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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 school8,769100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,12312.8
Kindergarten5786.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,96045.2
High school (grades 9-12)1,37415.7
College or graduate school1,73419.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over18,359100.0
Less than 9th grade3361.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7434.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,40718.6
Some college, no degree3,91421.3
Associate degree1,1886.5
Bachelor's degree5,65130.8
Graduate or professional degree3,12017.0
Percent high school graduate or higher94.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher47.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over20,902100.0
Never married4,36620.9
Now married, except separated13,80566.0
Separated1890.9
Widowed8033.8
Female
6813.3
Divorced1,7398.3
Female
1,0815.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years267100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren5520.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over19,792100.0
Civilian veterans1,8919.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,677100.0
With a disability4516.8
Population 21 to 64 years17,166100.0
With a disability1,81810.6
Percent employed
77.4(X)
No disability15,34889.4
Percent employed
82.8(X)
Population 65 years and over2,003100.0
With a disability67233.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over25,897100.0
Same house in 199511,65545.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,77053.2
Same county
7,04827.2
Different county
6,72226.0
Same state
3,10612.0
Different state
3,61614.0
Elsewhere in 19954721.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population28,615100.0
Native25,25388.3
Born in United States
24,89487.0
State of residence
16,33757.1
Different state
8,55729.9
Born outside United States
3591.3
Foreign born3,36211.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,2404.3
Naturalized citizen
1,6485.8
Not a citizen
1,7146.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,362100.0
Europe89226.5
Asia1,71651.0
Africa732.2
Oceania00.0
Latin America54216.1
Northern America1394.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over25,897100.0
English only21,53683.2
Language other than English4,36116.8
Speak English less than 'very well
1,0594.1
Spanish
1,2985.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3661.4
Other Indo-European languages
1,6536.4
Speak English less than "very well"
3021.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2885.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3791.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population28,615100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,891121.9
Arab790.3
Czech13481.2
Danish3281.1
Dutch5481.9
English2,3498.2
French (except Basque)15271.8
French Canadian12520.9
German7,82127.3
Greek3631.3
Hungarian1990.7
Irish14,14014.5
Italian2,4688.6
Lithuanian3081.1
Norwegian9023.2
Polish2,6459.2
Portuguese120.0
Russian4031.4
Scotch-Irish3871.4
Scottish3601.3
Slovak1620.6
Subsaharan African740.3
Swedish9073.2
Swiss1310.5
Ukrainian1120.4
United States or American7372.6
Welsh1050.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)930.3
Other ancestries8,13128.4
(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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