Alexander County, IL Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Alexander county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,413100.0
Nursery school, preschool2018.3
Kindergarten1345.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,15647.9
High school (grades 9-12)64726.8
College or graduate school27511.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over6,395100.0
Less than 9th grade66110.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,45122.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,21934.7
Some college, no degree1,21819.0
Associate degree4076.4
Bachelor's degree2764.3
Graduate or professional degree1632.5
Percent high school graduate or higher67.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher6.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,591100.0
Never married1,63721.6
Now married, except separated3,99252.6
Separated2313.0
Widowed6969.2
Female
5877.7
Divorced1,03513.6
Female
4956.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years311100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren22572.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over7,105100.0
Civilian veterans1,05314.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,232100.0
With a disability23710.6
Population 21 to 64 years4,675100.0
With a disability1,38829.7
Percent employed
40.0(X)
No disability3,28770.3
Percent employed
69.3(X)
Population 65 years and over1,529100.0
With a disability75549.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over8,988100.0
Same house in 19955,70763.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,27036.4
Same county
1,57917.6
Different county
1,69118.8
Same state
93410.4
Different state
7578.4
Elsewhere in 1995110.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population9,590100.0
Native9,50699.1
Born in United States
9,48598.9
State of residence
5,59658.4
Different state
3,88940.6
Born outside United States
210.2
Foreign born840.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
240.3
Naturalized citizen
530.6
Not a citizen
310.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)84100.0
Europe1416.7
Asia2428.6
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America3339.3
Northern America1315.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over8,988100.0
English only8,71296.9
Language other than English2763.1
Speak English less than 'very well
640.7
Spanish
1601.8
Speak English less than "very well"
250.3
Other Indo-European languages
871.0
Speak English less than "very well"
180.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
100.1
Speak English less than "very well"
100.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population9,590100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,21475.2
Arab450.5
Czech100.0
Danish20.0
Dutch1151.2
English4704.9
French (except Basque)11391.4
French Canadian1150.2
German9059.4
Greek10.0
Hungarian90.1
Irish17067.4
Italian800.8
Lithuanian10.0
Norwegian520.5
Polish450.5
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish1151.2
Scottish1531.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African180.2
Swedish150.2
Swiss220.2
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American99910.4
Welsh30.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)90.1
Other ancestries3,29534.4
(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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