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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Illinois

Social Statistics

Illinois

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,822100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,22011.3
Kindergarten7717.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,03546.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,93717.9
College or graduate school1,85917.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over23,114100.0
Less than 9th grade4952.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,2775.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,13322.2
Some college, no degree5,66624.5
Associate degree1,6857.3
Bachelor's degree6,39127.6
Graduate or professional degree2,46710.7
Percent high school graduate or higher92.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher38.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over26,543100.0
Never married5,16619.5
Now married, except separated18,52069.8
Separated1390.5
Widowed8423.2
Female
6832.6
Divorced1,8767.1
Female
1,1584.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years567100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11620.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over24,992100.0
Civilian veterans2,2168.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,668100.0
With a disability3994.6
Population 21 to 64 years22,032100.0
With a disability2,33710.6
Percent employed
75.2(X)
No disability19,69589.4
Percent employed
83.4(X)
Population 65 years and over2,081100.0
With a disability81539.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,842100.0
Same house in 199519,20858.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,36940.7
Same county
6,46619.7
Different county
6,90321.0
Same state
5,22915.9
Different state
1,6745.1
Elsewhere in 19952650.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population36,840100.0
Native32,80889.1
Born in United States
32,56888.4
State of residence
26,41171.7
Different state
6,15716.7
Born outside United States
2400.7
Foreign born4,03210.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,2663.4
Naturalized citizen
2,3576.4
Not a citizen
1,6754.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,032100.0
Europe1,17729.2
Asia2,09051.8
Africa250.6
Oceania00.0
Latin America63515.7
Northern America1052.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,842100.0
English only27,19482.8
Language other than English5,64817.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,5774.8
Spanish
1,4104.3
Speak English less than "very well"
4501.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,8798.8
Speak English less than "very well"
7292.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2083.7
Speak English less than "very well"
3591.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population36,840100.0

Total ancestries reported

47,565129.1
Arab1210.3
Czech18692.4
Danish3761.0
Dutch4981.4
English2,2376.1
French (except Basque)19282.5
French Canadian12560.7
German10,49328.5
Greek4361.2
Hungarian1600.4
Irish16,01416.3
Italian6,33317.2
Lithuanian3140.9
Norwegian1,1193.0
Polish5,61915.3
Portuguese100.0
Russian2420.7
Scotch-Irish2820.8
Scottish4921.3
Slovak1860.5
Subsaharan African290.1
Swedish1,3563.7
Swiss1170.3
Ukrainian2410.7
United States or American9782.7
Welsh1790.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)290.1
Other ancestries7,65120.8
(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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