Tyler County, WV Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Tyler county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,073 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 107 | 5.2 |
Kindergarten | 116 | 5.6 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,059 | 51.1 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 546 | 26.3 |
College or graduate school | 245 | 11.8 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 6,749 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 636 | 9.4 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,027 | 15.2 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,019 | 44.7 |
Some college, no degree | 1,203 | 17.8 |
Associate degree | 290 | 4.3 |
Bachelor's degree | 366 | 5.4 |
Graduate or professional degree | 208 | 3.1 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.5 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 7,796 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,374 | 17.6 |
Now married, except separated | 4,955 | 63.6 |
Separated | 95 | 1.2 |
Widowed | 683 | 8.8 |
Female | 542 | 7.0 |
Divorced | 689 | 8.8 |
Female | 359 | 4.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 156 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 94 | 60.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,367 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,193 | 16.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,007 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 170 | 8.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 5,478 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,273 | 23.2 |
Percent employed | 44.8 | (X) |
No disability | 4,205 | 76.8 |
Percent employed | 63.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,515 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 693 | 45.7 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,092 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 6,058 | 66.6 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,003 | 33.0 |
Same county | 1,456 | 16.0 |
Different county | 1,547 | 17.0 |
Same state | 987 | 10.9 |
Different state | 560 | 6.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 31 | 0.3 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 9,592 | 100.0 |
Native | 9,565 | 99.7 |
Born in United States | 9,535 | 99.4 |
State of residence | 7,936 | 82.7 |
Different state | 1,599 | 16.7 |
Born outside United States | 30 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 27 | 0.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 8 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 15 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 12 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 27 | 100.0 |
Europe | 12 | 44.4 |
Asia | 9 | 33.3 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0 |
Northern America | 6 | 22.2 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 9,092 | 100.0 |
English only | 8,972 | 98.7 |
Language other than English | 120 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 25 | 0.3 |
Spanish | 77 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 34 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 9,592 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,688 | 80.2 |
Arab | 15 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Danish | 14 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 255 | 2.7 |
English | 1,078 | 11.2 |
French (except Basque)1 | 81 | 0.8 |
French Canadian1 | 6 | 0.1 |
German | 1,663 | 17.3 |
Greek | 40 | 0.4 |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 1,101 | 11.5 |
Italian | 193 | 2.0 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.3 |
Polish | 90 | 0.9 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 25 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish | 230 | 2.4 |
Scottish | 117 | 1.2 |
Slovak | 6 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
Swedish | 33 | 0.3 |
Swiss | 62 | 0.6 |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 1,682 | 17.5 |
Welsh | 96 | 1.0 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 853 | 8.9 |
(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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