Pulaski County, VA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Pulaski county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,831	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	390	5.7
Kindergarten	523	7.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,149	46.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,473	21.6
College or graduate school	1,296	19.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,362	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,988	11.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,549	14.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,590	33.9
Some college, no degree	5,063	20.0
Associate degree	2,009	7.9
Bachelor's degree	2,020	8.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,143	4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.2	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.5	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	29,065	100.0
Never married	5,086	17.5
Now married, except separated	17,571	60.5
Separated	786	2.7
Widowed	2,599	8.9
Female	2,113	7.3
Divorced	3,023	10.4
Female	1,663	5.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	769	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	259	33.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,927	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,088	14.6

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	6,101	100.0
With a disability	573	9.4

Population 21 to 64 years	20,870	100.0
With a disability	4,530	21.7
Percent employed	48.4	(X)
No disability	16,340	78.3
Percent employed	77.6	(X)

Population 65 years and over	5,089	100.0
With a disability	2,461	48.4

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	33,112	100.0
Same house in 1995	20,681	62.5
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	12,353	37.3
Same county	7,696	23.2
Different county	4,657	14.1
Same state	3,174	9.6
Different state	1,483	4.5
Elsewhere in 1995	78	0.2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,127	100.0
Native	34,911	99.4
Born in United States	34,788	99.0
State of residence	27,749	79.0
Different state	7,039	20.0
Born outside United States	123	0.4
Foreign born	216	0.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000	95	0.3
Naturalized citizen	139	0.4
Not a citizen	77	0.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	216	100.0
Europe	68	31.5
Asia	40	18.5
Africa	29	13.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	72	33.3
Northern America	7	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	33,112	100.0
English only	32,413	97.9
Language other than English	699	2.1
Speak English less than 'very well	374	1.1
Spanish	270	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	125	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	320	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	182	0.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages	18	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.0

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	35,127	100.0
Total ancestries reported	24,412	69.5
Arab	33	0.1
Czech¹	62	0.2
Danish	2	0.0
Dutch	582	1.7
English	2,749	7.8
French (except Basque)¹	362	1.0
French Canadian¹	90	0.3
German	3,046	8.7
Greek	92	0.3
Hungarian	73	0.2
Irish¹	3,001	8.5
Italian	554	1.6
Lithuanian	11	0.0
Norwegian	84	0.2
Polish	113	0.3
Portuguese	11	0.0
Russian	19	0.1
Scotch-Irish	902	2.6
Scottish	554	1.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	26	0.1
Swedish	110	0.3
Swiss	40	0.1
Ukrainian	12	0.0
United States or American	7,940	22.6
Welsh	127	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	20	0.1
Other ancestries	3,797	10.8

(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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