Pierce County, WA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Pierce county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 191,320 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 11,150 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 10,414 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 89,011 | 46.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 42,746 | 22.3 |
| College or graduate school | 37,999 | 19.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 442,665 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 14,874 | 3.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 43,251 | 9.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 131,810 | 29.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 125,820 | 28.4 |
| Associate degree | 35,749 | 8.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 60,536 | 13.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 30,625 | 6.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 541,944 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 136,584 | 25.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 299,137 | 55.2 |
| Separated | 10,299 | 1.9 |
| Widowed | 28,650 | 5.3 |
Female | 22,983 | 4.2 |
| Divorced | 67,274 | 12.4 |
Female | 38,238 | 7.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,338 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 5,364 | 47.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 493,720 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 96,713 | 19.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 168,136 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,972 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 389,033 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 79,383 | 20.4 |
Percent employed | 58.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 309,650 | 79.6 |
Percent employed | 77.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 68,865 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 30,269 | 44.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 651,081 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 305,276 | 46.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 325,494 | 50.0 |
Same county | 184,191 | 28.3 |
Different county | 141,303 | 21.7 |
Same state | 67,966 | 10.4 |
Different state | 73,337 | 11.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 20,311 | 3.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 700,820 | 100.0 |
| Native | 644,295 | 91.9 |
Born in United States | 626,734 | 89.4 |
State of residence | 341,574 | 48.7 |
Different state | 285,160 | 40.7 |
Born outside United States | 17,561 | 2.5 |
| Foreign born | 56,525 | 8.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 21,641 | 3.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 28,370 | 4.0 |
Not a citizen | 28,155 | 4.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 56,514 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 14,971 | 26.5 |
| Asia | 26,092 | 46.2 |
| Africa | 722 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 819 | 1.4 |
| Latin America | 10,454 | 18.5 |
| Northern America | 3,456 | 6.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 651,081 | 100.0 |
| English only | 574,433 | 88.2 |
| Language other than English | 76,648 | 11.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 31,523 | 4.8 |
Spanish | 24,602 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,664 | 1.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 19,065 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,468 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 31,447 | 4.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16,012 | 2.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 700,820 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 766,399 | 109.4 |
| Arab | 1,331 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 4,000 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 7,492 | 1.1 |
| Dutch | 13,905 | 2.0 |
| English | 73,614 | 10.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 26,162 | 3.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 7,131 | 1.0 |
| German | 131,414 | 18.8 |
| Greek | 2,346 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 1,653 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 80,111 | 11.4 |
| Italian | 25,756 | 3.7 |
| Lithuanian | 932 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 45,459 | 6.5 |
| Polish | 13,414 | 1.9 |
| Portuguese | 2,753 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 5,207 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,266 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 17,542 | 2.5 |
| Slovak | 736 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 3,720 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 22,831 | 3.3 |
| Swiss | 4,111 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 2,561 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 35,637 | 5.1 |
| Welsh | 6,588 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,420 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 215,307 | 30.7 |
| (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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