Lake Worth, FL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,156 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 509 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 486 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,682 | 45.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,884 | 23.1 |
| College or graduate school | 1,595 | 19.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,393 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,891 | 16.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,952 | 16.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,639 | 24.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,598 | 19.7 |
| Associate degree | 1,473 | 6.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,552 | 10.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,288 | 5.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 28,367 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,042 | 31.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,479 | 44.0 |
| Separated | 959 | 3.4 |
| Widowed | 2,082 | 7.3 |
Female | 1,627 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 3,805 | 13.4 |
Female | 1,918 | 6.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 437 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 181 | 41.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,108 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,889 | 10.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,333 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 702 | 9.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 20,337 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,695 | 23.1 |
Percent employed | 60.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,642 | 76.9 |
Percent employed | 73.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,512 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,710 | 37.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,834 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 14,662 | 44.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,545 | 44.3 |
Same county | 10,249 | 31.2 |
Different county | 4,296 | 13.1 |
Same state | 1,393 | 4.2 |
Different state | 2,903 | 8.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,627 | 11.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 35,237 | 100.0 |
| Native | 22,690 | 64.4 |
Born in United States | 21,530 | 61.1 |
State of residence | 8,859 | 25.1 |
Different state | 12,671 | 36.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,160 | 3.3 |
| Foreign born | 12,547 | 35.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,977 | 19.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,258 | 9.2 |
Not a citizen | 9,289 | 26.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 12,547 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,467 | 11.7 |
| Asia | 429 | 3.4 |
| Africa | 60 | 0.5 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 10,128 | 80.7 |
| Northern America | 457 | 3.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,834 | 100.0 |
| English only | 18,263 | 55.6 |
| Language other than English | 14,571 | 44.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 9,322 | 28.4 |
Spanish | 8,569 | 26.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,684 | 17.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,516 | 13.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,806 | 8.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 108 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 71 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 35,237 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 34,143 | 96.9 |
| Arab | 149 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 125 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 62 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 389 | 1.1 |
| English | 2,159 | 6.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 895 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 342 | 1.0 |
| German | 3,083 | 8.7 |
| Greek | 142 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 243 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 2,985 | 8.5 |
| Italian | 1,594 | 4.5 |
| Lithuanian | 127 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 185 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 691 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 84 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 240 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 303 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 478 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 52 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 157 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 29 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 43 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,610 | 4.6 |
| Welsh | 226 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,512 | 10.0 |
| Other ancestries | 14,179 | 40.2 |
| (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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