Wahkiakum County, WA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wahkiakum county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school912100.0
Nursery school, preschool9510.4
Kindergarten363.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)39343.1
High school (grades 9-12)26128.6
College or graduate school12713.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over2,715100.0
Less than 9th grade1023.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma32712.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)87332.2
Some college, no degree84631.2
Associate degree1666.1
Bachelor's degree2609.6
Graduate or professional degree1415.2
Percent high school graduate or higher84.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over3,127100.0
Never married57118.3
Now married, except separated1,94262.1
Separated471.5
Widowed2197.0
Female
1695.4
Divorced34811.1
Female
1534.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years42100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2252.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over2,929100.0
Civilian veterans54518.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years781100.0
With a disability678.6
Population 21 to 64 years2,098100.0
With a disability48323.0
Percent employed
47.8(X)
No disability1,61577.0
Percent employed
72.6(X)
Population 65 years and over677100.0
With a disability27640.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over3,615100.0
Same house in 19952,24862.2
Different house in the U.S. in 19951,36637.8
Same county
44512.3
Different county
92125.5
Same state
58916.3
Different state
3329.2
Elsewhere in 199510.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population3,824100.0
Native3,77498.7
Born in United States
3,75898.3
State of residence
1,98752.0
Different state
1,77146.3
Born outside United States
160.4
Foreign born501.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
00.0
Naturalized citizen
350.9
Not a citizen
150.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)50100.0
Europe2856.0
Asia00.0
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1326.0
Northern America918.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over3,615100.0
English only3,45895.7
Language other than English1574.3
Speak English less than 'very well
250.7
Spanish
1002.8
Speak English less than "very well"
150.4
Other Indo-European languages
381.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
00.0
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population3,824100.0

Total ancestries reported

3,79099.1
Arab150.4
Czech1210.5
Danish762.0
Dutch621.6
English39110.2
French (except Basque)1792.1
French Canadian1912.4
German70218.4
Greek20.1
Hungarian30.1
Irish141810.9
Italian762.0
Lithuanian70.2
Norwegian40810.7
Polish521.4
Portuguese60.2
Russian100.3
Scotch-Irish1203.1
Scottish752.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish2817.3
Swiss521.4
Ukrainian20.1
United States or American2877.5
Welsh200.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries53414.0
(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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