Accomack County, VA Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Accomack county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,559100.0
Nursery school, preschool5686.6
Kindergarten3894.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,60553.8
High school (grades 9-12)2,11624.7
College or graduate school88110.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over25,894100.0
Less than 9th grade3,07811.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,22520.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,82834.1
Some college, no degree4,22316.3
Associate degree1,0324.0
Bachelor's degree2,1138.2
Graduate or professional degree1,3955.4
Percent high school graduate or higher67.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over30,549100.0
Never married7,24123.7
Now married, except separated16,57354.3
Separated1,1623.8
Widowed2,9369.6
Female
2,3747.8
Divorced2,6378.6
Female
1,3784.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,183100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren62953.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over28,873100.0
Civilian veterans4,28414.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,385100.0
With a disability6798.1
Population 21 to 64 years20,884100.0
With a disability4,33120.7
Percent employed
51.4(X)
No disability16,55379.3
Percent employed
75.5(X)
Population 65 years and over6,248100.0
With a disability2,59841.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over36,005100.0
Same house in 199521,71560.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,36637.1
Same county
7,92822.0
Different county
5,43815.1
Same state
1,6214.5
Different state
3,81710.6
Elsewhere in 19959242.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population38,305100.0
Native36,68095.8
Born in United States
36,51895.3
State of residence
22,53558.8
Different state
13,98336.5
Born outside United States
1620.4
Foreign born1,6254.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,0602.8
Naturalized citizen
2860.7
Not a citizen
1,3393.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,625100.0
Europe1177.2
Asia1126.9
Africa80.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America1,35683.4
Northern America322.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over36,005100.0
English only33,57793.3
Language other than English2,4286.7
Speak English less than 'very well
1,4153.9
Spanish
2,0545.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2773.5
Other Indo-European languages
2700.7
Speak English less than "very well"
940.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
800.2
Speak English less than "very well"
290.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population38,305100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,33989.6
Arab140.0
Czech1570.1
Danish430.1
Dutch1840.5
English5,23313.7
French (except Basque)15731.5
French Canadian1640.2
German3,1358.2
Greek220.1
Hungarian1580.4
Irish12,9457.7
Italian1,0792.8
Lithuanian590.2
Norwegian3070.8
Polish4971.3
Portuguese140.0
Russian1010.3
Scotch-Irish4621.2
Scottish5841.5
Slovak450.1
Subsaharan African2170.6
Swedish1340.3
Swiss190.0
Ukrainian550.1
United States or American5,71014.9
Welsh2520.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)620.2
Other ancestries12,31432.1
(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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