Cecil County, MD Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Cecil county maryland dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,438	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,466	6.5
Kindergarten	1,163	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,544	51.4
High school (grades 9-12)	4,882	21.8
College or graduate school	3,383	15.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	55,809	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,576	4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,931	14.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,156	37.9
Some college, no degree	11,759	21.1
Associate degree	3,219	5.8
Bachelor's degree	5,988	10.7
Graduate or professional degree	3,180	5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.2	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	66,094	100.0
Never married	14,801	22.4
Now married, except separated	39,472	59.7
Separated	1,855	2.8
Widowed	3,724	5.6
Female	3,000	4.5
Divorced	6,242	9.4
Female	3,323	5.0

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,901	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	744	39.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	62,080	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,423	15.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	20,696	100.0
With a disability	1,960	9.5

Population 21 to 64 years	50,010	100.0
With a disability	9,220	18.4
Percent employed	60.5	(X)
No disability	40,790	81.6
Percent employed	81.3	(X)

Population 65 years and over	8,445	100.0
With a disability	3,306	39.1

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	80,035	100.0
Same house in 1995	44,710	55.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	34,753	43.4
Same county	19,157	23.9
Different county	15,596	19.5
Same state	5,311	6.6
Different state	10,285	12.9
Elsewhere in 1995	572	0.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	85,951	100.0
Native	84,384	98.2
Born in United States	83,418	97.1
State of residence	39,491	45.9
Different state	43,927	51.1
Born outside United States	966	1.1
Foreign born	1,567	1.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	485	0.6
Naturalized citizen	849	1.0
Not a citizen	718	0.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	1,567	100.0
Europe	727	46.4
Asia	389	24.8
Africa	71	4.5
Oceania	6	0.4
Latin America	297	19.0
Northern America	77	4.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	80,035	100.0
English only	76,738	95.9
Language other than English	3,297	4.1
Speak English less than 'very well	862	1.1
Spanish	1,406	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	493	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,513	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	284	0.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages	311	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	85,951	100.0
Total ancestries reported	87,083	101.3
Arab	63	0.1
Czech¹	376	0.4
Danish	202	0.2
Dutch	1,493	1.7
English	12,435	14.5
French (except Basque)¹	2,145	2.5
French Canadian¹	314	0.4
German	16,821	19.6
Greek	622	0.7
Hungarian	277	0.3
Irish¹	15,353	17.9
Italian	5,417	6.3
Lithuanian	148	0.2
Norwegian	370	0.4
Polish	3,149	3.7
Portuguese	79	0.1
Russian	369	0.4
Scotch-Irish	1,839	2.1
Scottish	2,347	2.7
Slovak	142	0.2
Subsaharan African	236	0.3
Swedish	794	0.9
Swiss	167	0.2
Ukrainian	536	0.6
United States or American	8,794	10.2
Welsh	1,153	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	111	0.1
Other ancestries	11,331	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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