Edgecombe County, NC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Edgecombe county north carolina 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 | 14,634 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 968 | 6.6 |
| Kindergarten | 910 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,239 | 49.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,695 | 25.2 |
| College or graduate school | 1,822 | 12.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 35,748 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,500 | 12.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,780 | 21.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,207 | 36.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,496 | 15.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,728 | 4.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,193 | 6.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 844 | 2.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 43,101 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 12,445 | 28.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 20,683 | 48.0 |
| Separated | 2,081 | 4.8 |
| Widowed | 3,859 | 9.0 |
Female | 3,218 | 7.5 |
| Divorced | 4,033 | 9.4 |
Female | 2,451 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,482 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,175 | 47.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,519 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,310 | 10.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,550 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,347 | 9.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 30,718 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,639 | 28.1 |
Percent employed | 49.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 22,079 | 71.9 |
Percent employed | 73.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,773 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,531 | 52.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 51,964 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 30,133 | 58.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 21,149 | 40.7 |
Same county | 13,066 | 25.1 |
Different county | 8,083 | 15.6 |
Same state | 5,571 | 10.7 |
Different state | 2,512 | 4.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 682 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 55,606 | 100.0 |
| Native | 54,455 | 97.9 |
Born in United States | 54,195 | 97.5 |
State of residence | 47,224 | 84.9 |
Different state | 6,971 | 12.5 |
Born outside United States | 260 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 1,151 | 2.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 732 | 1.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 269 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 882 | 1.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,151 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 109 | 9.5 |
| Asia | 107 | 9.3 |
| Africa | 11 | 1.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 896 | 77.8 |
| Northern America | 28 | 2.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 51,964 | 100.0 |
| English only | 49,580 | 95.4 |
| Language other than English | 2,384 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,117 | 2.1 |
Spanish | 1,839 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 945 | 1.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 425 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 101 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 99 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 61 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 55,606 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 42,938 | 77.2 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 8 | 0.0 |
| English | 3,041 | 5.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 323 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 44 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,050 | 1.9 |
| Greek | 6 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,354 | 2.4 |
| Italian | 474 | 0.9 |
| Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 65 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 201 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 33 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 28 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 361 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 277 | 0.5 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 266 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 22 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 6,887 | 12.4 |
| Welsh | 33 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 78 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 28,316 | 50.9 |
| (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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