Perry County, PA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Perry county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,718100.0
Nursery school, preschool4194.3
Kindergarten5846.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,24454.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,48925.6
College or graduate school98210.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over29,250100.0
Less than 9th grade1,7716.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,11014.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)14,49249.5
Some college, no degree3,79013.0
Associate degree1,7716.1
Bachelor's degree2,2097.6
Graduate or professional degree1,1073.8
Percent high school graduate or higher79.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over34,501100.0
Never married7,17920.8
Now married, except separated21,40662.0
Separated6661.9
Widowed2,3596.8
Female
1,8895.5
Divorced2,8918.4
Female
1,4334.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years622100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren27143.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,461100.0
Civilian veterans4,72714.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,804100.0
With a disability7717.9
Population 21 to 64 years25,598100.0
With a disability3,99815.6
Percent employed
59.0(X)
No disability21,60084.4
Percent employed
81.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,068100.0
With a disability2,05140.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over40,955100.0
Same house in 199527,56167.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,28232.4
Same county
7,57818.5
Different county
5,70413.9
Same state
4,92812.0
Different state
7761.9
Elsewhere in 19951120.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population43,602100.0
Native43,19799.1
Born in United States
43,01098.6
State of residence
39,28990.1
Different state
3,7218.5
Born outside United States
1870.4
Foreign born4050.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
810.2
Naturalized citizen
2070.5
Not a citizen
1980.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)405100.0
Europe14836.5
Asia11628.6
Africa30.7
Oceania30.7
Latin America8220.2
Northern America5313.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over40,955100.0
English only39,49196.4
Language other than English1,4643.6
Speak English less than 'very well
4211.0
Spanish
4751.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1460.4
Other Indo-European languages
8892.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2270.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
830.2
Speak English less than "very well"
480.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population43,602100.0

Total ancestries reported

40,56093.0
Arab280.1
Czech11400.3
Danish380.1
Dutch1,5723.6
English2,4425.6
French (except Basque)16381.5
French Canadian1880.2
German16,53537.9
Greek810.2
Hungarian2140.5
Irish14,81511.0
Italian1,5743.6
Lithuanian1090.2
Norwegian970.2
Polish9292.1
Portuguese130.0
Russian950.2
Scotch-Irish9412.2
Scottish6871.6
Slovak1430.3
Subsaharan African270.1
Swedish2380.5
Swiss2180.5
Ukrainian830.2
United States or American4,93511.3
Welsh4691.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)170.0
Other ancestries3,3947.8
(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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