Richmond County, GA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Richmond county georgia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 56,607 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,843 | 6.8 |
Kindergarten | 3,077 | 5.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,219 | 44.6 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,838 | 22.7 |
College or graduate school | 11,630 | 20.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 122,592 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 9,144 | 7.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,867 | 14.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 36,323 | 29.6 |
Some college, no degree | 28,392 | 23.2 |
Associate degree | 7,957 | 6.5 |
Bachelor's degree | 14,767 | 12.0 |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,142 | 6.6 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.7 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 155,058 | 100.0 |
Never married | 48,993 | 31.6 |
Now married, except separated | 71,391 | 46.0 |
Separated | 4,977 | 3.2 |
Widowed | 10,910 | 7.0 |
Female | 8,853 | 5.7 |
Divorced | 18,787 | 12.1 |
Female | 11,356 | 7.3 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,094 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,312 | 54.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 138,375 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 24,745 | 17.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 47,207 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,562 | 9.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 105,909 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 27,104 | 25.6 |
Percent employed | 50.9 | (X) |
No disability | 78,805 | 74.4 |
Percent employed | 72.6 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 21,309 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 10,968 | 51.5 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 185,414 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 93,957 | 50.7 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 87,147 | 47.0 |
Same county | 47,962 | 25.9 |
Different county | 39,185 | 21.1 |
Same state | 14,214 | 7.7 |
Different state | 24,971 | 13.5 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,310 | 2.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 199,775 | 100.0 |
Native | 192,984 | 96.6 |
Born in United States | 187,409 | 93.8 |
State of residence | 119,990 | 60.1 |
Different state | 67,419 | 33.7 |
Born outside United States | 5,575 | 2.8 |
Foreign born | 6,791 | 3.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,024 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,024 | 2.0 |
Not a citizen | 2,767 | 1.4 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 6,791 | 100.0 |
Europe | 2,062 | 30.4 |
Asia | 2,391 | 35.2 |
Africa | 259 | 3.8 |
Oceania | 79 | 1.2 |
Latin America | 1,744 | 25.7 |
Northern America | 256 | 3.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 185,414 | 100.0 |
English only | 173,207 | 93.4 |
Language other than English | 12,207 | 6.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,912 | 2.1 |
Spanish | 5,566 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,840 | 1.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,027 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 982 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,136 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 978 | 0.5 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 199,775 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 170,980 | 85.6 |
Arab | 260 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 244 | 0.1 |
Danish | 272 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 917 | 0.5 |
English | 11,735 | 5.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 2,457 | 1.2 |
French Canadian1 | 695 | 0.3 |
German | 11,480 | 5.7 |
Greek | 286 | 0.1 |
Hungarian | 317 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 11,685 | 5.8 |
Italian | 2,742 | 1.4 |
Lithuanian | 73 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 731 | 0.4 |
Polish | 1,279 | 0.6 |
Portuguese | 265 | 0.1 |
Russian | 265 | 0.1 |
Scotch-Irish | 2,425 | 1.2 |
Scottish | 2,789 | 1.4 |
Slovak | 35 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 2,420 | 1.2 |
Swedish | 634 | 0.3 |
Swiss | 92 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 177 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 18,571 | 9.3 |
Welsh | 651 | 0.3 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 776 | 0.4 |
Other ancestries | 96,707 | 48.4 |
(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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