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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 school9,086100.0
Nursery school, preschool7588.3
Kindergarten6026.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,21546.4
High school (grades 9-12)1,83020.1
College or graduate school1,68118.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over18,591100.0
Less than 9th grade1,5878.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,4757.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,05221.8
Some college, no degree3,10116.7
Associate degree9645.2
Bachelor's degree4,90726.4
Graduate or professional degree2,50513.5
Percent high school graduate or higher83.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher39.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over22,461100.0
Never married5,67925.3
Now married, except separated14,34663.9
Separated2381.1
Widowed7043.1
Female
6052.7
Divorced1,4946.7
Female
9094.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years445100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11325.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over21,052100.0
Civilian veterans1,6768.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,701100.0
With a disability5407.0
Population 21 to 64 years18,059100.0
With a disability2,44213.5
Percent employed
66.3(X)
No disability15,61786.5
Percent employed
79.5(X)
Population 65 years and over1,975100.0
With a disability68734.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over27,769100.0
Same house in 199514,29751.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,75142.3
Same county
5,94721.4
Different county
5,80420.9
Same state
3,90014.0
Different state
1,9046.9
Elsewhere in 19951,7216.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population30,588100.0
Native23,29876.2
Born in United States
22,95375.0
State of residence
17,41156.9
Different state
5,54218.1
Born outside United States
3451.1
Foreign born7,29023.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,19413.7
Naturalized citizen
2,0676.8
Not a citizen
5,22317.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)7,290100.0
Europe1,06714.6
Asia1,46320.1
Africa170.2
Oceania120.2
Latin America4,65863.9
Northern America731.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over27,769100.0
English only18,95068.2
Language other than English8,81931.8
Speak English less than 'very well
4,94017.8
Spanish
6,02221.7
Speak English less than "very well"
3,88114.0
Other Indo-European languages
1,4895.4
Speak English less than "very well"
5151.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,1814.3
Speak English less than "very well"
4721.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population30,588100.0

Total ancestries reported

36,394119.0
Arab1410.5
Czech13731.2
Danish1450.5
Dutch4061.3
English1,8626.1
French (except Basque)17572.5
French Canadian12600.9
German6,96322.8
Greek2450.8
Hungarian1460.5
Irish14,24713.9
Italian2,2897.5
Lithuanian1880.6
Norwegian6072.0
Polish3,27310.7
Portuguese110.0
Russian5261.7
Scotch-Irish3661.2
Scottish1970.6
Slovak1220.4
Subsaharan African280.1
Swedish7162.3
Swiss1380.5
Ukrainian2260.7
United States or American8552.8
Welsh1720.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)380.1
Other ancestries11,09736.3
(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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