Des Plaines, IL Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,819100.0
Nursery school, preschool9917.2
Kindergarten7555.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,10144.1
High school (grades 9-12)2,87520.8
College or graduate school3,09722.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over41,547100.0
Less than 9th grade3,3728.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,14210.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,78528.4
Some college, no degree9,50222.9
Associate degree2,4725.9
Bachelor's degree6,92316.7
Graduate or professional degree3,3518.1
Percent high school graduate or higher81.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over47,762100.0
Never married11,87424.9
Now married, except separated27,24257.0
Separated4430.9
Widowed4,3949.2
Female
3,6177.6
Divorced3,8098.0
Female
2,3094.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,131100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren23620.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over45,825100.0
Civilian veterans4,91810.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years11,396100.0
With a disability6956.1
Population 21 to 64 years33,665100.0
With a disability5,62116.7
Percent employed
61.6(X)
No disability28,04483.3
Percent employed
79.6(X)
Population 65 years and over9,455100.0
With a disability3,42336.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over55,387100.0
Same house in 199534,65062.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199518,73433.8
Same county
15,76528.5
Different county
2,9695.4
Same state
1,2522.3
Different state
1,7173.1
Elsewhere in 19952,0033.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population58,695100.0
Native44,68576.1
Born in United States
44,11275.2
State of residence
37,73664.3
Different state
6,37610.9
Born outside United States
5731.0
Foreign born14,01023.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4,8698.3
Naturalized citizen
6,82711.6
Not a citizen
7,18312.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)14,010100.0
Europe5,54839.6
Asia3,50125.0
Africa530.4
Oceania160.1
Latin America4,79734.2
Northern America950.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over55,387100.0
English only37,42967.6
Language other than English17,95832.4
Speak English less than 'very well
8,70715.7
Spanish
6,91912.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3,9497.1
Other Indo-European languages
8,84316.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3,8707.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,7443.1
Speak English less than "very well"
7581.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population58,695100.0

Total ancestries reported

70,218119.6
Arab2660.5
Czech17281.2
Danish5581.0
Dutch5831.0
English3,0385.2
French (except Basque)11,0651.8
French Canadian12220.4
German12,62221.5
Greek1,4232.4
Hungarian3400.6
Irish18,10013.8
Italian6,20710.6
Lithuanian3530.6
Norwegian1,1401.9
Polish10,70318.2
Portuguese430.1
Russian5130.9
Scotch-Irish4540.8
Scottish7071.2
Slovak2580.4
Subsaharan African230.0
Swedish1,9383.3
Swiss1490.3
Ukrainian5320.9
United States or American1,3812.4
Welsh2200.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)200.0
Other ancestries16,63228.3
(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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