Monongalia County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Monongalia county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school30,286100.0
Nursery school, preschool9933.3
Kindergarten7382.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,59221.8
High school (grades 9-12)3,53411.7
College or graduate school18,42960.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over47,943100.0
Less than 9th grade2,4665.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,38811.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)14,63430.5
Some college, no degree8,12116.9
Associate degree1,7833.7
Bachelor's degree7,22515.1
Graduate or professional degree8,32617.4
Percent high school graduate or higher83.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher32.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over69,598100.0
Never married27,25539.2
Now married, except separated32,06546.1
Separated6550.9
Widowed3,9135.6
Female
3,2644.7
Divorced5,7108.2
Female
3,1284.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years849100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren46855.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over66,964100.0
Civilian veterans7,05410.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years19,819100.0
With a disability1,6708.4
Population 21 to 64 years48,014100.0
With a disability7,18715.0
Percent employed
51.2(X)
No disability40,82785.0
Percent employed
71.4(X)
Population 65 years and over8,512100.0
With a disability3,69343.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over77,809100.0
Same house in 199538,74049.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199537,51248.2
Same county
14,52718.7
Different county
22,98529.5
Same state
10,24313.2
Different state
12,74216.4
Elsewhere in 19951,5572.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population81,866100.0
Native78,72696.2
Born in United States
78,14995.5
State of residence
51,09062.4
Different state
27,05933.1
Born outside United States
5770.7
Foreign born3,1403.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,9352.4
Naturalized citizen
1,0331.3
Not a citizen
2,1072.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,140100.0
Europe83126.5
Asia1,72254.8
Africa1514.8
Oceania150.5
Latin America2808.9
Northern America1414.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over77,809100.0
English only72,54893.2
Language other than English5,2616.8
Speak English less than 'very well
1,6812.2
Spanish
1,3921.8
Speak English less than "very well"
4580.6
Other Indo-European languages
2,1682.8
Speak English less than "very well"
5500.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,1261.4
Speak English less than "very well"
4920.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population81,866100.0

Total ancestries reported

83,382101.9
Arab7430.9
Czech15950.7
Danish1300.2
Dutch2,0132.5
English9,46011.6
French (except Basque)11,5521.9
French Canadian11820.2
German15,85719.4
Greek3040.4
Hungarian9981.2
Irish111,94714.6
Italian7,5319.2
Lithuanian1920.2
Norwegian4010.5
Polish2,9443.6
Portuguese340.0
Russian6850.8
Scotch-Irish2,0952.6
Scottish2,0272.5
Slovak8791.1
Subsaharan African2190.3
Swedish5510.7
Swiss1720.2
Ukrainian2640.3
United States or American7,9499.7
Welsh1,1081.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1440.2
Other ancestries12,40615.2
(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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