Greenbrier County, WV Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Greenbrier county west virginia dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,168100.0
Nursery school, preschool3274.6
Kindergarten4356.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,40647.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,89226.4
College or graduate school1,10815.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over24,373100.0
Less than 9th grade2,63710.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,83815.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,05741.3
Some college, no degree3,58414.7
Associate degree9333.8
Bachelor's degree1,8777.7
Graduate or professional degree1,4475.9
Percent high school graduate or higher73.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,390100.0
Never married5,42319.1
Now married, except separated16,54558.3
Separated3591.3
Widowed2,94810.4
Female
2,4898.8
Divorced3,11511.0
Female
1,7256.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years597100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren28247.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,013100.0
Civilian veterans3,95414.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,670100.0
With a disability4787.2
Population 21 to 64 years19,645100.0
With a disability4,70624.0
Percent employed
38.1(X)
No disability14,93976.0
Percent employed
70.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,745100.0
With a disability2,71347.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,584100.0
Same house in 199520,96064.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,55635.5
Same county
6,93121.3
Different county
4,62514.2
Same state
2,1466.6
Different state
2,4797.6
Elsewhere in 1995680.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population34,453100.0
Native34,24999.4
Born in United States
34,19899.3
State of residence
26,09875.7
Different state
8,10023.5
Born outside United States
510.1
Foreign born2040.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
350.1
Naturalized citizen
1540.4
Not a citizen
500.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)204100.0
Europe8843.1
Asia4823.5
Africa31.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America3617.6
Northern America2914.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,584100.0
English only31,94298.0
Language other than English6422.0
Speak English less than 'very well
1610.5
Spanish
3821.2
Speak English less than "very well"
960.3
Other Indo-European languages
1840.6
Speak English less than "very well"
560.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
280.1
Speak English less than "very well"
50.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population34,453100.0

Total ancestries reported

27,14978.8
Arab890.3
Czech11030.3
Danish200.1
Dutch6581.9
English2,9838.7
French (except Basque)13651.1
French Canadian1570.2
German4,21312.2
Greek370.1
Hungarian930.3
Irish13,90911.3
Italian7732.2
Lithuanian80.0
Norwegian530.2
Polish3461.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian590.2
Scotch-Irish1,1703.4
Scottish7352.1
Slovak590.2
Subsaharan African270.1
Swedish910.3
Swiss680.2
Ukrainian20.0
United States or American6,46518.8
Welsh2020.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)110.0
Other ancestries4,55313.2
(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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