Lewis County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lewis county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,644100.0
Nursery school, preschool2627.2
Kindergarten2506.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,72047.2
High school (grades 9-12)95326.2
College or graduate school45912.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over11,872100.0
Less than 9th grade1,39711.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,72514.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,23744.1
Some college, no degree1,88315.9
Associate degree2962.5
Bachelor's degree8367.0
Graduate or professional degree4984.2
Percent high school graduate or higher73.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over13,812100.0
Never married2,85520.7
Now married, except separated8,07258.4
Separated1651.2
Widowed1,2879.3
Female
1,0657.7
Divorced1,43310.4
Female
8015.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years322100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren18156.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over13,133100.0
Civilian veterans1,95014.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,429100.0
With a disability2497.3
Population 21 to 64 years9,641100.0
With a disability2,70828.1
Percent employed
42.4(X)
No disability6,93371.9
Percent employed
73.1(X)
Population 65 years and over2,695100.0
With a disability1,35350.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over16,027100.0
Same house in 199510,03062.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19955,94437.1
Same county
3,61022.5
Different county
2,33414.6
Same state
1,4459.0
Different state
8895.5
Elsewhere in 1995530.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population16,919100.0
Native16,82999.5
Born in United States
16,77199.1
State of residence
14,35684.9
Different state
2,41514.3
Born outside United States
580.3
Foreign born900.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
110.1
Naturalized citizen
500.3
Not a citizen
400.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)90100.0
Europe3235.6
Asia4044.4
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1314.4
Northern America55.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over16,027100.0
English only15,79498.5
Language other than English2331.5
Speak English less than 'very well
120.1
Spanish
740.5
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
Other Indo-European languages
1070.7
Speak English less than "very well"
120.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
350.2
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population16,919100.0

Total ancestries reported

11,93870.6
Arab430.3
Czech1180.1
Danish70.0
Dutch2901.7
English1,5108.9
French (except Basque)11550.9
French Canadian1230.1
German2,42114.3
Greek40.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish11,4598.6
Italian2651.6
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian330.2
Polish1380.8
Portuguese20.0
Russian150.1
Scotch-Irish2231.3
Scottish2711.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish620.4
Swiss340.2
Ukrainian60.0
United States or American3,70921.9
Welsh920.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,1586.8
(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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