Lawrence County, PA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lawrence county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,804	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,247	5.7
Kindergarten	1,232	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,311	47.3
High school (grades 9-12)	5,098	23.4
College or graduate school	3,916	18.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	64,767	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,256	5.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,677	13.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	29,568	45.7
Some college, no degree	9,712	15.0
Associate degree	3,776	5.8
Bachelor's degree	6,437	9.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,341	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.6	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.1	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	76,742	100.0
Never married	17,952	23.4
Now married, except separated	43,412	56.6
Separated	1,330	1.7
Widowed	7,511	9.8
Female	6,255	8.2
Divorced	6,537	8.5
Female	3,671	4.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,395	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	593	42.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	72,698	100.0
Civilian veterans	10,809	14.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	20,062	100.0
With a disability	1,418	7.1

Population 21 to 64 years	50,479	100.0
With a disability	9,202	18.2
Percent employed	49.9	(X)
No disability	41,277	81.8
Percent employed	77.1	(X)

Population 65 years and over	17,197	100.0
With a disability	6,374	37.1

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	89,361	100.0
Same house in 1995	60,669	67.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	28,236	31.6
Same county	18,534	20.7
Different county	9,702	10.9
Same state	6,023	6.7
Different state	3,679	4.1
Elsewhere in 1995	456	0.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	94,643	100.0
Native	93,382	98.7
Born in United States	93,016	98.3
State of residence	80,385	84.9
Different state	12,631	13.3
Born outside United States	366	0.4
Foreign born	1,261	1.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000	260	0.3
Naturalized citizen	889	0.9
Not a citizen	372	0.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	1,261	100.0
Europe	773	61.3
Asia	333	26.4
Africa	5	0.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	83	6.6
Northern America	67	5.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	89,361	100.0
English only	84,856	95.0
Language other than English	4,505	5.0
Speak English less than 'very well	1,416	1.6
Spanish	870	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	257	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	3,334	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,066	1.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages	115	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	56	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	94,643	100.0
Total ancestries reported	114,282	120.8
Arab	1,227	1.3
Czech¹	338	0.4
Danish	103	0.1
Dutch	1,844	1.9
English	8,946	9.5
French (except Basque)¹	1,581	1.7
French Canadian¹	159	0.2
German	25,193	26.6
Greek	620	0.7
Hungarian	1,285	1.4
Irish¹	15,223	16.1
Italian	23,361	24.7
Lithuanian	171	0.2
Norwegian	189	0.2
Polish	7,468	7.9
Portuguese	31	0.0
Russian	797	0.8
Scotch-Irish	4,716	5.0
Scottish	1,926	2.0
Slovak	2,179	2.3
Subsaharan African	195	0.2
Swedish	758	0.8
Swiss	205	0.2
Ukrainian	381	0.4
United States or American	3,616	3.8
Welsh	1,969	2.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	22	0.0
Other ancestries	9,779	10.3

(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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