Anderson County, SC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Anderson county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 39,271 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,708 | 6.9 |
Kindergarten | 2,394 | 6.1 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,136 | 48.7 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,309 | 21.2 |
College or graduate school | 6,724 | 17.1 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 111,037 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 10,595 | 9.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,988 | 17.1 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 36,219 | 32.6 |
Some college, no degree | 19,596 | 17.6 |
Associate degree | 7,930 | 7.1 |
Bachelor's degree | 12,254 | 11.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,455 | 4.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.9 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 131,460 | 100.0 |
Never married | 27,872 | 21.2 |
Now married, except separated | 76,899 | 58.5 |
Separated | 3,411 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 10,461 | 8.0 |
Female | 8,520 | 6.5 |
Divorced | 12,817 | 9.7 |
Female | 7,205 | 5.5 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,308 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,276 | 52.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 124,876 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 17,785 | 14.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 35,826 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,046 | 8.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 95,631 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 22,635 | 23.7 |
Percent employed | 54.2 | (X) |
No disability | 72,996 | 76.3 |
Percent employed | 78.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 21,703 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 10,431 | 48.1 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 154,711 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 90,899 | 58.8 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 62,679 | 40.5 |
Same county | 39,028 | 25.2 |
Different county | 23,651 | 15.3 |
Same state | 12,417 | 8.0 |
Different state | 11,234 | 7.3 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,133 | 0.7 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 165,740 | 100.0 |
Native | 163,224 | 98.5 |
Born in United States | 162,393 | 98.0 |
State of residence | 121,889 | 73.5 |
Different state | 40,504 | 24.4 |
Born outside United States | 831 | 0.5 |
Foreign born | 2,516 | 1.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,186 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,100 | 0.7 |
Not a citizen | 1,416 | 0.9 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,516 | 100.0 |
Europe | 685 | 27.2 |
Asia | 733 | 29.1 |
Africa | 73 | 2.9 |
Oceania | 29 | 1.2 |
Latin America | 729 | 29.0 |
Northern America | 267 | 10.6 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 154,711 | 100.0 |
English only | 149,583 | 96.7 |
Language other than English | 5,128 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,880 | 1.2 |
Spanish | 2,619 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,141 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,851 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 467 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 439 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 223 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 165,740 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 134,791 | 81.3 |
Arab | 295 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 277 | 0.2 |
Danish | 203 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 1,671 | 1.0 |
English | 14,817 | 8.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 2,843 | 1.7 |
French Canadian1 | 438 | 0.3 |
German | 12,617 | 7.6 |
Greek | 181 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 250 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 16,934 | 10.2 |
Italian | 2,434 | 1.5 |
Lithuanian | 108 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 433 | 0.3 |
Polish | 1,249 | 0.8 |
Portuguese | 61 | 0.0 |
Russian | 217 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 6,034 | 3.6 |
Scottish | 2,784 | 1.7 |
Slovak | 69 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 1,110 | 0.7 |
Swedish | 701 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 165 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 108 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 30,904 | 18.6 |
Welsh | 551 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 127 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 37,210 | 22.5 |
(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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