York County, SC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
York 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 | 44,094 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,959 | 6.7 |
| Kindergarten | 2,818 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 20,611 | 46.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 8,989 | 20.4 |
| College or graduate school | 8,717 | 19.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 105,757 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 8,177 | 7.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,888 | 15.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,127 | 28.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 21,842 | 20.7 |
| Associate degree | 7,610 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 14,945 | 14.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 7,168 | 6.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 128,213 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 30,496 | 23.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 75,000 | 58.5 |
| Separated | 3,517 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 8,040 | 6.3 |
Female | 6,641 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 11,160 | 8.7 |
Female | 6,211 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,791 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,894 | 50.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 121,282 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 16,746 | 13.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 39,086 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,384 | 8.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 96,687 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 19,461 | 20.1 |
Percent employed | 61.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 77,226 | 79.9 |
Percent employed | 79.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 16,021 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,239 | 45.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 153,591 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 80,253 | 52.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 71,425 | 46.5 |
Same county | 38,080 | 24.8 |
Different county | 33,345 | 21.7 |
Same state | 7,866 | 5.1 |
Different state | 25,479 | 16.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,913 | 1.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 164,614 | 100.0 |
| Native | 160,634 | 97.6 |
Born in United States | 159,634 | 97.0 |
State of residence | 84,471 | 51.3 |
Different state | 75,163 | 45.7 |
Born outside United States | 1,000 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 3,980 | 2.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,035 | 1.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,478 | 0.9 |
Not a citizen | 2,502 | 1.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,980 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 919 | 23.1 |
| Asia | 1,031 | 25.9 |
| Africa | 154 | 3.9 |
| Oceania | 20 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 1,603 | 40.3 |
| Northern America | 253 | 6.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 153,591 | 100.0 |
| English only | 146,479 | 95.4 |
| Language other than English | 7,112 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,979 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 4,122 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,961 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,728 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 459 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,066 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 514 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 164,614 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 140,878 | 85.6 |
| Arab | 181 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 289 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 131 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 2,236 | 1.4 |
| English | 14,213 | 8.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,055 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 532 | 0.3 |
| German | 15,427 | 9.4 |
| Greek | 199 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 604 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 14,873 | 9.0 |
| Italian | 4,090 | 2.5 |
| Lithuanian | 109 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 713 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 1,941 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 30 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 264 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,585 | 5.8 |
| Scottish | 3,576 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 177 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 941 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 778 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 92 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 196 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 24,513 | 14.9 |
| Welsh | 676 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 129 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 41,328 | 25.1 |
| (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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