Fulton County, IL Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Fulton county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,460	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	611	7.2
Kindergarten	462	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,025	47.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,004	23.7
College or graduate school	1,358	16.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,529	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,716	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,032	15.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,082	38.0
Some college, no degree	5,907	22.3
Associate degree	1,767	6.7
Bachelor's degree	2,059	7.8
Graduate or professional degree	966	3.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.3	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	31,345	100.0
Never married	5,674	18.1
Now married, except separated	18,962	60.5
Separated	390	1.2
Widowed	2,597	8.3
Female	2,088	6.7
Divorced	3,722	11.9
Female	1,644	5.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	569	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	322	56.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	29,810	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,303	14.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	7,516	100.0
With a disability	655	8.7

Population 21 to 64 years	19,494	100.0
With a disability	3,230	16.6
Percent employed	52.2	(X)
No disability	16,264	83.4
Percent employed	78.4	(X)

Population 65 years and over	6,557	100.0
With a disability	2,784	42.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	36,113	100.0
Same house in 1995	22,184	61.4
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	13,822	38.3
Same county	8,227	22.8
Different county	5,595	15.5
Same state	4,743	13.1
Different state	852	2.4
Elsewhere in 1995	107	0.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	38,250	100.0
Native	37,942	99.2
Born in United States	37,798	98.8
State of residence	33,317	87.1
Different state	4,481	11.7
Born outside United States	144	0.4
Foreign born	308	0.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	93	0.2
Naturalized citizen	167	0.4
Not a citizen	141	0.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	308	100.0
Europe	107	34.7
Asia	55	17.9
Africa	10	3.2
Oceania	4	1.3
Latin America	107	34.7
Northern America	25	8.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	36,113	100.0
English only	35,357	97.9
Language other than English	756	2.1
Speak English less than 'very well	274	0.8
Spanish	429	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	173	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	270	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages	43	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	38,250	100.0
Total ancestries reported	30,816	80.6
Arab	8	0.0
Czech¹	152	0.4
Danish	69	0.2
Dutch	1,251	3.3
English	4,522	11.8
French (except Basque)¹	750	2.0
French Canadian¹	80	0.2
German	7,584	19.8
Greek	48	0.1
Hungarian	37	0.1
Irish¹	3,642	9.5
Italian	943	2.5
Lithuanian	83	0.2
Norwegian	223	0.6
Polish	459	1.2
Portuguese	9	0.0
Russian	36	0.1
Scotch-Irish	450	1.2
Scottish	665	1.7
Slovak	24	0.1
Subsaharan African	12	0.0
Swedish	822	2.1
Swiss	79	0.2
Ukrainian	18	0.0
United States or American	5,072	13.3
Welsh	369	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	15	0.0
Other ancestries	3,394	8.9

(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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