Lowndes County, GA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Lowndes county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 30,067 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,156 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 1,315 | 4.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,543 | 38.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,587 | 18.6 |
| College or graduate school | 9,466 | 31.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 54,237 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,564 | 6.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,555 | 15.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,587 | 30.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 11,642 | 21.5 |
| Associate degree | 3,224 | 5.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,768 | 12.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,897 | 7.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 71,788 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 21,482 | 29.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 36,775 | 51.2 |
| Separated | 1,931 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 4,361 | 6.1 |
Female | 3,522 | 4.9 |
| Divorced | 7,239 | 10.1 |
Female | 4,143 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,178 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,054 | 48.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 65,225 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 11,883 | 18.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 22,761 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,820 | 8.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 47,497 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 10,043 | 21.1 |
Percent employed | 55.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 37,454 | 78.9 |
Percent employed | 76.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 7,966 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,996 | 50.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 85,728 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 39,155 | 45.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 44,299 | 51.7 |
Same county | 21,513 | 25.1 |
Different county | 22,786 | 26.6 |
Same state | 9,056 | 10.6 |
Different state | 13,730 | 16.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,274 | 2.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 92,115 | 100.0 |
| Native | 89,654 | 97.3 |
Born in United States | 88,067 | 95.6 |
State of residence | 55,868 | 60.7 |
Different state | 32,199 | 35.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,587 | 1.7 |
| Foreign born | 2,461 | 2.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,017 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,069 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 1,392 | 1.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,461 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 467 | 19.0 |
| Asia | 579 | 23.5 |
| Africa | 61 | 2.5 |
| Oceania | 4 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 1,278 | 51.9 |
| Northern America | 72 | 2.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 85,728 | 100.0 |
| English only | 81,522 | 95.1 |
| Language other than English | 4,206 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,497 | 1.7 |
Spanish | 2,702 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,026 | 1.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 881 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 172 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 592 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 299 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 92,115 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 80,223 | 87.1 |
| Arab | 173 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 123 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 124 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 841 | 0.9 |
| English | 7,413 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,505 | 1.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 284 | 0.3 |
| German | 6,643 | 7.2 |
| Greek | 230 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 146 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 6,581 | 7.1 |
| Italian | 1,763 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 15 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 335 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 865 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 91 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 157 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,874 | 2.0 |
| Scottish | 1,533 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 47 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,012 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 402 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 88 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 110 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 10,628 | 11.5 |
| Welsh | 299 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 232 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 36,709 | 39.9 |
| (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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