Allegany County, MD Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Allegany county maryland dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,070	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	883	4.9
Kindergarten	626	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,163	39.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,877	21.5
College or graduate school	5,521	30.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	51,205	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,330	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,960	13.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,708	42.4
Some college, no degree	8,445	16.5
Associate degree	3,554	6.9
Bachelor's degree	3,872	7.6
Graduate or professional degree	3,336	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.9	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.1	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	62,528	100.0
Never married	14,068	22.5
Now married, except separated	36,441	58.3
Separated	1,274	2.0
Widowed	5,893	9.4
Female	4,780	7.6
Divorced	4,852	7.8
Female	2,878	4.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,179	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	569	48.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	59,548	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,594	16.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	15,353	100.0
With a disability	1,367	8.9

Population 21 to 64 years	38,730	100.0
With a disability	7,386	19.1
Percent employed	42.6	(X)
No disability	31,344	80.9
Percent employed	75.0	(X)

Population 65 years and over	12,638	100.0
With a disability	5,370	42.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	71,215	100.0
Same house in 1995	45,860	64.4
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	25,052	35.2
Same county	14,753	20.7
Different county	10,299	14.5
Same state	3,345	4.7
Different state	6,954	9.8
Elsewhere in 1995	303	0.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	74,930	100.0
Native	74,006	98.8
Born in United States	73,700	98.4
State of residence	53,131	70.9
Different state	20,569	27.5
Born outside United States	306	0.4
Foreign born	924	1.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000	270	0.4
Naturalized citizen	464	0.6
Not a citizen	460	0.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	924	100.0
Europe	244	26.4
Asia	316	34.2
Africa	36	3.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	279	30.2
Northern America	49	5.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	71,215	100.0
English only	69,246	97.2
Language other than English	1,969	2.8
Speak English less than 'very well	585	0.8
Spanish	958	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	324	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	704	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	134	0.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages	267	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	127	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	74,930	100.0
Total ancestries reported	66,447	88.7
Arab	41	0.1
Czech¹	166	0.2
Danish	41	0.1
Dutch	1,729	2.3
English	7,614	10.2
French (except Basque)¹	808	1.1
French Canadian¹	94	0.1
German	19,261	25.7
Greek	136	0.2
Hungarian	258	0.3
Irish¹	9,972	13.3
Italian	3,144	4.2
Lithuanian	47	0.1
Norwegian	212	0.3
Polish	839	1.1
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	149	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,700	2.3
Scottish	2,818	3.8
Slovak	74	0.1
Subsaharan African	111	0.1
Swedish	222	0.3
Swiss	153	0.2
Ukrainian	52	0.1
United States or American	8,252	11.0
Welsh	1,663	2.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	59	0.1
Other ancestries	6,832	9.1

(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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