Mineral County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mineral county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,308	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	305	4.8
Kindergarten	296	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,123	49.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,395	22.1
College or graduate school	1,189	18.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,443	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,229	6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,410	13.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,558	46.4
Some college, no degree	2,930	15.9
Associate degree	1,164	6.3
Bachelor's degree	1,177	6.4
Graduate or professional degree	975	5.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.3	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.7	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	21,855	100.0
Never married	4,396	20.1
Now married, except separated	13,165	60.2
Separated	314	1.4
Widowed	1,892	8.7
Female	1,468	6.7
Divorced	2,088	9.6
Female	1,140	5.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	395	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	202	51.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,731	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,605	17.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	6,133	100.0
With a disability	548	8.9

Population 21 to 64 years	15,343	100.0
With a disability	3,056	19.9
Percent employed	50.1	(X)
No disability	12,287	80.1
Percent employed	73.5	(X)

Population 65 years and over	3,912	100.0
With a disability	1,757	44.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	25,587	100.0
Same house in 1995	17,129	66.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	8,367	32.7
Same county	4,883	19.1
Different county	3,484	13.6
Same state	1,023	4.0
Different state	2,461	9.6
Elsewhere in 1995	91	0.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,078	100.0
Native	26,917	99.4
Born in United States	26,787	98.9
State of residence	10,622	39.2
Different state	16,165	59.7
Born outside United States	130	0.5
Foreign born	161	0.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000	81	0.3
Naturalized citizen	81	0.3
Not a citizen	80	0.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	161	100.0
Europe	59	36.6
Asia	76	47.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	26	16.1
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	25,587	100.0
English only	25,123	98.2
Language other than English	464	1.8
Speak English less than 'very well	151	0.6
Spanish	192	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	50	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	183	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages	77	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	57	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	27,078	100.0
Total ancestries reported	22,215	82.0
Arab	37	0.1
Czech¹	85	0.3
Danish	17	0.1
Dutch	746	2.8
English	2,341	8.6
French (except Basque)¹	319	1.2
French Canadian¹	1	0.0
German	6,132	22.6
Greek	27	0.1
Hungarian	48	0.2
Irish¹	3,129	11.6
Italian	1,031	3.8
Lithuanian	58	0.2
Norwegian	37	0.1
Polish	340	1.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	20	0.1
Scotch-Irish	559	2.1
Scottish	534	2.0
Slovak	88	0.3
Subsaharan African	42	0.2
Swedish	123	0.5
Swiss	4	0.0
Ukrainian	64	0.2
United States or American	3,698	13.7
Welsh	156	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	6	0.0
Other ancestries	2,573	9.5

(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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