Bessemer, AL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,539 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 571 | 7.6 |
| Kindergarten | 512 | 6.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,640 | 48.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,758 | 23.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,058 | 14.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 18,876 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,920 | 10.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,230 | 22.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,000 | 31.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,854 | 20.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,141 | 6.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,162 | 6.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 569 | 3.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 67.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 23,086 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,587 | 32.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,807 | 38.1 |
| Separated | 853 | 3.7 |
| Widowed | 3,153 | 13.7 |
Female | 2,616 | 11.3 |
| Divorced | 2,686 | 11.6 |
Female | 1,538 | 6.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,314 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 813 | 61.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,789 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,835 | 13.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,958 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 796 | 11.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 15,203 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,603 | 30.3 |
Percent employed | 44.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 10,600 | 69.7 |
Percent employed | 66.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,716 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,537 | 53.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 27,472 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,947 | 61.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,375 | 37.8 |
Same county | 8,424 | 30.7 |
Different county | 1,951 | 7.1 |
Same state | 752 | 2.7 |
Different state | 1,199 | 4.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 150 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 29,949 | 100.0 |
| Native | 29,681 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 29,601 | 98.8 |
State of residence | 26,751 | 89.3 |
Different state | 2,850 | 9.5 |
Born outside United States | 80 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 268 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 172 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 68 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 200 | 0.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 268 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 37 | 13.8 |
| Asia | 54 | 20.1 |
| Africa | 8 | 3.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 130 | 48.5 |
| Northern America | 39 | 14.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 27,472 | 100.0 |
| English only | 26,823 | 97.6 |
| Language other than English | 649 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 290 | 1.1 |
Spanish | 320 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 148 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 232 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 91 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 61 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 45 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 29,949 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 23,453 | 78.3 |
| Arab | 38 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 151 | 0.5 |
| English | 621 | 2.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 176 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 21 | 0.1 |
| German | 509 | 1.7 |
| Greek | 25 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 934 | 3.1 |
| Italian | 240 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 27 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 205 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 181 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 342 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 13 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 35 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,267 | 7.6 |
| Welsh | 29 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 62 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 17,539 | 58.6 |
| (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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