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Washington District of Columbia Social and demographic information
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Washington District of Columbia Social information
Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Washington city
| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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| SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT |
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NATIVITY
AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Population
3 years and over |
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Total
poplulation |
572,059 |
100.0 |
| enrolled
in school |
157,475 |
100.0 |
|
Native |
498,498 |
87.1 |
| Nursery
school, preschool |
9,409 |
6.0 |
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Born in
United States |
491,363 |
85.9 |
| Kindergarten |
7,400 |
4.7 |
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State
of residence |
224,352 |
39.2 |
| Elementary
school (grades 1-8) |
54,474 |
34.6 |
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Different state |
267,011 |
46.7 |
| High school
(grades 9-12) |
26,694 |
17.0 |
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Born
outside United States |
7,135 |
1.2 |
| College or
graduate school |
59,498 |
37.8 |
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Foreign born |
73,561 |
12.9 |
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Entered 1990 to March 2000 |
37,533 |
6.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT |
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Naturalized citizen |
22,050 |
3.9 |
| Population
25 years and over |
384,535 |
100.0 |
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Not a
citizen |
51,511 |
9.0 |
| Less than 9th
grade |
29,803 |
7.8 |
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| 9th to 12th
grade, no diploma |
55,446 |
14.4 |
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REGION OF
BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| High school
graduate (includes equivalency) |
79,169 |
20.6 |
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Total
(excluding born at sea) |
73,555 |
100.0 |
| Some college,
no degree |
59,281 |
15.4 |
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Europe |
12,909 |
17.6 |
| Associate
degree |
10,599 |
2.8 |
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Asia |
12,503 |
17.0 |
| Bachelor's
degree |
69,496 |
18.1 |
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Africa |
9,208 |
12.5 |
| Graduate or
professional degree |
80,741 |
21.0 |
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Oceania |
585 |
0.8 |
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Latin America |
37,079 |
50.4 |
| Percent high
school graduate or higher |
77.8 |
(X) |
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Northern
America |
1,271 |
1.7 |
| Percent
bachelor's degree or higher |
39.1 |
(X) |
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LANGUAGE
SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| MARITAL
STATUS |
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Population 5 years and over |
539,658 |
100.0 |
| Population
15 years and over |
474,417 |
100.0 |
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English only |
449,241 |
83.2 |
| Never married |
229,806 |
48.4 |
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Language other
than English |
90,417 |
16.8 |
| Now married,
except separated |
141,992 |
29.9 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
38,236 |
7.1 |
| Separated |
19,746 |
4.2 |
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Spanish |
49,461 |
9.2 |
| Widowed |
36,829 |
7.8 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
25,355 |
4.7 |
| Female |
29,420 |
6.2 |
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Other
Indo-European languages |
23,721 |
4.4 |
| Divorced |
46,044 |
9.7 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
5,815 |
1.1 |
| Female |
26,944 |
5.7 |
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Asian and
Pacific Island languages |
8,974 |
1.7 |
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Speak
English less than '"very well"' |
4,508 |
0.8 |
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GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent
living in household |
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ANCESTRY
(single and multiple) |
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| with
one or more own grandchildren |
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Total
population |
572,059 |
100.0 |
| under
18 years |
16,842 |
100.0 |
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Total
ancestries reported |
524,577 |
91.7 |
| Grandparent
responsible for grandchildren |
8,183 |
48.6 |
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Arab |
3,120 |
0.5 |
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Czech¹ |
1,578 |
0.3 |
| VETERAN
STATUS |
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Danish |
1,047 |
0.2 |
| Civilian
population 18 years and over |
454,454 |
100.0 |
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Dutch |
2,879 |
0.5 |
| Civilian
veterans |
44,484 |
9.8 |
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English |
25,214 |
4.4 |
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French (except
Basque)¹ |
6,942 |
1.2 |
| DISABILITY
STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN |
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French
Canadian¹ |
1,431 |
0.3 |
| NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
POPULATION |
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German |
27,415 |
4.8 |
| Population
5 to 20 years |
112,797 |
100.0 |
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Greek |
1,893 |
0.3 |
| With a
disability |
11,288 |
10.0 |
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Hungarian |
2,048 |
0.4 |
| Population
21 to 64 years |
349,658 |
100.0 |
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Irish¹ |
28,207 |
4.9 |
| With a
disability |
76,412 |
21.9 |
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Italian |
12,587 |
2.2 |
| Percent
employed |
52.8 |
(X) |
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Lithuanian |
1,156 |
0.2 |
| No disability |
273,246 |
78.1 |
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Norwegian |
2,336 |
0.4 |
| Percent
employed |
73.4 |
(X) |
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Polish |
7,910 |
1.4 |
| Population
65 years and over |
66,478 |
100.0 |
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Portuguese |
682 |
0.1 |
| With a
disability |
28,280 |
42.5 |
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Russian |
8,338 |
1.5 |
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Scotch-Irish |
4,185 |
0.7 |
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Scottish |
6,536 |
1.1 |
| RESIDENCE
IN 1995 |
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Slovak |
640 |
0.1 |
| Population
5 years and over |
539,658 |
100.0 |
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Subsaharan
African |
16,000 |
2.8 |
| Same house in
1995 |
269,299 |
49.9 |
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Swedish |
3,013 |
0.5 |
| Different
house in the U.S. in 1995 |
239,960 |
44.5 |
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Swiss |
1,153 |
0.2 |
| Same county |
126,931 |
23.5 |
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Ukrainian |
1,247 |
0.2 |
| Different
county |
113,029 |
20.9 |
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United States
or American |
9,919 |
1.7 |
| Same state |
0 |
0.0 |
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Welsh |
2,067 |
0.4 |
| Different
state |
113,029 |
20.9 |
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West Indian
(excluding Hispanic groups) |
7,861 |
1.4 |
| Elsewhere in
1995 |
30,399 |
5.6 |
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Other
ancestries |
337,173 |
58.9 |
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| Date: January
11, 2005 |
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| -Represent
zero or rounds to zero. (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.
Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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