Fentress County, TN Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Fentress county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,601 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 176 | 4.9 |
Kindergarten | 288 | 8.0 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,865 | 51.8 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 931 | 25.9 |
College or graduate school | 341 | 9.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 11,275 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 2,916 | 25.9 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,903 | 16.9 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,188 | 37.1 |
Some college, no degree | 1,125 | 10.0 |
Associate degree | 202 | 1.8 |
Bachelor's degree | 554 | 4.9 |
Graduate or professional degree | 387 | 3.4 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 57.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 13,313 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,196 | 16.5 |
Now married, except separated | 8,124 | 61.0 |
Separated | 216 | 1.6 |
Widowed | 1,082 | 8.1 |
Female | 936 | 7.0 |
Divorced | 1,695 | 12.7 |
Female | 826 | 6.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 147 | 47.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,604 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,298 | 10.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,592 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 285 | 7.9 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 9,703 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,040 | 31.3 |
Percent employed | 30.2 | (X) |
No disability | 6,663 | 68.7 |
Percent employed | 71.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,172 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,218 | 56.1 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 15,621 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,225 | 59.1 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,372 | 40.8 |
Same county | 4,211 | 27.0 |
Different county | 2,161 | 13.8 |
Same state | 1,195 | 7.6 |
Different state | 966 | 6.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 24 | 0.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 16,625 | 100.0 |
Native | 16,563 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 16,559 | 99.6 |
State of residence | 13,058 | 78.5 |
Different state | 3,501 | 21.1 |
Born outside United States | 4 | 0.0 |
Foreign born | 62 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 30 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 44 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 18 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 62 | 100.0 |
Europe | 32 | 51.6 |
Asia | 1 | 1.6 |
Africa | 11 | 17.7 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 18 | 29.0 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 15,621 | 100.0 |
English only | 15,378 | 98.4 |
Language other than English | 243 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 110 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 164 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 53 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 36 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 43 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 38 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 16,625 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,956 | 65.9 |
Arab | 5 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 115 | 0.7 |
English | 1,239 | 7.5 |
French (except Basque)1 | 102 | 0.6 |
French Canadian1 | 13 | 0.1 |
German | 950 | 5.7 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,145 | 6.9 |
Italian | 118 | 0.7 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 14 | 0.1 |
Polish | 24 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 33 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 254 | 1.5 |
Scottish | 167 | 1.0 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 14 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 9 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 5,177 | 31.1 |
Welsh | 19 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 1,551 | 9.3 |
(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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