Columbia County, PA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Columbia county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,963 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 855 | 4.8 |
Kindergarten | 805 | 4.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,360 | 35.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,303 | 18.4 |
College or graduate school | 6,640 | 37.0 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 41,658 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,322 | 5.6 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,753 | 13.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,326 | 46.4 |
Some college, no degree | 5,784 | 13.9 |
Associate degree | 1,905 | 4.6 |
Bachelor's degree | 4,158 | 10.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,410 | 5.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 53,274 | 100.0 |
Never married | 14,682 | 27.6 |
Now married, except separated | 29,096 | 54.6 |
Separated | 894 | 1.7 |
Widowed | 4,036 | 7.6 |
Female | 3,349 | 6.3 |
Divorced | 4,566 | 8.6 |
Female | 2,476 | 4.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 708 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 318 | 44.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,788 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 7,256 | 14.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 14,941 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,132 | 7.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 35,666 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 5,805 | 16.3 |
Percent employed | 52.6 | (X) |
No disability | 29,861 | 83.7 |
Percent employed | 77.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 9,525 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,841 | 40.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 61,028 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 38,181 | 62.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 22,375 | 36.7 |
Same county | 12,717 | 20.8 |
Different county | 9,658 | 15.8 |
Same state | 7,286 | 11.9 |
Different state | 2,372 | 3.9 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 472 | 0.8 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 64,151 | 100.0 |
Native | 63,238 | 98.6 |
Born in United States | 62,906 | 98.1 |
State of residence | 54,507 | 85.0 |
Different state | 8,399 | 13.1 |
Born outside United States | 332 | 0.5 |
Foreign born | 913 | 1.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 312 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 518 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 395 | 0.6 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 913 | 100.0 |
Europe | 305 | 33.4 |
Asia | 287 | 31.4 |
Africa | 88 | 9.6 |
Oceania | 23 | 2.5 |
Latin America | 109 | 11.9 |
Northern America | 101 | 11.1 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 61,028 | 100.0 |
English only | 59,087 | 96.8 |
Language other than English | 1,941 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 641 | 1.1 |
Spanish | 641 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 238 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,068 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 308 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 141 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 53 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 64,151 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 67,019 | 104.5 |
Arab | 135 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 245 | 0.4 |
Danish | 36 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 4,982 | 7.8 |
English | 4,782 | 7.5 |
French (except Basque)1 | 1,147 | 1.8 |
French Canadian1 | 120 | 0.2 |
German | 20,747 | 32.3 |
Greek | 161 | 0.3 |
Hungarian | 497 | 0.8 |
Irish1 | 7,341 | 11.4 |
Italian | 4,780 | 7.5 |
Lithuanian | 522 | 0.8 |
Norwegian | 212 | 0.3 |
Polish | 4,360 | 6.8 |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.0 |
Russian | 456 | 0.7 |
Scotch-Irish | 507 | 0.8 |
Scottish | 772 | 1.2 |
Slovak | 821 | 1.3 |
Subsaharan African | 124 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 395 | 0.6 |
Swiss | 195 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 1,090 | 1.7 |
United States or American | 4,810 | 7.5 |
Welsh | 1,471 | 2.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 52 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 6,241 | 9.7 |
(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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