Cook County, GA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Cook county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,164 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 368 | 8.8 |
Kindergarten | 296 | 7.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,065 | 49.6 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 905 | 21.7 |
College or graduate school | 530 | 12.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 9,876 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,270 | 12.9 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,231 | 22.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,554 | 36.0 |
Some college, no degree | 1,536 | 15.6 |
Associate degree | 483 | 4.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 540 | 5.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 262 | 2.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.6 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 11,942 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,566 | 21.5 |
Now married, except separated | 6,737 | 56.4 |
Separated | 440 | 3.7 |
Widowed | 1,073 | 9.0 |
Female | 898 | 7.5 |
Divorced | 1,126 | 9.4 |
Female | 631 | 5.3 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 494 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 309 | 62.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,213 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,452 | 12.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,878 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 328 | 8.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 8,489 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,873 | 22.1 |
Percent employed | 46.7 | (X) |
No disability | 6,616 | 77.9 |
Percent employed | 75.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,977 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,155 | 58.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,522 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 8,046 | 55.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,291 | 43.3 |
Same county | 3,614 | 24.9 |
Different county | 2,677 | 18.4 |
Same state | 1,583 | 10.9 |
Different state | 1,094 | 7.5 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 185 | 1.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 15,771 | 100.0 |
Native | 15,406 | 97.7 |
Born in United States | 15,290 | 97.0 |
State of residence | 12,227 | 77.5 |
Different state | 3,063 | 19.4 |
Born outside United States | 116 | 0.7 |
Foreign born | 365 | 2.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 225 | 1.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 125 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 240 | 1.5 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 365 | 100.0 |
Europe | 35 | 9.6 |
Asia | 50 | 13.7 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 266 | 72.9 |
Northern America | 14 | 3.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,522 | 100.0 |
English only | 13,871 | 95.5 |
Language other than English | 651 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 347 | 2.4 |
Spanish | 484 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 253 | 1.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 74 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 36 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 53 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 15,771 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,948 | 69.4 |
Arab | 16 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 11 | 0.1 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 93 | 0.6 |
English | 986 | 6.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 78 | 0.5 |
French Canadian1 | 24 | 0.2 |
German | 722 | 4.6 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 13 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,068 | 6.8 |
Italian | 136 | 0.9 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 25 | 0.2 |
Polish | 55 | 0.3 |
Portuguese | 1 | 0.0 |
Russian | 9 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 166 | 1.1 |
Scottish | 57 | 0.4 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 266 | 1.7 |
Swedish | 13 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 2,776 | 17.6 |
Welsh | 26 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 72 | 0.5 |
Other ancestries | 4,335 | 27.5 |
(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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