Roane County, TN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Roane county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,736100.0
Nursery school, preschool5515.1
Kindergarten6416.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,39950.3
High school (grades 9-12)2,57224.0
College or graduate school1,57314.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over36,455100.0
Less than 9th grade4,26311.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,93813.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)13,16036.1
Some college, no degree6,81618.7
Associate degree1,8995.2
Bachelor's degree3,2028.8
Graduate or professional degree2,1776.0
Percent high school graduate or higher74.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over42,370100.0
Never married7,35217.4
Now married, except separated26,48862.5
Separated5741.4
Widowed3,3798.0
Female
2,7986.6
Divorced4,57710.8
Female
2,6706.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years996100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren54154.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over40,296100.0
Civilian veterans6,38615.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,125100.0
With a disability9999.9
Population 21 to 64 years30,251100.0
With a disability8,00826.5
Percent employed
45.6(X)
No disability22,24373.5
Percent employed
75.9(X)
Population 65 years and over8,047100.0
With a disability3,71346.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over48,880100.0
Same house in 199530,45162.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199518,17337.2
Same county
9,53219.5
Different county
8,64117.7
Same state
4,98510.2
Different state
3,6567.5
Elsewhere in 19952560.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population51,910100.0
Native51,27998.8
Born in United States
51,06098.4
State of residence
36,60370.5
Different state
14,45727.9
Born outside United States
2190.4
Foreign born6311.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2380.5
Naturalized citizen
3580.7
Not a citizen
2730.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)631100.0
Europe27142.9
Asia18028.5
Africa91.4
Oceania203.2
Latin America7912.5
Northern America7211.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over48,880100.0
English only47,89798.0
Language other than English9832.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3560.7
Spanish
4510.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1970.4
Other Indo-European languages
4030.8
Speak English less than "very well"
910.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1110.2
Speak English less than "very well"
680.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population51,910100.0

Total ancestries reported

40,45477.9
Arab140.0
Czech1860.2
Danish400.1
Dutch8021.5
English5,55110.7
French (except Basque)18051.6
French Canadian11600.3
German4,7779.2
Greek200.0
Hungarian640.1
Irish14,6979.0
Italian5941.1
Lithuanian120.0
Norwegian1070.2
Polish3650.7
Portuguese390.1
Russian990.2
Scotch-Irish1,5012.9
Scottish1,3312.6
Slovak440.1
Subsaharan African300.1
Swedish2180.4
Swiss660.1
Ukrainian100.0
United States or American11,77022.7
Welsh2390.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)190.0
Other ancestries6,99413.5
(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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