Southampton County, VA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Southampton county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,963 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 209 | 5.3 |
Kindergarten | 200 | 5.0 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,029 | 51.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 960 | 24.2 |
College or graduate school | 565 | 14.3 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 12,070 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,954 | 16.2 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,492 | 20.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,193 | 26.5 |
Some college, no degree | 2,484 | 20.6 |
Associate degree | 531 | 4.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,027 | 8.5 |
Graduate or professional degree | 389 | 3.2 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 63.2 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.7 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 14,203 | 100.0 |
Never married | 3,618 | 25.5 |
Now married, except separated | 7,680 | 54.1 |
Separated | 741 | 5.2 |
Widowed | 1,241 | 8.7 |
Female | 1,044 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 923 | 6.5 |
Female | 464 | 3.3 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 438 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 194 | 44.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,450 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,833 | 13.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,641 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 384 | 10.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 8,923 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,943 | 21.8 |
Percent employed | 52.7 | (X) |
No disability | 6,980 | 78.2 |
Percent employed | 76.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,422 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,172 | 48.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 16,568 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 10,442 | 63.0 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,079 | 36.7 |
Same county | 2,424 | 14.6 |
Different county | 3,655 | 22.1 |
Same state | 3,008 | 18.2 |
Different state | 647 | 3.9 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 47 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 17,482 | 100.0 |
Native | 17,431 | 99.7 |
Born in United States | 17,390 | 99.5 |
State of residence | 13,507 | 77.3 |
Different state | 3,883 | 22.2 |
Born outside United States | 41 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 51 | 0.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 39 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 12 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 51 | 100.0 |
Europe | 27 | 52.9 |
Asia | 3 | 5.9 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 21 | 41.2 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 16,568 | 100.0 |
English only | 16,210 | 97.8 |
Language other than English | 358 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 96 | 0.6 |
Spanish | 259 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 80 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 96 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 17,482 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 13,009 | 74.4 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 14 | 0.1 |
Danish | 14 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 82 | 0.5 |
English | 1,645 | 9.4 |
French (except Basque)1 | 198 | 1.1 |
French Canadian1 | 15 | 0.1 |
German | 585 | 3.3 |
Greek | 4 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 61 | 0.3 |
Irish1 | 634 | 3.6 |
Italian | 222 | 1.3 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 68 | 0.4 |
Polish | 113 | 0.6 |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.0 |
Russian | 23 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 164 | 0.9 |
Scottish | 162 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 99 | 0.6 |
Swedish | 36 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 2 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 2,693 | 15.4 |
Welsh | 27 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 20 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 6,126 | 35.0 |
(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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