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

Social Statistics

Chicago Heights, Illinois

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,242100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0019.8
Kindergarten7277.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,79246.8
High school (grades 9-12)2,09420.4
College or graduate school1,62815.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over19,441100.0
Less than 9th grade2,35012.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,15816.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,90030.3
Some college, no degree4,32122.2
Associate degree1,3126.7
Bachelor's degree1,6208.3
Graduate or professional degree7804.0
Percent high school graduate or higher71.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over24,053100.0
Never married8,47835.2
Now married, except separated10,96145.6
Separated7583.2
Widowed1,8757.8
Female
1,5006.2
Divorced1,9818.2
Female
1,2055.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,058100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren50147.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over22,547100.0
Civilian veterans2,59311.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,919100.0
With a disability6487.3
Population 21 to 64 years17,126100.0
With a disability3,61221.1
Percent employed
46.5(X)
No disability13,51478.9
Percent employed
68.5(X)
Population 65 years and over3,802100.0
With a disability1,50439.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over30,082100.0
Same house in 199519,05663.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199510,12533.7
Same county
8,37127.8
Different county
1,7545.8
Same state
7592.5
Different state
9953.3
Elsewhere in 19959013.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population33,045100.0
Native29,34588.8
Born in United States
29,15488.2
State of residence
23,60371.4
Different state
5,55116.8
Born outside United States
1910.6
Foreign born3,70011.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,7065.2
Naturalized citizen
1,0383.1
Not a citizen
2,6628.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,700100.0
Europe41711.3
Asia1373.7
Africa170.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America3,12984.6
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over30,082100.0
English only22,85676.0
Language other than English7,22624.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3,25410.8
Spanish
6,02120.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2,8649.5
Other Indo-European languages
1,0023.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2891.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1250.4
Speak English less than "very well"
660.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population33,045100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,474104.3
Arab70.0
Czech11740.5
Danish580.2
Dutch2400.7
English8232.5
French (except Basque)13451.0
French Canadian1780.2
German3,35510.2
Greek1480.4
Hungarian1810.5
Irish12,1796.6
Italian3,75711.4
Lithuanian1960.6
Norwegian560.2
Polish2,0436.2
Portuguese60.0
Russian210.1
Scotch-Irish2080.6
Scottish2120.6
Slovak2010.6
Subsaharan African2980.9
Swedish3251.0
Swiss50.0
Ukrainian280.1
United States or American5141.6
Welsh530.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)200.1
Other ancestries18,94357.3
(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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