Lewis County, TN Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Lewis county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,649 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 127 | 4.8 |
Kindergarten | 103 | 3.9 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,411 | 53.3 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 662 | 25.0 |
College or graduate school | 346 | 13.1 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 7,466 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,081 | 14.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,193 | 16.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,001 | 40.2 |
Some college, no degree | 1,267 | 17.0 |
Associate degree | 292 | 3.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 423 | 5.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 209 | 2.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.5 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.5 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 9,010 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,542 | 17.1 |
Now married, except separated | 5,413 | 60.1 |
Separated | 126 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 774 | 8.6 |
Female | 633 | 7.0 |
Divorced | 1,155 | 12.8 |
Female | 601 | 6.7 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 264 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 107 | 40.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,410 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,011 | 12.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,596 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 205 | 7.9 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 6,390 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,576 | 24.7 |
Percent employed | 40.3 | (X) |
No disability | 4,814 | 75.3 |
Percent employed | 76.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,415 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 634 | 44.8 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 10,645 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 6,304 | 59.2 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,319 | 40.6 |
Same county | 2,367 | 22.2 |
Different county | 1,952 | 18.3 |
Same state | 1,188 | 11.2 |
Different state | 764 | 7.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 22 | 0.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 11,367 | 100.0 |
Native | 11,253 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 11,216 | 98.7 |
State of residence | 7,558 | 66.5 |
Different state | 3,658 | 32.2 |
Born outside United States | 37 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 114 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 51 | 0.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 27 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 87 | 0.8 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 114 | 100.0 |
Europe | 42 | 36.8 |
Asia | 22 | 19.3 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 50 | 43.9 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 10,645 | 100.0 |
English only | 10,349 | 97.2 |
Language other than English | 296 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 83 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 179 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 66 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 104 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 8 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 11,367 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 8,636 | 76.0 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 10 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 195 | 1.7 |
English | 869 | 7.6 |
French (except Basque)1 | 182 | 1.6 |
French Canadian1 | 38 | 0.3 |
German | 975 | 8.6 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 53 | 0.5 |
Irish1 | 1,481 | 13.0 |
Italian | 179 | 1.6 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 36 | 0.3 |
Polish | 136 | 1.2 |
Portuguese | 50 | 0.4 |
Russian | 27 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 154 | 1.4 |
Scottish | 166 | 1.5 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 78 | 0.7 |
Swiss | 83 | 0.7 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 2,581 | 22.7 |
Welsh | 8 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 1,335 | 11.7 |
(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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