Radford, VA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,502 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 115 | 1.4 |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 1.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 969 | 11.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 379 | 4.5 |
| College or graduate school | 6,952 | 81.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 6,766 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 518 | 7.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 606 | 9.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,329 | 19.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,529 | 22.6 |
| Associate degree | 480 | 7.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,254 | 18.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,050 | 15.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 34.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 14,104 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,888 | 55.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 4,761 | 33.8 |
| Separated | 234 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 604 | 4.3 |
Female | 571 | 4.0 |
| Divorced | 617 | 4.4 |
Female | 420 | 3.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 117 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 71.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,798 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,114 | 8.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,323 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 491 | 9.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,373 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,241 | 14.8 |
Percent employed | 62.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 7,132 | 85.2 |
Percent employed | 72.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,535 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 703 | 45.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,267 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 4,817 | 31.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,136 | 66.4 |
Same county | 1,250 | 8.2 |
Different county | 8,886 | 58.2 |
Same state | 6,684 | 43.8 |
Different state | 2,202 | 14.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 314 | 2.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 15,859 | 100.0 |
| Native | 15,460 | 97.5 |
Born in United States | 15,302 | 96.5 |
State of residence | 9,829 | 62.0 |
Different state | 5,473 | 34.5 |
Born outside United States | 158 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 399 | 2.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 239 | 1.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 189 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 210 | 1.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 399 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 105 | 26.3 |
| Asia | 132 | 33.1 |
| Africa | 42 | 10.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 85 | 21.3 |
| Northern America | 35 | 8.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,267 | 100.0 |
| English only | 14,469 | 94.8 |
| Language other than English | 798 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 209 | 1.4 |
Spanish | 355 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 91 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 322 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 107 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 94 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 15,859 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 14,216 | 89.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 72 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 38 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 212 | 1.3 |
| English | 1,769 | 11.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 248 | 1.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 128 | 0.8 |
| German | 2,278 | 14.4 |
| Greek | 45 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 55 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 1,855 | 11.7 |
| Italian | 632 | 4.0 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 59 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 347 | 2.2 |
| Portuguese | 38 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 78 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 612 | 3.9 |
| Scottish | 553 | 3.5 |
| Slovak | 47 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 129 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 42 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,096 | 13.2 |
| Welsh | 106 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 30 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 2,673 | 16.9 |
| (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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