Hancock County, GA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Hancock county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,704 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 219 | 8.1 |
Kindergarten | 171 | 6.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,206 | 44.6 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 778 | 28.8 |
College or graduate school | 330 | 12.2 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 6,618 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 960 | 14.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,539 | 23.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,281 | 34.5 |
Some college, no degree | 1,037 | 15.7 |
Associate degree | 155 | 2.3 |
Bachelor's degree | 411 | 6.2 |
Graduate or professional degree | 235 | 3.6 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 62.2 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 8,094 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,513 | 31.0 |
Now married, except separated | 4,002 | 49.4 |
Separated | 300 | 3.7 |
Widowed | 786 | 9.7 |
Female | 667 | 8.2 |
Divorced | 493 | 6.1 |
Female | 238 | 2.9 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 365 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 147 | 40.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,623 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 759 | 10.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,219 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 201 | 9.1 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 4,646 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,769 | 38.1 |
Percent employed | 59.8 | (X) |
No disability | 2,877 | 61.9 |
Percent employed | 59.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,215 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 633 | 52.1 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,505 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 6,742 | 70.9 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,735 | 28.8 |
Same county | 1,055 | 11.1 |
Different county | 1,680 | 17.7 |
Same state | 1,420 | 14.9 |
Different state | 260 | 2.7 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 28 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 10,076 | 100.0 |
Native | 10,045 | 99.7 |
Born in United States | 10,023 | 99.5 |
State of residence | 8,530 | 84.7 |
Different state | 1,493 | 14.8 |
Born outside United States | 22 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 31 | 0.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4 | 0.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 18 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 13 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 31 | 100.0 |
Europe | 14 | 45.2 |
Asia | 11 | 35.5 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 4 | 12.9 |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0 |
Northern America | 2 | 6.5 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,505 | 100.0 |
English only | 9,368 | 98.6 |
Language other than English | 137 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 29 | 0.3 |
Spanish | 101 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 25 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 10,076 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,450 | 73.9 |
Arab | 11 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 4 | 0.0 |
English | 143 | 1.4 |
French (except Basque)1 | 20 | 0.2 |
French Canadian1 | 0 | 0.0 |
German | 241 | 2.4 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 307 | 3.0 |
Italian | 23 | 0.2 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 5 | 0.0 |
Polish | 10 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 41 | 0.4 |
Scottish | 12 | 0.1 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 99 | 1.0 |
Swedish | 5 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.2 |
United States or American | 436 | 4.3 |
Welsh | 13 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 9 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 6,052 | 60.1 |
(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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