2000 Census National, State & Local Comparison of Social Characteristics
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia	Columbia	Greene	Greene
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	76,632,927	100	5,217,030	100	15,183	100	10,810	100
Nursery school, preschool	4,957,582	6.5	331,376	6.4	928	6.1	729	6.7
Kindergarten	4,157,491	5.4	272,504	5.2	879	5.8	542	5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33,653,641	43.9	2,208,497	42.3	7,387	48.7	5,540	51.2
High school (grades 9-12)	16,380,951	21.4	1,103,278	21.1	3,989	26.3	2,422	22.4
College or graduate school	17,483,262	22.8	1,301,375	24.9	2,000	13.2	1,577	14.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	182,211,639	100	12,542,536	100	43,990	100	32,570	100
Less than 9th grade	13,755,477	7.5	1,005,805	8	2,579	5.9	1,894	5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	21,960,148	12.1	1,620,519	12.9	5,793	13.2	5,081	15.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	52,168,981	28.6	3,480,768	27.8	14,387	32.7	11,880	36.5
Some college, no degree	38,351,595	21	2,103,404	16.8	7,231	16.4	5,876	18
Associate degree	11,512,833	6.3	898,828	7.2	4,061	9.2	2,483	7.6
Bachelor's degree	28,317,792	15.5	1,954,242	15.6	5,373	12.2	2,935	9
Graduate or professional degree	16,144,813	8.9	1,478,970	11.8	4,566	10.4	2,421	7.4
Percent high school graduate or higher	80.4	(X)	79.1	(X)	81	(X)	78.6	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.4	(X)	27.4	(X)	22.6	(X)	16.4	(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	221,148,671	100	15,055,876	100	50,911	100	39,075	100
Never married	59,913,370	27.1	4,777,896	31.7	12,322	24.2	10,670	27.3
Now married, except separated	120,231,273	54.4	7,535,841	50.1	28,259	55.5	20,512	52.5
Separated	4,769,220	2.2	484,640	3.2	1,572	3.1	1,186	3
Widowed	14,674,500	6.6	1,084,409	7.2	4,277	8.4	3,060	7.8
Female	11,975,325	5.4	887,299	5.9	3,397	6.7	2,331	6
Divorced	21,560,308	9.7	1,173,090	7.8	4,481	8.8	3,647	9.3
Female	12,305,294	5.6	709,220	4.7	2,414	4.7	1,986	5.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with grandchildren under 18	5,771,671	100	412,000	100	778	100	639	100
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	2,426,730	42	143,014	34.7	313	40.2	235	36.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	208,130,352	100	14,278,716	100	47,994	100	37,131	100
Civilian veterans	26,403,703	12.7	1,361,164	9.5	7,249	15.1	5,375	14.5
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia	Columbia	Greene	Greene
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	64,689,357	100	4,197,977	100	13,027	100	9,693	100
With a disability	5,214,334	8.1	370,856	8.8	1,084	8.3	917	9.5
Population 21 to 64 years	159,131,544	100	10,932,732	100	34,873	100	25,363	100
With a disability	30,553,796	19.2	2,294,611	21	6,212	17.8	6,121	24.1
Percent employed	56.6	(X)	54.1	(X)	56.5	(X)	56.3	(X)
No disability	128,577,748	80.8	8,638,121	79	28,661	82.2	19,242	75.9
Percent employed	77.2	(X)	74.1	(X)	80	(X)	78.7	(X)
Population 65 years and over	33,346,626	100	2,333,555	100	9,512	100	7,199	100
With a disability	13,978,118	41.9	940,680	40.3	3,525	37.1	2,761	38.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	262,375,152	100	17,749,110	100	59,722	100	45,678	100
Same house in 1995	142,027,478	54.1	10,961,493	61.8	37,590	62.9	29,658	64.9
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	112,851,828	43	6,066,869	34.2	21,528	36	15,770	34.5
Same county	65,435,013	24.9	3,876,450	21.8	12,237	20.5	7,711	16.9
Different county	47,416,815	18.1	2,190,419	12.3	9,291	15.6	8,059	17.6
Same state	25,327,355	9.7	1,463,942	8.2	6,662	11.2	5,222	11.4
Different state	22,089,460	8.4	726,477	4.1	2,629	4.4	2,837	6.2
Elsewhere in 1995	7,495,846	2.9	720,748	4.1	604	1	250	0.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	281,421,906	100	18,976,457	100	63,094	100	48,195	100
Native	250,314,017	88.9	15,108,324	79.6	60,315	95.6	45,131	93.6
Born in United States	246,786,466	87.7	14,589,263	76.9	59,822	94.8	44,609	92.6
State of residence	168,729,388	60	12,384,940	65.3	46,967	74.4	38,676	80.2
Different state	78,057,078	27.7	2,204,323	11.6	12,855	20.4	5,933	12.3
Born outside United States	3,527,551	1.3	519,061	2.7	493	0.8	522	1.1
Foreign born	31,107,889	11.1	3,868,133	20.4	2,779	4.4	3,064	6.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000	13,178,276	4.7	1,561,609	8.2	804	1.3	561	1.2
Naturalized citizen	12,542,626	4.5	1,783,744	9.4	1,615	2.6	2,035	4.2
Not a citizen	18,565,263	6.6	2,084,389	11	1,164	1.8	1,029	2.1
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia	Columbia	Greene	Greene
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	31,107,573	100	3,868,094	100	2,779	100	3,064	100
Europe	4,915,557	15.8	879,307	22.7	1,533	55.2	2,075	67.7
Asia	8,226,254	26.4	916,597	23.7	403	14.5	230	7.5
Africa	881,300	2.8	116,936	3	31	1.1	44	1.4
Oceania	168,046	0.5	7,680	0.2	23	0.8	11	0.4
Latin America	16,086,974	51.7	1,891,612	48.9	620	22.3	589	19.2
Northern America	829,442	2.7	55,962	1.4	169	6.1	115	3.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	262,375,152	100	17,749,110	100	59,722	100	45,678	100
English only	215,423,557	82.1	12,786,189	72	55,726	93.3	41,826	91.6
Language other than English	46,951,595	17.9	4,962,921	28	3,996	6.7	3,852	8.4
Speak English less than "very well"	21,320,407	8.1	2,310,256	13	1,272	2.1	1,304	2.9
Spanish	28,101,052	10.7	2,416,126	13.6	1,256	2.1	1,280	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	13,751,256	5.2	1,182,068	6.7	406	0.7	456	1
Other Indo-European languages	10,017,989	3.8	1,654,540	9.3	2,541	4.3	2,328	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	3,390,301	1.3	663,874	3.7	792	1.3	745	1.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages	6,960,065	2.7	671,019	3.8	117	0.2	129	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3,590,024	1.4	395,159	2.2	35	0.1	65	0.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	281,421,906	100	18,976,457	100	63,094	100	48,195	100
Total ancestries reported	287,304,886	102.1	20,381,381	107.4	74,785	118.5	52,853	109.7
Arab	1,202,871	0.4	121,925	0.6	96	0.2	49	0.1
Czech1	1,703,930	0.6	76,820	0.4	369	0.6	423	0.9
Danish	1,430,897	0.5	38,587	0.2	276	0.4	197	0.4
Dutch	4,542,494	1.6	272,904	1.4	4,593	7.3	2,602	5.4
English	24,515,138	8.7	1,140,036	6	7,471	11.8	4,169	8.7
French (except Basque)1	8,325,509	3	479,199	2.5	3,139	5	1,722	3.6
French Canadian1	2,435,098	0.9	151,839	0.8	1,005	1.6	668	1.4
German	42,885,162	15.2	2,122,620	11.2	13,554	21.5	9,649	20
Greek	1,153,307	0.4	159,763	0.8	218	0.3	380	0.8
Hungarian	1,398,724	0.5	137,029	0.7	669	1.1	264	0.5
Irish1	30,594,130	10.9	2,454,469	12.9	11,675	18.5	10,407	21.6
Italian	15,723,555	5.6	2,737,146	14.4	9,255	14.7	8,139	16.9
Lithuanian	659,992	0.2	49,083	0.3	387	0.6	155	0.3
Norwegian	4,477,725	1.6	90,524	0.5	437	0.7	646	1.3
Polish	8,977,444	3.2	986,141	5.2	4,551	7.2	2,062	4.3
Portuguese	1,177,112	0.4	43,839	0.2	94	0.1	52	0.1
	United States	United States	New York	New York	Columbia	Columbia	Greene	Greene
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Russian	2,652,214	0.9	460,261	2.4	1,084	1.7	436	0.9
Scotch-Irish	4,319,232	1.5	138,844	0.7	851	1.3	557	1.2
Scottish	4,890,581	1.7	212,275	1.1	1,392	2.2	693	1.4
Slovak	797,764	0.3	37,863	0.2	215	0.3	73	0.2
Subsaharan African	1,781,877	0.6	166,508	0.9	97	0.2	34	0.1
Swedish	3,998,310	1.4	133,788	0.7	762	1.2	399	0.8
Swiss	911,502	0.3	38,721	0.2	282	0.4	180	0.4
Ukrainian	892,922	0.3	148,700	0.8	813	1.3	301	0.6
United States or American	20,625,093	7.3	717,234	3.8	3,119	4.9	3,219	6.7
Welsh	1,753,794	0.6	85,356	0.4	355	0.6	128	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	1,869,504	0.7	685,874	3.6	379	0.6	100	0.2
Other ancestries	91,609,005	32.6	6,494,033	34.2	7,647	12.1	5,149	10.7