Garfield County, WA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Garfield county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school586100.0
Nursery school, preschool366.1
Kindergarten213.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)29951.0
High school (grades 9-12)17630.0
College or graduate school549.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over1,655100.0
Less than 9th grade1026.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1569.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)48829.5
Some college, no degree43026.0
Associate degree19711.9
Bachelor's degree21613.1
Graduate or professional degree664.0
Percent high school graduate or higher84.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher17.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over1,926100.0
Never married36719.1
Now married, except separated1,18361.4
Separated191.0
Widowed1779.2
Female
1407.3
Divorced1809.3
Female
1135.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years30100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2480.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over1,770100.0
Civilian veterans26715.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years583100.0
With a disability386.5
Population 21 to 64 years1,196100.0
With a disability17814.9
Percent employed
42.7(X)
No disability1,01885.1
Percent employed
79.8(X)
Population 65 years and over469100.0
With a disability23650.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over2,288100.0
Same house in 19951,43962.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199583436.5
Same county
38416.8
Different county
45019.7
Same state
28912.6
Different state
1617.0
Elsewhere in 1995150.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population2,397100.0
Native2,37499.0
Born in United States
2,36098.5
State of residence
1,30054.2
Different state
1,06044.2
Born outside United States
140.6
Foreign born231.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
50.2
Naturalized citizen
160.7
Not a citizen
70.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)23100.0
Europe939.1
Asia521.7
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America521.7
Northern America417.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over2,288100.0
English only2,24398.0
Language other than English452.0
Speak English less than 'very well
120.5
Spanish
200.9
Speak English less than "very well"
80.3
Other Indo-European languages
200.9
Speak English less than "very well"
20.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20.1
Speak English less than "very well"
20.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population2,397100.0

Total ancestries reported

2,27094.7
Arab50.2
Czech140.2
Danish80.3
Dutch1044.3
English28411.8
French (except Basque)1763.2
French Canadian1261.1
German57824.1
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish126811.2
Italian321.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian783.3
Polish331.4
Portuguese00.0
Russian30.1
Scotch-Irish733.0
Scottish381.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish823.4
Swiss100.4
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American29712.4
Welsh200.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)20.1
Other ancestries24910.4
(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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