Fulton County, GA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Fulton county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 219,663 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 19,176 | 8.7 |
| Kindergarten | 11,791 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 91,474 | 41.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 42,144 | 19.2 |
| College or graduate school | 55,078 | 25.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 527,738 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 27,106 | 5.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 57,264 | 10.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 102,246 | 19.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 97,894 | 18.5 |
| Associate degree | 24,823 | 4.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 140,666 | 26.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 77,739 | 14.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 41.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 646,833 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 242,652 | 37.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 277,638 | 42.9 |
| Separated | 19,088 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 38,552 | 6.0 |
Female | 31,684 | 4.9 |
| Divorced | 68,903 | 10.7 |
Female | 41,088 | 6.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,828 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 8,384 | 47.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 616,357 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 61,642 | 10.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 178,266 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 14,496 | 8.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 502,583 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 91,437 | 18.2 |
Percent employed | 56.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 411,146 | 81.8 |
Percent employed | 75.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 68,004 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 31,169 | 45.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 759,179 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 324,989 | 42.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 397,438 | 52.4 |
Same county | 178,091 | 23.5 |
Different county | 219,347 | 28.9 |
Same state | 90,541 | 11.9 |
Different state | 128,806 | 17.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 36,752 | 4.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 816,006 | 100.0 |
| Native | 737,387 | 90.4 |
Born in United States | 729,599 | 89.4 |
State of residence | 386,934 | 47.4 |
Different state | 342,665 | 42.0 |
Born outside United States | 7,788 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 78,619 | 9.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 50,115 | 6.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 21,268 | 2.6 |
Not a citizen | 57,351 | 7.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 78,619 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 11,673 | 14.8 |
| Asia | 20,175 | 25.7 |
| Africa | 6,227 | 7.9 |
| Oceania | 373 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 37,231 | 47.4 |
| Northern America | 2,940 | 3.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 759,179 | 100.0 |
| English only | 658,421 | 86.7 |
| Language other than English | 100,758 | 13.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 47,889 | 6.3 |
Spanish | 52,371 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 30,828 | 4.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 27,244 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,145 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 15,825 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,554 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 816,006 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 761,005 | 93.3 |
| Arab | 2,713 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 1,926 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 1,782 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 6,105 | 0.7 |
| English | 64,957 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 13,744 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,718 | 0.3 |
| German | 59,356 | 7.3 |
| Greek | 2,718 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 2,337 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 55,810 | 6.8 |
| Italian | 23,909 | 2.9 |
| Lithuanian | 1,197 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 4,131 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 11,742 | 1.4 |
| Portuguese | 780 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 8,759 | 1.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,496 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 16,188 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 863 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 13,395 | 1.6 |
| Swedish | 5,098 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 1,493 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 1,621 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 41,110 | 5.0 |
| Welsh | 3,805 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5,664 | 0.7 |
| Other ancestries | 392,588 | 48.1 |
| (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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