High Point, NC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 22,900 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,698 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 1,489 | 6.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,492 | 45.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,305 | 18.8 |
| College or graduate school | 4,916 | 21.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 55,703 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,392 | 7.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,313 | 14.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,389 | 25.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 11,169 | 20.1 |
| Associate degree | 3,212 | 5.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 10,610 | 19.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,618 | 6.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 67,037 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 17,999 | 26.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 34,925 | 52.1 |
| Separated | 2,440 | 3.6 |
| Widowed | 4,568 | 6.8 |
Female | 3,734 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 7,105 | 10.6 |
Female | 4,227 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,712 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 687 | 40.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 63,851 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 7,797 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 19,361 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,904 | 9.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 49,737 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,470 | 23.1 |
Percent employed | 63.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 38,267 | 76.9 |
Percent employed | 80.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,599 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,324 | 45.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 79,671 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 37,056 | 46.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 39,371 | 49.4 |
Same county | 22,722 | 28.5 |
Different county | 16,649 | 20.9 |
Same state | 7,600 | 9.5 |
Different state | 9,049 | 11.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,244 | 4.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 85,949 | 100.0 |
| Native | 79,484 | 92.5 |
Born in United States | 78,890 | 91.8 |
State of residence | 52,126 | 60.6 |
Different state | 26,764 | 31.1 |
Born outside United States | 594 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 6,465 | 7.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,350 | 5.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,530 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 4,935 | 5.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 6,465 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 672 | 10.4 |
| Asia | 2,395 | 37.0 |
| Africa | 183 | 2.8 |
| Oceania | 44 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 2,968 | 45.9 |
| Northern America | 203 | 3.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 79,671 | 100.0 |
| English only | 71,489 | 89.7 |
| Language other than English | 8,182 | 10.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 4,878 | 6.1 |
Spanish | 4,290 | 5.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,791 | 3.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,937 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 862 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,733 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,161 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 85,949 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 78,258 | 91.1 |
| Arab | 222 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 198 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 78 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,020 | 1.2 |
| English | 7,742 | 9.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,290 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 325 | 0.4 |
| German | 8,014 | 9.3 |
| Greek | 320 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 194 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 5,964 | 6.9 |
| Italian | 2,008 | 2.3 |
| Lithuanian | 17 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 260 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 931 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 65 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 263 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,297 | 2.7 |
| Scottish | 1,676 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 36 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 606 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 280 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 239 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 47 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 8,482 | 9.9 |
| Welsh | 417 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 250 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 35,017 | 40.7 |
| (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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