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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 school13,080100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1658.9
Kindergarten7595.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,56642.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,63020.1
College or graduate school2,96022.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over33,442100.0
Less than 9th grade7432.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,5894.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,80920.4
Some college, no degree6,79620.3
Associate degree2,0046.0
Bachelor's degree9,45828.3
Graduate or professional degree6,04318.1
Percent high school graduate or higher93.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher46.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over38,785100.0
Never married8,96423.1
Now married, except separated23,76861.3
Separated2650.7
Widowed3,1258.1
Female
2,5906.7
Divorced2,6636.9
Female
1,6604.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years460100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren12527.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over36,751100.0
Civilian veterans3,99210.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,288100.0
With a disability4154.0
Population 21 to 64 years28,353100.0
With a disability2,84710.0
Percent employed
69.3(X)
No disability25,50690.0
Percent employed
82.1(X)
Population 65 years and over6,585100.0
With a disability2,31035.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over45,619100.0
Same house in 199529,95565.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,75332.3
Same county
7,21715.8
Different county
7,53616.5
Same state
5,29511.6
Different state
2,2414.9
Elsewhere in 19959112.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population48,638100.0
Native43,88690.2
Born in United States
43,61289.7
State of residence
34,77471.5
Different state
8,83818.2
Born outside United States
2740.6
Foreign born4,7529.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,7403.6
Naturalized citizen
2,3914.9
Not a citizen
2,3614.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,752100.0
Europe1,50231.6
Asia2,14445.1
Africa1813.8
Oceania00.0
Latin America80416.9
Northern America1212.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over45,619100.0
English only39,72587.1
Language other than English5,89412.9
Speak English less than 'very well
1,7663.9
Spanish
1,2922.8
Speak English less than "very well"
5241.1
Other Indo-European languages
3,0346.7
Speak English less than "very well"
7801.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,3412.9
Speak English less than "very well"
4320.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population48,638100.0

Total ancestries reported

64,058131.7
Arab2690.6
Czech12,9376.0
Danish6021.2
Dutch9692.0
English4,2008.6
French (except Basque)11,2682.6
French Canadian13540.7
German12,38825.5
Greek3950.8
Hungarian4460.9
Irish19,87820.3
Italian5,27110.8
Lithuanian9111.9
Norwegian9331.9
Polish7,24714.9
Portuguese160.0
Russian3640.7
Scotch-Irish8461.7
Scottish8741.8
Slovak4480.9
Subsaharan African830.2
Swedish2,0724.3
Swiss1910.4
Ukrainian4010.8
United States or American1,2942.7
Welsh3560.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries9,04518.6
(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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