Surry County, VA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Surry county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,750 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 96 | 5.5 |
Kindergarten | 145 | 8.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 861 | 49.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 437 | 25.0 |
College or graduate school | 211 | 12.1 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 4,569 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 552 | 12.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 802 | 17.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,505 | 32.9 |
Some college, no degree | 922 | 20.2 |
Associate degree | 202 | 4.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 422 | 9.2 |
Graduate or professional degree | 164 | 3.6 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 70.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 5,382 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,256 | 23.3 |
Now married, except separated | 3,025 | 56.2 |
Separated | 158 | 2.9 |
Widowed | 437 | 8.1 |
Female | 364 | 6.8 |
Divorced | 506 | 9.4 |
Female | 261 | 4.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 334 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 213 | 63.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,103 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 739 | 14.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 1,647 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 110 | 6.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 3,844 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 978 | 25.4 |
Percent employed | 59.1 | (X) |
No disability | 2,866 | 74.6 |
Percent employed | 78.4 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 961 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 490 | 51.0 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 6,454 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 4,344 | 67.3 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,096 | 32.5 |
Same county | 887 | 13.7 |
Different county | 1,209 | 18.7 |
Same state | 1,020 | 15.8 |
Different state | 189 | 2.9 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 14 | 0.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 6,829 | 100.0 |
Native | 6,796 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 6,757 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 5,549 | 81.3 |
Different state | 1,208 | 17.7 |
Born outside United States | 39 | 0.6 |
Foreign born | 33 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 23 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 10 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 33 | 100.0 |
Europe | 25 | 75.8 |
Asia | 2 | 6.1 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 6 | 18.2 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 6,454 | 100.0 |
English only | 6,344 | 98.3 |
Language other than English | 110 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 49 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 55 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 18 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 46 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 30 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 6,829 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,761 | 84.4 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 4 | 0.1 |
Danish | 29 | 0.4 |
Dutch | 25 | 0.4 |
English | 639 | 9.4 |
French (except Basque)1 | 93 | 1.4 |
French Canadian1 | 9 | 0.1 |
German | 336 | 4.9 |
Greek | 10 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 12 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 340 | 5.0 |
Italian | 113 | 1.7 |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 4 | 0.1 |
Polish | 49 | 0.7 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 10 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 84 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 59 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 9 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 116 | 1.7 |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 6 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 683 | 10.0 |
Welsh | 30 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 11 | 0.2 |
Other ancestries | 3,082 | 45.1 |
(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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