Decatur County, TN Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Decatur county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,284100.0
Nursery school, preschool1074.7
Kindergarten1978.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,13649.7
High school (grades 9-12)56424.7
College or graduate school28012.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over8,247100.0
Less than 9th grade1,38616.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,61319.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,29339.9
Some college, no degree1,11913.6
Associate degree2352.8
Bachelor's degree3914.7
Graduate or professional degree2102.5
Percent high school graduate or higher63.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher7.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over9,659100.0
Never married1,55116.1
Now married, except separated5,99062.0
Separated1451.5
Widowed9059.4
Female
7617.9
Divorced1,06811.1
Female
5225.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years257100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren16564.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over9,201100.0
Civilian veterans1,20813.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,285100.0
With a disability1114.9
Population 21 to 64 years6,634100.0
With a disability1,76926.7
Percent employed
51.2(X)
No disability4,86573.3
Percent employed
75.0(X)
Population 65 years and over1,921100.0
With a disability92948.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over11,072100.0
Same house in 19957,19565.0
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,83634.6
Same county
1,95617.7
Different county
1,88017.0
Same state
1,14610.4
Different state
7346.6
Elsewhere in 1995410.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population11,731100.0
Native11,53798.3
Born in United States
11,51698.2
State of residence
9,24578.8
Different state
2,27119.4
Born outside United States
210.2
Foreign born1941.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1171.0
Naturalized citizen
540.5
Not a citizen
1401.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)194100.0
Europe2713.9
Asia3216.5
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America13569.6
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over11,072100.0
English only10,73096.9
Language other than English3423.1
Speak English less than 'very well
1791.6
Spanish
2642.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1521.4
Other Indo-European languages
560.5
Speak English less than "very well"
210.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
220.2
Speak English less than "very well"
60.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population11,731100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,54864.3
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish100.1
Dutch750.6
English7576.5
French (except Basque)1930.8
French Canadian1130.1
German5274.5
Greek90.1
Hungarian20.0
Irish17906.7
Italian1581.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian150.1
Polish260.2
Portuguese00.0
Russian290.2
Scotch-Irish2011.7
Scottish350.3
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African50.0
Swedish330.3
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American3,17327.0
Welsh630.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,53413.1
(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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