Laurens County, SC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Laurens county south 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 | 17,251 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 925 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 1,251 | 7.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,281 | 48.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,972 | 23.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,822 | 16.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 45,470 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,751 | 12.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,938 | 19.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,907 | 35.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,983 | 15.4 |
| Associate degree | 2,589 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,616 | 8.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,686 | 3.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 67.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 54,802 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,059 | 23.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 29,596 | 54.0 |
| Separated | 2,036 | 3.7 |
| Widowed | 4,768 | 8.7 |
Female | 3,816 | 7.0 |
| Divorced | 5,343 | 9.7 |
Female | 2,998 | 5.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,974 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,028 | 52.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,902 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,354 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 16,194 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,690 | 10.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 39,136 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,020 | 28.2 |
Percent employed | 52.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 28,116 | 71.8 |
Percent employed | 77.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,497 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,624 | 54.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,984 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 39,873 | 61.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 24,456 | 37.6 |
Same county | 12,938 | 19.9 |
Different county | 11,518 | 17.7 |
Same state | 8,128 | 12.5 |
Different state | 3,390 | 5.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 655 | 1.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 69,567 | 100.0 |
| Native | 68,480 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 68,213 | 98.1 |
State of residence | 55,487 | 79.8 |
Different state | 12,726 | 18.3 |
Born outside United States | 267 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 1,087 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 726 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 306 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 781 | 1.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,087 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 179 | 16.5 |
| Asia | 111 | 10.2 |
| Africa | 11 | 1.0 |
| Oceania | 9 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 753 | 69.3 |
| Northern America | 24 | 2.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,984 | 100.0 |
| English only | 62,639 | 96.4 |
| Language other than English | 2,345 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,157 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 1,638 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,026 | 1.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 609 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 108 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 56 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 69,567 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 54,151 | 77.8 |
| Arab | 41 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 29 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 546 | 0.8 |
| English | 4,280 | 6.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 917 | 1.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 104 | 0.1 |
| German | 3,740 | 5.4 |
| Greek | 47 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 43 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 5,077 | 7.3 |
| Italian | 698 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 57 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 272 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 289 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 62 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,216 | 3.2 |
| Scottish | 1,001 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 4 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 317 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 285 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 107 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 13,008 | 18.7 |
| Welsh | 150 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 15 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 20,715 | 29.8 |
| (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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