Washington County, VA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Washington county virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,974	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	441	4.0
Kindergarten	476	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,084	46.3
High school (grades 9-12)	2,434	22.2
College or graduate school	2,539	23.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	35,958	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,654	12.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,313	14.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,216	31.2
Some college, no degree	6,590	18.3
Associate degree	2,395	6.7
Bachelor's degree	3,566	9.9
Graduate or professional degree	2,224	6.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.3	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.1	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	42,398	100.0
Never married	7,710	18.2
Now married, except separated	26,430	62.3
Separated	1,108	2.6
Widowed	3,360	7.9
Female	2,901	6.8
Divorced	3,790	8.9
Female	2,013	4.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	889	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	358	40.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	40,517	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,257	13.0

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	10,018	100.0
With a disability	724	7.2

Population 21 to 64 years	30,538	100.0
With a disability	7,059	23.1
Percent employed	50.4	(X)
No disability	23,479	76.9
Percent employed	76.6	(X)

Population 65 years and over	7,542	100.0
With a disability	3,398	45.1

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	48,518	100.0
Same house in 1995	29,871	61.6
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	18,499	38.1
Same county	9,316	19.2
Different county	9,183	18.9
Same state	4,456	9.2
Different state	4,727	9.7
Elsewhere in 1995	148	0.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	51,103	100.0
Native	50,633	99.1
Born in United States	50,517	98.9
State of residence	34,231	67.0
Different state	16,286	31.9
Born outside United States	116	0.2
Foreign born	470	0.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000	203	0.4
Naturalized citizen	144	0.3
Not a citizen	326	0.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	470	100.0
Europe	197	41.9
Asia	189	40.2
Africa	6	1.3
Oceania	6	1.3
Latin America	36	7.7
Northern America	36	7.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	48,518	100.0
English only	47,423	97.7
Language other than English	1,095	2.3
Speak English less than 'very well	349	0.7
Spanish	436	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	184	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	436	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	64	0.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages	182	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	93	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	51,103	100.0
Total ancestries reported	37,393	73.2
Arab	71	0.1
Czech¹	14	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	562	1.1
English	4,665	9.1
French (except Basque)¹	509	1.0
French Canadian¹	72	0.1
German	4,874	9.5
Greek	67	0.1
Hungarian	67	0.1
Irish¹	4,528	8.9
Italian	657	1.3
Lithuanian	20	0.0
Norwegian	94	0.2
Polish	265	0.5
Portuguese	35	0.1
Russian	41	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,814	3.5
Scottish	986	1.9
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	66	0.1
Swedish	179	0.4
Swiss	85	0.2
Ukrainian	42	0.1
United States or American	12,811	25.1
Welsh	215	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	13	0.0
Other ancestries	4,641	9.1

(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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