 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 880 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 176 | 20.0 |
| Asia | 122 | 13.9 |
| Africa | 19 | 2.2 |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 515 | 58.5 |
| Northern America | 45 | 5.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 58,945 | 100.0 |
| English only | 57,003 | 96.7 |
| Language other than English | 1,942 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 916 | 1.6 |
Spanish | 1,314 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 646 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 441 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 175 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 152 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 88 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 62,899 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 46,820 | 74.4 |
| Arab | 7 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 37 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 22 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 806 | 1.3 |
| English | 6,333 | 10.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 659 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 94 | 0.1 |
| German | 5,036 | 8.0 |
| Greek | 36 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 25 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 5,490 | 8.7 |
| Italian | 676 | 1.1 |
| Lithuanian | 60 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 126 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 315 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 26 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 65 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,062 | 3.3 |
| Scottish | 1,344 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 15 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 214 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 223 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 31 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 11,867 | 18.9 |
| Welsh | 140 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 20 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 11,055 | 17.6 |
| (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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