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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 school8,707100.0
Nursery school, preschool6427.4
Kindergarten6097.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,52840.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,77520.4
College or graduate school2,15324.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over19,496100.0
Less than 9th grade1,6388.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,96910.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,84924.9
Some college, no degree4,54323.3
Associate degree1,3016.7
Bachelor's degree3,87819.9
Graduate or professional degree1,3186.8
Percent high school graduate or higher81.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher26.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over24,465100.0
Never married7,57731.0
Now married, except separated13,64355.8
Separated2581.1
Widowed8773.6
Female
7152.9
Divorced2,1108.6
Female
1,1184.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years826100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren25530.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over23,156100.0
Civilian veterans1,7077.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,420100.0
With a disability4536.1
Population 21 to 64 years20,197100.0
With a disability3,75618.6
Percent employed
64.4(X)
No disability16,44181.4
Percent employed
81.0(X)
Population 65 years and over1,516100.0
With a disability54035.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over29,141100.0
Same house in 199514,97251.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199512,17941.8
Same county
6,79723.3
Different county
5,38218.5
Same state
3,70312.7
Different state
1,6795.8
Elsewhere in 19951,9906.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population31,676100.0
Native22,07169.7
Born in United States
21,93569.2
State of residence
17,88756.5
Different state
4,04812.8
Born outside United States
1360.4
Foreign born9,60530.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,69114.8
Naturalized citizen
3,81312.0
Not a citizen
5,79218.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)9,605100.0
Europe1,37114.3
Asia4,96251.7
Africa560.6
Oceania00.0
Latin America3,14932.8
Northern America670.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over29,141100.0
English only17,21459.1
Language other than English11,92740.9
Speak English less than 'very well
5,92320.3
Spanish
4,72316.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2,7339.4
Other Indo-European languages
4,03113.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1,7766.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,05610.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3654.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population31,676100.0

Total ancestries reported

35,408111.8
Arab1270.4
Czech15011.6
Danish550.2
Dutch2660.8
English1,4524.6
French (except Basque)16402.0
French Canadian11310.4
German5,32316.8
Greek3171.0
Hungarian1450.5
Irish13,0229.5
Italian3,21210.1
Lithuanian1060.3
Norwegian3151.0
Polish3,60411.4
Portuguese210.1
Russian1510.5
Scotch-Irish1770.6
Scottish3151.0
Slovak620.2
Subsaharan African1940.6
Swedish5801.8
Swiss400.1
Ukrainian3291.0
United States or American6182.0
Welsh810.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)150.0
Other ancestries13,60943.0
(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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