Houston County, AL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Houston county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 22,033 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,645 | 7.5 |
Kindergarten | 1,467 | 6.7 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,769 | 48.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,039 | 22.9 |
College or graduate school | 3,113 | 14.1 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 58,671 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 4,897 | 8.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,874 | 15.1 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,809 | 30.4 |
Some college, no degree | 12,640 | 21.5 |
Associate degree | 3,634 | 6.2 |
Bachelor's degree | 7,114 | 12.1 |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,703 | 6.3 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.5 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 69,834 | 100.0 |
Never married | 14,316 | 20.5 |
Now married, except separated | 40,345 | 57.8 |
Separated | 1,643 | 2.4 |
Widowed | 5,503 | 7.9 |
Female | 4,700 | 6.7 |
Divorced | 8,027 | 11.5 |
Female | 4,750 | 6.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,692 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 973 | 57.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 65,692 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 9,528 | 14.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 20,131 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,929 | 9.6 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 49,987 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 10,207 | 20.4 |
Percent employed | 51.4 | (X) |
No disability | 39,780 | 79.6 |
Percent employed | 78.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 11,599 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 5,775 | 49.8 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 82,828 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 44,749 | 54.0 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 37,347 | 45.1 |
Same county | 23,122 | 27.9 |
Different county | 14,225 | 17.2 |
Same state | 6,294 | 7.6 |
Different state | 7,931 | 9.6 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 732 | 0.9 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 88,787 | 100.0 |
Native | 87,369 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 86,722 | 97.7 |
State of residence | 61,325 | 69.1 |
Different state | 25,397 | 28.6 |
Born outside United States | 647 | 0.7 |
Foreign born | 1,418 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 531 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 571 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 847 | 1.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,418 | 100.0 |
Europe | 417 | 29.4 |
Asia | 453 | 31.9 |
Africa | 21 | 1.5 |
Oceania | 15 | 1.1 |
Latin America | 436 | 30.7 |
Northern America | 76 | 5.4 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 82,828 | 100.0 |
English only | 80,378 | 97.0 |
Language other than English | 2,450 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 684 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 1,344 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 318 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 700 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 137 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 350 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 209 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 88,787 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 72,513 | 81.7 |
Arab | 86 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 148 | 0.2 |
Danish | 102 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 736 | 0.8 |
English | 6,750 | 7.6 |
French (except Basque)1 | 1,082 | 1.2 |
French Canadian1 | 227 | 0.3 |
German | 4,622 | 5.2 |
Greek | 75 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 79 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 6,591 | 7.4 |
Italian | 1,207 | 1.4 |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 208 | 0.2 |
Polish | 458 | 0.5 |
Portuguese | 20 | 0.0 |
Russian | 61 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 1,883 | 2.1 |
Scottish | 1,061 | 1.2 |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 512 | 0.6 |
Swedish | 261 | 0.3 |
Swiss | 52 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 18,781 | 21.2 |
Welsh | 234 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 68 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 27,177 | 30.6 |
(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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