Union County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Union 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 | 32,693 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,933 | 9.0 |
| Kindergarten | 2,177 | 6.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,927 | 48.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 6,875 | 21.0 |
| College or graduate school | 4,781 | 14.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 78,878 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,458 | 6.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,131 | 12.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,308 | 30.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 16,490 | 20.9 |
| Associate degree | 5,672 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 12,371 | 15.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,448 | 5.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 94,030 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 19,646 | 20.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 60,547 | 64.4 |
| Separated | 2,032 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 5,026 | 5.3 |
Female | 4,224 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 6,779 | 7.2 |
Female | 3,792 | 4.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,328 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 919 | 39.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 89,060 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 10,440 | 11.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 29,146 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,109 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 72,989 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,659 | 18.7 |
Percent employed | 63.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 59,330 | 81.3 |
Percent employed | 80.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 10,729 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,699 | 43.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 113,722 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 60,545 | 53.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 50,380 | 44.3 |
Same county | 19,381 | 17.0 |
Different county | 30,999 | 27.3 |
Same state | 16,678 | 14.7 |
Different state | 14,321 | 12.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,797 | 2.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 123,677 | 100.0 |
| Native | 116,630 | 94.3 |
Born in United States | 115,707 | 93.6 |
State of residence | 75,632 | 61.2 |
Different state | 40,075 | 32.4 |
Born outside United States | 923 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 7,047 | 5.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,827 | 3.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,533 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 5,514 | 4.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 7,047 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 677 | 9.6 |
| Asia | 541 | 7.7 |
| Africa | 124 | 1.8 |
| Oceania | 15 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 5,478 | 77.7 |
| Northern America | 212 | 3.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 113,722 | 100.0 |
| English only | 104,308 | 91.7 |
| Language other than English | 9,414 | 8.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,575 | 4.9 |
Spanish | 7,359 | 6.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,015 | 4.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,481 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 273 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 339 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 175 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 123,677 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 103,675 | 83.8 |
| Arab | 242 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 317 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 123 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,456 | 1.2 |
| English | 11,698 | 9.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,088 | 1.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 477 | 0.4 |
| German | 14,579 | 11.8 |
| Greek | 255 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 325 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 9,625 | 7.8 |
| Italian | 3,761 | 3.0 |
| Lithuanian | 103 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 550 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 1,747 | 1.4 |
| Portuguese | 115 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 366 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,768 | 4.7 |
| Scottish | 2,596 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 133 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 465 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 718 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 245 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 168 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 17,735 | 14.3 |
| Welsh | 634 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 266 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 27,120 | 21.9 |
| (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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