Lenoir County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Lenoir 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 | 14,821 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,114 | 7.5 |
| Kindergarten | 834 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,227 | 48.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,267 | 22.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,379 | 16.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 39,833 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,201 | 10.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,974 | 17.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,475 | 31.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 8,156 | 20.5 |
| Associate degree | 2,723 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,830 | 9.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,474 | 3.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 47,121 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 11,603 | 24.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 24,733 | 52.5 |
| Separated | 2,037 | 4.3 |
| Widowed | 4,445 | 9.4 |
Female | 3,757 | 8.0 |
| Divorced | 4,303 | 9.1 |
Female | 2,597 | 5.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,496 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 757 | 50.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,463 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,826 | 13.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,145 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,198 | 9.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 32,818 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,512 | 25.9 |
Percent employed | 52.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 24,306 | 74.1 |
Percent employed | 74.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,376 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,213 | 50.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,807 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 32,799 | 58.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 22,116 | 39.6 |
Same county | 15,384 | 27.6 |
Different county | 6,732 | 12.1 |
Same state | 4,253 | 7.6 |
Different state | 2,479 | 4.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 892 | 1.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 59,648 | 100.0 |
| Native | 58,008 | 97.3 |
Born in United States | 57,714 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 49,121 | 82.4 |
Different state | 8,593 | 14.4 |
Born outside United States | 294 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 1,640 | 2.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 904 | 1.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 494 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 1,146 | 1.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,640 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 244 | 14.9 |
| Asia | 272 | 16.6 |
| Africa | 35 | 2.1 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 1,073 | 65.4 |
| Northern America | 16 | 1.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,807 | 100.0 |
| English only | 52,825 | 94.7 |
| Language other than English | 2,982 | 5.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,344 | 2.4 |
Spanish | 2,275 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,103 | 2.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 401 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 97 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 257 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 119 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 59,648 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 46,164 | 77.4 |
| Arab | 41 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 66 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 241 | 0.4 |
| English | 4,871 | 8.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 507 | 0.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 30 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,733 | 2.9 |
| Greek | 11 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 61 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 2,474 | 4.1 |
| Italian | 453 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 72 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 105 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 13 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 32 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 840 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 673 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 276 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 99 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 31 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 26 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 9,596 | 16.1 |
| Welsh | 166 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 10 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 23,709 | 39.7 |
| (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 |
More census articles:
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
