Henderson County, NC Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Henderson county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school17,967100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1906.6
Kindergarten1,1776.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,52547.4
High school (grades 9-12)4,23223.6
College or graduate school2,84315.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over65,039100.0
Less than 9th grade4,2266.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,72910.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)18,97229.2
Some college, no degree14,76122.7
Associate degree4,6557.2
Bachelor's degree10,15015.6
Graduate or professional degree5,5468.5
Percent high school graduate or higher83.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over73,708100.0
Never married12,25316.6
Now married, except separated46,92263.7
Separated1,6492.2
Widowed6,2998.5
Female
5,2887.2
Divorced6,5858.9
Female
3,7025.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,071100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren46943.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over70,590100.0
Civilian veterans12,39617.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years16,205100.0
With a disability1,4869.2
Population 21 to 64 years48,446100.0
With a disability10,06020.8
Percent employed
58.6(X)
No disability38,38679.2
Percent employed
76.5(X)
Population 65 years and over18,348100.0
With a disability6,61936.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over84,283100.0
Same house in 199545,62554.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199536,70843.6
Same county
17,17920.4
Different county
19,52923.2
Same state
7,6049.0
Different state
11,92514.1
Elsewhere in 19951,9502.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population89,173100.0
Native83,87894.1
Born in United States
83,37393.5
State of residence
44,44149.8
Different state
38,93243.7
Born outside United States
5050.6
Foreign born5,2955.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,9573.3
Naturalized citizen
1,8012.0
Not a citizen
3,4943.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)5,295100.0
Europe1,09920.8
Asia4107.7
Africa1021.9
Oceania140.3
Latin America3,47465.6
Northern America1963.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over84,283100.0
English only77,57092.0
Language other than English6,7138.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3,5834.3
Spanish
4,8225.7
Speak English less than "very well"
3,0653.6
Other Indo-European languages
1,3631.6
Speak English less than "very well"
3390.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3320.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1490.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population89,173100.0

Total ancestries reported

84,43294.7
Arab1230.1
Czech12640.3
Danish3230.4
Dutch2,1282.4
English13,92615.6
French (except Basque)12,3732.7
French Canadian15450.6
German12,53114.1
Greek1680.2
Hungarian2970.3
Irish19,69610.9
Italian2,2112.5
Lithuanian1530.2
Norwegian6100.7
Polish1,3861.6
Portuguese1210.1
Russian4530.5
Scotch-Irish4,6175.2
Scottish3,3133.7
Slovak1080.1
Subsaharan African2060.2
Swedish7100.8
Swiss2590.3
Ukrainian1420.2
United States or American12,06013.5
Welsh8971.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)580.1
Other ancestries14,75416.5
(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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