Galesburg, IL Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,108100.0
Nursery school, preschool5036.2
Kindergarten3554.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,18639.3
High school (grades 9-12)1,67020.6
College or graduate school2,39429.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over22,624100.0
Less than 9th grade1,1925.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,51015.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,73234.2
Some college, no degree5,28323.4
Associate degree1,5316.8
Bachelor's degree2,1309.4
Graduate or professional degree1,2465.5
Percent high school graduate or higher79.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over27,861100.0
Never married6,74924.2
Now married, except separated13,93550.0
Separated4301.5
Widowed2,6039.3
Female
2,0457.3
Divorced4,14414.9
Female
2,3088.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years399100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren20451.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,677100.0
Civilian veterans3,61813.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,966100.0
With a disability5868.4
Population 21 to 64 years16,764100.0
With a disability2,99817.9
Percent employed
54.0(X)
No disability13,76682.1
Percent employed
80.1(X)
Population 65 years and over5,666100.0
With a disability2,41242.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over31,835100.0
Same house in 199516,62352.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,46645.4
Same county
7,77424.4
Different county
6,69221.0
Same state
4,26713.4
Different state
2,4257.6
Elsewhere in 19957462.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population33,827100.0
Native33,07297.8
Born in United States
32,88997.2
State of residence
25,66675.9
Different state
7,22321.4
Born outside United States
1830.5
Foreign born7552.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2920.9
Naturalized citizen
3601.1
Not a citizen
3951.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)755100.0
Europe15520.5
Asia18624.6
Africa466.1
Oceania00.0
Latin America34846.1
Northern America202.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over31,835100.0
English only30,07894.5
Language other than English1,7575.5
Speak English less than 'very well
6031.9
Spanish
9953.1
Speak English less than "very well"
4411.4
Other Indo-European languages
4751.5
Speak English less than "very well"
620.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2160.7
Speak English less than "very well"
800.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population33,827100.0

Total ancestries reported

31,69093.7
Arab760.2
Czech1790.2
Danish1800.5
Dutch8522.5
English3,39910.0
French (except Basque)19322.8
French Canadian1640.2
German6,09318.0
Greek300.1
Hungarian550.2
Irish14,15512.3
Italian9402.8
Lithuanian380.1
Norwegian4811.4
Polish3741.1
Portuguese70.0
Russian690.2
Scotch-Irish7042.1
Scottish6081.8
Slovak290.1
Subsaharan African2120.6
Swedish3,37410.0
Swiss1170.3
Ukrainian90.0
United States or American2,9628.8
Welsh2220.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)50.0
Other ancestries5,62416.6
(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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