Lawrence County, TN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lawrence county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,223100.0
Nursery school, preschool5025.4
Kindergarten5856.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,91053.2
High school (grades 9-12)2,16823.5
College or graduate school1,05811.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over26,145100.0
Less than 9th grade4,57617.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,44117.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,02238.3
Some college, no degree3,87014.8
Associate degree9663.7
Bachelor's degree1,3535.2
Graduate or professional degree9173.5
Percent high school graduate or higher65.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over31,294100.0
Never married5,23616.7
Now married, except separated19,63162.7
Separated5031.6
Widowed2,4657.9
Female
2,1156.8
Divorced3,45911.1
Female
1,8115.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years842100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren47456.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over29,494100.0
Civilian veterans3,32711.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,203100.0
With a disability8339.1
Population 21 to 64 years22,125100.0
With a disability5,20823.5
Percent employed
46.4(X)
No disability16,91776.5
Percent employed
75.6(X)
Population 65 years and over5,560100.0
With a disability2,71648.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over37,272100.0
Same house in 199522,71260.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,44338.8
Same county
10,20427.4
Different county
4,23911.4
Same state
1,9535.2
Different state
2,2866.1
Elsewhere in 19951170.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population39,926100.0
Native39,58199.1
Born in United States
39,44198.8
State of residence
29,62674.2
Different state
9,81524.6
Born outside United States
1400.4
Foreign born3450.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1770.4
Naturalized citizen
1120.3
Not a citizen
2330.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)345100.0
Europe8725.2
Asia298.4
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America15444.6
Northern America7521.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over37,272100.0
English only35,86096.2
Language other than English1,4123.8
Speak English less than 'very well
7682.1
Spanish
4371.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2010.5
Other Indo-European languages
9092.4
Speak English less than "very well"
5471.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
420.1
Speak English less than "very well"
200.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population39,926100.0

Total ancestries reported

26,63366.7
Arab00.0
Czech1250.1
Danish350.1
Dutch3370.8
English2,4186.1
French (except Basque)15401.4
French Canadian1650.2
German3,4368.6
Greek10.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish14,52611.3
Italian3490.9
Lithuanian60.0
Norwegian600.2
Polish2000.5
Portuguese230.1
Russian70.0
Scotch-Irish6821.7
Scottish3801.0
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African40.0
Swedish1110.3
Swiss50.0
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American9,53423.9
Welsh340.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)20.0
Other ancestries3,8469.6
(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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