Edgefield County, SC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Edgefield county south 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 | 6,110 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 345 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 348 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,058 | 50.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,530 | 25.0 |
| College or graduate school | 829 | 13.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 16,227 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,942 | 12.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,701 | 16.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,744 | 35.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,911 | 17.9 |
| Associate degree | 897 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,466 | 9.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 566 | 3.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 19,612 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,221 | 26.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,896 | 55.6 |
| Separated | 700 | 3.6 |
| Widowed | 1,455 | 7.4 |
Female | 1,100 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 1,340 | 6.8 |
Female | 730 | 3.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 682 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 340 | 49.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,681 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,982 | 10.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,409 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 442 | 8.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 12,559 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,973 | 23.7 |
Percent employed | 54.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,586 | 76.3 |
Percent employed | 72.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,655 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,131 | 42.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 23,161 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 14,505 | 62.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 8,235 | 35.6 |
Same county | 4,110 | 17.7 |
Different county | 4,125 | 17.8 |
Same state | 2,426 | 10.5 |
Different state | 1,699 | 7.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 421 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 24,595 | 100.0 |
| Native | 24,283 | 98.7 |
Born in United States | 24,175 | 98.3 |
State of residence | 13,521 | 55.0 |
Different state | 10,654 | 43.3 |
Born outside United States | 108 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 312 | 1.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 119 | 0.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 154 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 158 | 0.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 312 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 82 | 26.3 |
| Asia | 104 | 33.3 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 103 | 33.0 |
| Northern America | 23 | 7.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 23,161 | 100.0 |
| English only | 22,144 | 95.6 |
| Language other than English | 1,017 | 4.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 460 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 574 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 301 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 296 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 118 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 127 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 35 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 24,595 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 18,833 | 76.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 15 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 18 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 73 | 0.3 |
| English | 1,451 | 5.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 339 | 1.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 76 | 0.3 |
| German | 1,078 | 4.4 |
| Greek | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 15 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,627 | 6.6 |
| Italian | 206 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 15 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 81 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 48 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 378 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 328 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 269 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 44 | 0.2 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 3,359 | 13.7 |
| Welsh | 120 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 15 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 9,265 | 37.7 |
| (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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