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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 school10,975100.0
Nursery school, preschool7717.0
Kindergarten4714.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,40840.2
High school (grades 9-12)2,04018.6
College or graduate school3,28529.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over29,144100.0
Less than 9th grade8562.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,9356.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,17524.6
Some college, no degree6,90323.7
Associate degree1,7816.1
Bachelor's degree7,37225.3
Graduate or professional degree3,12210.7
Percent high school graduate or higher90.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher36.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over33,992100.0
Never married8,86326.1
Now married, except separated19,42457.1
Separated2760.8
Widowed2,5517.5
Female
2,0416.0
Divorced2,8788.5
Female
1,7485.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years654100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren20331.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,465100.0
Civilian veterans3,51510.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,144100.0
With a disability5016.2
Population 21 to 64 years24,941100.0
With a disability2,78911.2
Percent employed
68.9(X)
No disability22,15288.8
Percent employed
82.4(X)
Population 65 years and over5,440100.0
With a disability2,11638.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over39,328100.0
Same house in 199523,67160.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,50836.9
Same county
7,39118.8
Different county
7,11718.1
Same state
4,96312.6
Different state
2,1545.5
Elsewhere in 19951,1492.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population41,859100.0
Native37,00988.4
Born in United States
36,78487.9
State of residence
30,18672.1
Different state
6,59815.8
Born outside United States
2250.5
Foreign born4,85011.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,8384.4
Naturalized citizen
2,4505.9
Not a citizen
2,4005.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,850100.0
Europe1,46830.3
Asia2,35448.5
Africa651.3
Oceania140.3
Latin America76815.8
Northern America1813.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over39,328100.0
English only33,42585.0
Language other than English5,90315.0
Speak English less than 'very well
1,7504.4
Spanish
1,4683.7
Speak English less than "very well"
5931.5
Other Indo-European languages
3,1127.9
Speak English less than "very well"
8412.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,1082.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2800.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population41,859100.0

Total ancestries reported

52,832126.2
Arab2690.6
Czech11,4263.4
Danish3670.9
Dutch9262.2
English3,4098.1
French (except Basque)18832.1
French Canadian12520.6
German11,33027.1
Greek5561.3
Hungarian3110.7
Irish18,25619.7
Italian6,03014.4
Lithuanian4061.0
Norwegian8222.0
Polish4,59111.0
Portuguese130.0
Russian3420.8
Scotch-Irish6281.5
Scottish5891.4
Slovak2400.6
Subsaharan African630.2
Swedish1,4223.4
Swiss1120.3
Ukrainian2400.6
United States or American7261.7
Welsh2350.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)580.1
Other ancestries8,33019.9
(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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