New Iberia, LA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,893100.0
Nursery school, preschool6277.1
Kindergarten6036.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,59951.7
High school (grades 9-12)2,16024.3
College or graduate school90410.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over19,759100.0
Less than 9th grade3,16616.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,76019.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,02435.5
Some college, no degree2,86014.5
Associate degree5162.6
Bachelor's degree1,7618.9
Graduate or professional degree6723.4
Percent high school graduate or higher64.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over24,479100.0
Never married7,23829.6
Now married, except separated11,53847.1
Separated7533.1
Widowed2,1778.9
Female
1,8127.4
Divorced2,77311.3
Female
1,6616.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,187100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren64354.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over22,901100.0
Civilian veterans2,54611.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,438100.0
With a disability94211.2
Population 21 to 64 years16,981100.0
With a disability4,04523.8
Percent employed
40.0(X)
No disability12,93676.2
Percent employed
67.1(X)
Population 65 years and over4,070100.0
With a disability2,06750.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over29,956100.0
Same house in 199517,43458.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199512,18240.7
Same county
9,00630.1
Different county
3,17610.6
Same state
2,2187.4
Different state
9583.2
Elsewhere in 19953401.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population32,606100.0
Native31,84997.7
Born in United States
31,78097.5
State of residence
28,87288.5
Different state
2,9088.9
Born outside United States
690.2
Foreign born7572.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4071.2
Naturalized citizen
2770.8
Not a citizen
4801.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)757100.0
Europe374.9
Asia52869.7
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America19225.4
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over29,956100.0
English only25,41184.8
Language other than English4,54515.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,4594.9
Spanish
4121.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1510.5
Other Indo-European languages
3,47411.6
Speak English less than "very well"
8913.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6592.2
Speak English less than "very well"
4171.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population32,606100.0

Total ancestries reported

29,93091.8
Arab720.2
Czech100.0
Danish150.0
Dutch530.2
English9212.8
French (except Basque)15,35416.4
French Canadian12,4757.6
German1,2253.8
Greek180.1
Hungarian00.0
Irish19052.8
Italian7832.4
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian310.1
Polish1200.4
Portuguese270.1
Russian190.1
Scotch-Irish1800.6
Scottish1360.4
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African1200.4
Swedish740.2
Swiss130.0
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American4,06012.5
Welsh220.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)250.1
Other ancestries13,27540.7
(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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