Mercer County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mercer county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,744	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	711	5.2
Kindergarten	777	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,852	42.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,181	23.1
College or graduate school	3,223	23.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	43,673	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,869	11.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,335	16.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,966	36.6
Some college, no degree	7,676	17.6
Associate degree	1,782	4.1
Bachelor's degree	3,767	8.6
Graduate or professional degree	2,278	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.1	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.8	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	52,144	100.0
Never married	10,930	21.0
Now married, except separated	29,260	56.1
Separated	860	1.6
Widowed	5,383	10.3
Female	4,537	8.7
Divorced	5,711	11.0
Female	3,015	5.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,196	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	662	55.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	49,664	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,317	14.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	12,297	100.0
With a disability	1,139	9.3

Population 21 to 64 years	35,934	100.0
With a disability	10,218	28.4
Percent employed	35.6	(X)
No disability	25,716	71.6
Percent employed	68.9	(X)

Population 65 years and over	10,549	100.0
With a disability	5,438	51.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	59,323	100.0
Same house in 1995	37,673	63.5
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	21,505	36.3
Same county	13,677	23.1
Different county	7,828	13.2
Same state	3,105	5.2
Different state	4,723	8.0
Elsewhere in 1995	145	0.2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	62,980	100.0
Native	62,474	99.2
Born in United States	62,319	99.0
State of residence	48,527	77.1
Different state	13,792	21.9
Born outside United States	155	0.2
Foreign born	506	0.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	112	0.2
Naturalized citizen	375	0.6
Not a citizen	131	0.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	506	100.0
Europe	161	31.8
Asia	264	52.2
Africa	6	1.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	40	7.9
Northern America	35	6.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	59,323	100.0
English only	58,016	97.8
Language other than English	1,307	2.2
Speak English less than 'very well	305	0.5
Spanish	508	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	147	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	489	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	112	0.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages	204	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	62,980	100.0
Total ancestries reported	48,555	77.1
Arab	189	0.3
Czech¹	47	0.1
Danish	10	0.0
Dutch	1,134	1.8
English	6,089	9.7
French (except Basque)¹	889	1.4
French Canadian¹	67	0.1
German	5,804	9.2
Greek	89	0.1
Hungarian	185	0.3
Irish¹	6,040	9.6
Italian	1,703	2.7
Lithuanian	36	0.1
Norwegian	50	0.1
Polish	304	0.5
Portuguese	11	0.0
Russian	120	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,120	1.8
Scottish	835	1.3
Slovak	38	0.1
Subsaharan African	194	0.3
Swedish	111	0.2
Swiss	16	0.0
Ukrainian	48	0.1
United States or American	14,410	22.9
Welsh	323	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	32	0.1
Other ancestries	8,661	13.8

(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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