Wilson County, TN Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Wilson county tennessee 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 | 21,923 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,413 | 6.4 |
| Kindergarten | 1,211 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,302 | 51.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,036 | 23.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,961 | 13.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 58,683 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,021 | 6.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,192 | 12.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,914 | 33.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 12,713 | 21.7 |
| Associate degree | 3,342 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 8,320 | 14.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,181 | 5.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 69,320 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,042 | 18.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 44,818 | 64.7 |
| Separated | 858 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 3,658 | 5.3 |
Female | 3,114 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 6,944 | 10.0 |
Female | 3,768 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,811 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 835 | 46.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 65,424 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 8,716 | 13.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 20,630 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,567 | 7.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 53,364 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,879 | 18.5 |
Percent employed | 63.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 43,485 | 81.5 |
Percent employed | 82.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,387 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,782 | 45.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 82,813 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 44,566 | 53.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 37,734 | 45.6 |
Same county | 15,897 | 19.2 |
Different county | 21,837 | 26.4 |
Same state | 14,297 | 17.3 |
Different state | 7,540 | 9.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 513 | 0.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 88,809 | 100.0 |
| Native | 87,549 | 98.6 |
Born in United States | 86,886 | 97.8 |
State of residence | 58,798 | 66.2 |
Different state | 28,088 | 31.6 |
Born outside United States | 663 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 1,260 | 1.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 497 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 525 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 735 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,260 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 381 | 30.2 |
| Asia | 277 | 22.0 |
| Africa | 19 | 1.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 392 | 31.1 |
| Northern America | 191 | 15.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 82,813 | 100.0 |
| English only | 80,380 | 97.1 |
| Language other than English | 2,433 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 790 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 1,284 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 475 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 758 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 176 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 287 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 89 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 88,809 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 76,042 | 85.6 |
| Arab | 173 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 162 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 90 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,391 | 1.6 |
| English | 9,085 | 10.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,882 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 397 | 0.4 |
| German | 9,124 | 10.3 |
| Greek | 191 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 221 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 9,477 | 10.7 |
| Italian | 1,580 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 38 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 373 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 1,015 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 60 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 174 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,479 | 2.8 |
| Scottish | 1,692 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 65 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 241 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 462 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 158 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 110 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 21,276 | 24.0 |
| Welsh | 370 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 121 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 13,635 | 15.4 |
| (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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