Hertford County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Hertford 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 | 5,716 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 349 | 6.1 |
| Kindergarten | 293 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,731 | 47.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,562 | 27.3 |
| College or graduate school | 781 | 13.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 14,976 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,983 | 13.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,171 | 21.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,631 | 30.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,544 | 17.0 |
| Associate degree | 981 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,129 | 7.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 537 | 3.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 17,976 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,882 | 27.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,867 | 49.3 |
| Separated | 767 | 4.3 |
| Widowed | 1,835 | 10.2 |
Female | 1,535 | 8.5 |
| Divorced | 1,625 | 9.0 |
Female | 1,015 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 851 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 494 | 58.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,844 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,785 | 10.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,459 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 545 | 10.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 12,165 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,243 | 34.9 |
Percent employed | 41.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 7,922 | 65.1 |
Percent employed | 73.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,431 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,924 | 56.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,369 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 14,518 | 67.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,670 | 31.2 |
Same county | 3,815 | 17.9 |
Different county | 2,855 | 13.4 |
Same state | 1,489 | 7.0 |
Different state | 1,366 | 6.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 181 | 0.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 22,601 | 100.0 |
| Native | 22,331 | 98.8 |
Born in United States | 22,269 | 98.5 |
State of residence | 17,820 | 78.8 |
Different state | 4,449 | 19.7 |
Born outside United States | 62 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 270 | 1.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 155 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 111 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 159 | 0.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 270 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 51 | 18.9 |
| Asia | 46 | 17.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 157 | 58.1 |
| Northern America | 16 | 5.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,369 | 100.0 |
| English only | 20,681 | 96.8 |
| Language other than English | 688 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 342 | 1.6 |
Spanish | 498 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 266 | 1.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 114 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 32 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 73 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 44 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 22,601 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 19,281 | 85.3 |
| Arab | 4 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 38 | 0.2 |
| English | 1,660 | 7.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 160 | 0.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| German | 551 | 2.4 |
| Greek | 53 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 21 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 598 | 2.6 |
| Italian | 50 | 0.2 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 26 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 63 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 13 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 130 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 137 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 144 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,262 | 10.0 |
| Welsh | 52 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 13 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 13,300 | 58.8 |
| (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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