Grays Harbor County, WA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Grays harbor county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school16,737100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0746.4
Kindergarten8925.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,04548.1
High school (grades 9-12)4,37926.2
College or graduate school2,34714.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over44,588100.0
Less than 9th grade2,4865.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,94613.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,30834.3
Some college, no degree11,83026.5
Associate degree3,3727.6
Bachelor's degree3,5167.9
Graduate or professional degree2,1304.8
Percent high school graduate or higher81.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over53,115100.0
Never married12,00922.6
Now married, except separated28,58653.8
Separated9151.7
Widowed4,1887.9
Female
3,1686.0
Divorced7,41714.0
Female
3,9297.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years978100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren57959.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over49,838100.0
Civilian veterans8,44716.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years15,575100.0
With a disability1,3278.5
Population 21 to 64 years36,818100.0
With a disability8,83224.0
Percent employed
44.4(X)
No disability27,98676.0
Percent employed
74.3(X)
Population 65 years and over10,077100.0
With a disability4,89448.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over62,955100.0
Same house in 199535,67356.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199526,54042.2
Same county
16,23625.8
Different county
10,30416.4
Same state
6,70910.7
Different state
3,5955.7
Elsewhere in 19957421.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population67,194100.0
Native64,39695.8
Born in United States
63,85995.0
State of residence
42,66963.5
Different state
21,19031.5
Born outside United States
5370.8
Foreign born2,7984.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,1631.7
Naturalized citizen
1,0371.5
Not a citizen
1,7612.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,798100.0
Europe58220.8
Asia49817.8
Africa40.1
Oceania190.7
Latin America1,36548.8
Northern America33011.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over62,955100.0
English only58,92393.6
Language other than English4,0326.4
Speak English less than 'very well
1,9493.1
Spanish
2,4343.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3602.2
Other Indo-European languages
8171.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2110.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6301.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3600.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population67,194100.0

Total ancestries reported

69,943104.1
Arab500.1
Czech13160.5
Danish6030.9
Dutch1,6242.4
English7,71611.5
French (except Basque)12,6363.9
French Canadian11,0231.5
German12,13218.1
Greek3300.5
Hungarian600.1
Irish17,82411.6
Italian1,2391.8
Lithuanian470.1
Norwegian4,1706.2
Polish1,6552.5
Portuguese1110.2
Russian2480.4
Scotch-Irish1,5742.3
Scottish1,7692.6
Slovak230.0
Subsaharan African530.1
Swedish3,2194.8
Swiss3590.5
Ukrainian710.1
United States or American6,0329.0
Welsh5430.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)370.1
Other ancestries14,47921.5
(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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