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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 school11,525100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0369.0
Kindergarten6876.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,84642.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,63222.8
College or graduate school2,32420.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,855100.0
Less than 9th grade5531.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,0873.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,13114.3
Some college, no degree5,43718.8
Associate degree1,5075.2
Bachelor's degree9,25032.1
Graduate or professional degree6,89023.9
Percent high school graduate or higher94.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher55.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over32,814100.0
Never married6,29919.2
Now married, except separated21,91366.8
Separated3261.0
Widowed2,0586.3
Female
1,6795.1
Divorced2,2186.8
Female
1,4884.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years389100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren6115.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,722100.0
Civilian veterans3,56911.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,874100.0
With a disability3423.9
Population 21 to 64 years23,087100.0
With a disability2,65411.5
Percent employed
73.9(X)
No disability20,43388.5
Percent employed
79.7(X)
Population 65 years and over6,325100.0
With a disability1,64826.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over38,879100.0
Same house in 199524,02961.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,87835.7
Same county
10,74327.6
Different county
3,1358.1
Same state
8802.3
Different state
2,2555.8
Elsewhere in 19959722.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population41,679100.0
Native33,55180.5
Born in United States
33,23879.7
State of residence
25,40761.0
Different state
7,83118.8
Born outside United States
3130.8
Foreign born8,12819.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,7486.6
Naturalized citizen
5,02612.1
Not a citizen
3,1027.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)8,128100.0
Europe3,79846.7
Asia3,22839.7
Africa951.2
Oceania300.4
Latin America86510.6
Northern America1121.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over38,879100.0
English only28,58373.5
Language other than English10,29626.5
Speak English less than 'very well
3,7629.7
Spanish
1,6244.2
Speak English less than "very well"
6981.8
Other Indo-European languages
5,42013.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,7044.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,8837.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2983.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population41,679100.0

Total ancestries reported

50,223120.5
Arab1980.5
Czech14351.0
Danish2280.5
Dutch5251.3
English3,1107.5
French (except Basque)18582.1
French Canadian11790.4
German8,58020.6
Greek1,4203.4
Hungarian4621.1
Irish17,06817.0
Italian2,8536.8
Lithuanian3670.9
Norwegian8742.1
Polish3,8569.3
Portuguese420.1
Russian2,5106.0
Scotch-Irish5581.3
Scottish8242.0
Slovak1510.4
Subsaharan African720.2
Swedish1,6153.9
Swiss1920.5
Ukrainian5461.3
United States or American1,7484.2
Welsh1060.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)400.1
Other ancestries10,80625.9
(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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