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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 school9,170100.0
Nursery school, preschool8989.8
Kindergarten4625.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,03444.0
High school (grades 9-12)1,99121.7
College or graduate school1,78519.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over23,742100.0
Less than 9th grade8013.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,4966.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,57027.7
Some college, no degree5,74924.2
Associate degree1,6256.8
Bachelor's degree5,40722.8
Graduate or professional degree2,0948.8
Percent high school graduate or higher90.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher31.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over27,659100.0
Never married6,52923.6
Now married, except separated16,70360.4
Separated2250.8
Widowed1,7536.3
Female
1,4975.4
Divorced2,4498.9
Female
1,4565.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years436100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11927.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,153100.0
Civilian veterans2,89611.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,486100.0
With a disability3805.1
Population 21 to 64 years20,956100.0
With a disability2,64312.6
Percent employed
72.6(X)
No disability18,31387.4
Percent employed
84.0(X)
Population 65 years and over3,979100.0
With a disability1,34233.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,575100.0
Same house in 199520,54763.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,26734.6
Same county
7,96424.4
Different county
3,30310.1
Same state
1,7285.3
Different state
1,5754.8
Elsewhere in 19957612.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population34,758100.0
Native29,79485.7
Born in United States
29,60785.2
State of residence
24,64870.9
Different state
4,95914.3
Born outside United States
1870.5
Foreign born4,96414.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,8505.3
Naturalized citizen
2,3876.9
Not a citizen
2,5777.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,964100.0
Europe1,42728.7
Asia2,63153.0
Africa631.3
Oceania90.2
Latin America77215.6
Northern America621.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,575100.0
English only26,05780.0
Language other than English6,51820.0
Speak English less than 'very well
2,5297.8
Spanish
1,5394.7
Speak English less than "very well"
6532.0
Other Indo-European languages
2,9429.0
Speak English less than "very well"
9482.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,8065.5
Speak English less than "very well"
8462.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population34,758100.0

Total ancestries reported

44,771128.8
Arab1600.5
Czech16271.8
Danish3361.0
Dutch3421.0
English2,3506.8
French (except Basque)18322.4
French Canadian11390.4
German8,87625.5
Greek5431.6
Hungarian2250.6
Irish15,94717.1
Italian5,12214.7
Lithuanian1870.5
Norwegian7892.3
Polish6,72519.3
Portuguese90.0
Russian2410.7
Scotch-Irish2960.9
Scottish3911.1
Slovak1220.4
Subsaharan African200.1
Swedish1,5814.5
Swiss1340.4
Ukrainian1130.3
United States or American8702.5
Welsh1700.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries7,62421.9
(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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