Cook County, IL Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Cook county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,491,276 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 106,065 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 83,697 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 639,856 | 42.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 301,872 | 20.2 |
| College or graduate school | 359,786 | 24.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 3,454,738 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 332,628 | 9.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 437,713 | 12.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 834,675 | 24.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 700,065 | 20.3 |
| Associate degree | 181,015 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 595,677 | 17.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 372,965 | 10.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 4,202,682 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,453,647 | 34.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 1,981,879 | 47.2 |
| Separated | 106,583 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 301,398 | 7.2 |
Female | 246,214 | 5.9 |
| Divorced | 359,175 | 8.5 |
Female | 216,189 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 154,253 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 58,833 | 38.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,982,574 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 352,791 | 8.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,221,663 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 102,547 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,116,569 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 614,005 | 19.7 |
Percent employed | 55.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,502,564 | 80.3 |
Percent employed | 74.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 603,891 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 257,006 | 42.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 4,991,310 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,844,915 | 57.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 1,915,473 | 38.4 |
Same county | 1,543,822 | 30.9 |
Different county | 371,651 | 7.4 |
Same state | 126,469 | 2.5 |
Different state | 245,182 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 230,922 | 4.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 5,376,741 | 100.0 |
| Native | 4,312,038 | 80.2 |
Born in United States | 4,233,161 | 78.7 |
State of residence | 3,310,715 | 61.6 |
Different state | 922,446 | 17.2 |
Born outside United States | 78,877 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 1,064,703 | 19.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 473,265 | 8.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 420,739 | 7.8 |
Not a citizen | 643,964 | 12.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,064,703 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 288,114 | 27.1 |
| Asia | 231,877 | 21.8 |
| Africa | 18,499 | 1.7 |
| Oceania | 1,266 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 517,124 | 48.6 |
| Northern America | 7,823 | 0.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 4,991,310 | 100.0 |
| English only | 3,453,547 | 69.2 |
| Language other than English | 1,537,763 | 30.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 762,426 | 15.3 |
Spanish | 879,996 | 17.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 471,410 | 9.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 439,325 | 8.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 195,391 | 3.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 158,034 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 75,913 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 5,376,741 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,694,049 | 105.9 |
| Arab | 35,224 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 67,690 | 1.3 |
| Danish | 18,990 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 52,626 | 1.0 |
| English | 179,242 | 3.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 66,160 | 1.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 14,176 | 0.3 |
| German | 611,008 | 11.4 |
| Greek | 56,579 | 1.1 |
| Hungarian | 24,506 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 545,518 | 10.1 |
| Italian | 327,011 | 6.1 |
| Lithuanian | 44,066 | 0.8 |
| Norwegian | 47,385 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 530,645 | 9.9 |
| Portuguese | 2,417 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 73,339 | 1.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 31,999 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 40,572 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 18,335 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 51,121 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 84,801 | 1.6 |
| Swiss | 8,421 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 29,632 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 97,964 | 1.8 |
| Welsh | 12,942 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 21,032 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 2,600,648 | 48.4 |
| (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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