Wilcox County, GA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Wilcox county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,855 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 136 | 7.3 |
Kindergarten | 120 | 6.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 879 | 47.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 520 | 28.0 |
College or graduate school | 200 | 10.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 5,761 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 826 | 14.3 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,008 | 17.5 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,516 | 43.7 |
Some college, no degree | 792 | 13.7 |
Associate degree | 218 | 3.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 203 | 3.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 198 | 3.4 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 68.2 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 7.0 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 6,965 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,398 | 20.1 |
Now married, except separated | 4,203 | 60.3 |
Separated | 171 | 2.5 |
Widowed | 590 | 8.5 |
Female | 514 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 603 | 8.7 |
Female | 254 | 3.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 142 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 61 | 43.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,613 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 859 | 13.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 1,765 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 158 | 9.0 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 3,849 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 974 | 25.3 |
Percent employed | 45.3 | (X) |
No disability | 2,875 | 74.7 |
Percent employed | 75.2 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,012 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 551 | 54.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 8,048 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 4,954 | 61.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,083 | 38.3 |
Same county | 1,031 | 12.8 |
Different county | 2,052 | 25.5 |
Same state | 1,503 | 18.7 |
Different state | 549 | 6.8 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 11 | 0.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 8,577 | 100.0 |
Native | 8,505 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 8,487 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 7,059 | 82.3 |
Different state | 1,428 | 16.6 |
Born outside United States | 18 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 72 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 36 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 15 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 57 | 0.7 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 72 | 100.0 |
Europe | 0 | 0.0 |
Asia | 13 | 18.1 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 59 | 81.9 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 8,048 | 100.0 |
English only | 7,891 | 98.0 |
Language other than English | 157 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 59 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 126 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 17 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 8,577 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,506 | 64.2 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 3 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 29 | 0.3 |
English | 421 | 4.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 18 | 0.2 |
French Canadian1 | 1 | 0.0 |
German | 112 | 1.3 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 320 | 3.7 |
Italian | 26 | 0.3 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0 |
Polish | 4 | 0.0 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 104 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 70 | 0.8 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 18 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 2,001 | 23.3 |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 2,379 | 27.7 |
(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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