Barbour County, WV Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Barbour county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,687 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 134 | 3.6 |
Kindergarten | 171 | 4.6 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,769 | 48.0 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 786 | 21.3 |
College or graduate school | 827 | 22.4 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 10,510 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,345 | 12.8 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,521 | 14.5 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,853 | 46.2 |
Some college, no degree | 1,243 | 11.8 |
Associate degree | 310 | 2.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 703 | 6.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 535 | 5.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.7 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 12,660 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,595 | 20.5 |
Now married, except separated | 7,582 | 59.9 |
Separated | 107 | 0.8 |
Widowed | 1,226 | 9.7 |
Female | 971 | 7.7 |
Divorced | 1,150 | 9.1 |
Female | 585 | 4.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 306 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 150 | 49.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,951 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,499 | 12.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,450 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 263 | 7.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 8,825 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,174 | 24.6 |
Percent employed | 37.1 | (X) |
No disability | 6,651 | 75.4 |
Percent employed | 68.9 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,289 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,105 | 48.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,733 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,876 | 67.0 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,814 | 32.7 |
Same county | 2,511 | 17.0 |
Different county | 2,303 | 15.6 |
Same state | 1,372 | 9.3 |
Different state | 931 | 6.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 43 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 15,557 | 100.0 |
Native | 15,472 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 15,414 | 99.1 |
State of residence | 12,755 | 82.0 |
Different state | 2,659 | 17.1 |
Born outside United States | 58 | 0.4 |
Foreign born | 85 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 55 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 45 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 40 | 0.3 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 85 | 100.0 |
Europe | 35 | 41.2 |
Asia | 35 | 41.2 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 5 | 5.9 |
Northern America | 10 | 11.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,733 | 100.0 |
English only | 14,452 | 98.1 |
Language other than English | 281 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 77 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 105 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 24 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 113 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 29 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 37 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 24 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 15,557 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,659 | 74.9 |
Arab | 18 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 38 | 0.2 |
Danish | 12 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 450 | 2.9 |
English | 1,506 | 9.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 145 | 0.9 |
French Canadian1 | 5 | 0.0 |
German | 2,559 | 16.4 |
Greek | 3 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 65 | 0.4 |
Irish1 | 1,746 | 11.2 |
Italian | 563 | 3.6 |
Lithuanian | 18 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 41 | 0.3 |
Polish | 60 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 63 | 0.4 |
Scotch-Irish | 327 | 2.1 |
Scottish | 143 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 13 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 31 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 69 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 45 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 2,385 | 15.3 |
Welsh | 83 | 0.5 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 1,271 | 8.2 |
(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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