Marion County, AL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Marion county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,373 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 318 | 5.0 |
Kindergarten | 412 | 6.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,264 | 51.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,447 | 22.7 |
College or graduate school | 932 | 14.6 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 21,611 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 3,265 | 15.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,697 | 21.7 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,107 | 32.9 |
Some college, no degree | 3,769 | 17.4 |
Associate degree | 1,054 | 4.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,057 | 4.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 662 | 3.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.2 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.0 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 25,403 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,901 | 15.4 |
Now married, except separated | 15,898 | 62.6 |
Separated | 391 | 1.5 |
Widowed | 2,236 | 8.8 |
Female | 1,798 | 7.1 |
Divorced | 2,977 | 11.7 |
Female | 1,490 | 5.9 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 632 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 330 | 52.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,191 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 2,866 | 11.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 6,270 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 431 | 6.9 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 17,619 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,317 | 24.5 |
Percent employed | 40.4 | (X) |
No disability | 13,302 | 75.5 |
Percent employed | 73.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 4,604 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,635 | 57.2 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 29,360 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 18,170 | 61.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,997 | 37.5 |
Same county | 6,649 | 22.6 |
Different county | 4,348 | 14.8 |
Same state | 2,796 | 9.5 |
Different state | 1,552 | 5.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 193 | 0.7 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 31,214 | 100.0 |
Native | 31,064 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 30,955 | 99.2 |
State of residence | 22,612 | 72.4 |
Different state | 8,343 | 26.7 |
Born outside United States | 109 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 150 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 77 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 58 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 92 | 0.3 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 150 | 100.0 |
Europe | 6 | 4.0 |
Asia | 53 | 35.3 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 6 | 4.0 |
Latin America | 72 | 48.0 |
Northern America | 13 | 8.7 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 29,360 | 100.0 |
English only | 28,654 | 97.6 |
Language other than English | 706 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 214 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 473 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 132 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 52 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 170 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 58 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 31,214 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 21,485 | 68.8 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 4 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 290 | 0.9 |
English | 2,082 | 6.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 306 | 1.0 |
French Canadian1 | 16 | 0.1 |
German | 1,190 | 3.8 |
Greek | 23 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 2,686 | 8.6 |
Italian | 194 | 0.6 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 24 | 0.1 |
Polish | 116 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 332 | 1.1 |
Scottish | 306 | 1.0 |
Slovak | 13 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 14 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 39 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 9 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 9,646 | 30.9 |
Welsh | 50 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 25 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 4,120 | 13.2 |
(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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