Webster County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Webster county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,084100.0
Nursery school, preschool1808.6
Kindergarten1296.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,03049.4
High school (grades 9-12)59328.5
College or graduate school1527.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over6,701100.0
Less than 9th grade1,50522.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,29619.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,43936.4
Some college, no degree73811.0
Associate degree1382.1
Bachelor's degree3875.8
Graduate or professional degree1983.0
Percent high school graduate or higher58.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,906100.0
Never married1,53319.4
Now married, except separated4,73259.9
Separated1031.3
Widowed6458.2
Female
5156.5
Divorced89311.3
Female
4705.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years124100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren7963.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over7,470100.0
Civilian veterans1,03113.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,046100.0
With a disability22010.8
Population 21 to 64 years5,663100.0
With a disability2,09136.9
Percent employed
25.3(X)
No disability3,57263.1
Percent employed
61.2(X)
Population 65 years and over1,421100.0
With a disability81057.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over9,200100.0
Same house in 19956,39569.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,79130.3
Same county
1,72818.8
Different county
1,06311.6
Same state
3583.9
Different state
7057.7
Elsewhere in 1995140.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population9,719100.0
Native9,68199.6
Born in United States
9,66999.5
State of residence
8,20884.5
Different state
1,46115.0
Born outside United States
120.1
Foreign born380.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
210.2
Naturalized citizen
250.3
Not a citizen
130.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)38100.0
Europe1539.5
Asia2360.5
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America00.0
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over9,200100.0
English only9,06398.5
Language other than English1371.5
Speak English less than 'very well
420.5
Spanish
660.7
Speak English less than "very well"
320.3
Other Indo-European languages
690.8
Speak English less than "very well"
100.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
00.0
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population9,719100.0

Total ancestries reported

6,66668.6
Arab00.0
Czech120.0
Danish30.0
Dutch1561.6
English5105.2
French (except Basque)1510.5
French Canadian1450.5
German8378.6
Greek80.1
Hungarian00.0
Irish16797.0
Italian1261.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian40.0
Polish310.3
Portuguese40.0
Russian30.0
Scotch-Irish1461.5
Scottish961.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish170.2
Swiss300.3
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American3,15432.5
Welsh560.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries7087.3
(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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