Grundy County, IL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Grundy county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,016100.0
Nursery school, preschool6206.2
Kindergarten5575.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,70747.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,42224.2
College or graduate school1,71017.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over24,297100.0
Less than 9th grade9964.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,1989.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)9,45138.9
Some college, no degree6,38126.3
Associate degree1,5726.5
Bachelor's degree2,65710.9
Graduate or professional degree1,0424.3
Percent high school graduate or higher86.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over29,336100.0
Never married6,61822.6
Now married, except separated17,69160.3
Separated2881.0
Widowed2,0066.8
Female
1,6365.6
Divorced2,7339.3
Female
1,4585.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years432100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren15034.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,485100.0
Civilian veterans3,66713.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,030100.0
With a disability6417.1
Population 21 to 64 years21,341100.0
With a disability2,53211.9
Percent employed
64.5(X)
No disability18,80988.1
Percent employed
78.9(X)
Population 65 years and over4,313100.0
With a disability1,66538.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over35,023100.0
Same house in 199519,94757.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,85642.4
Same county
7,31520.9
Different county
7,54121.5
Same state
5,81016.6
Different state
1,7314.9
Elsewhere in 19952200.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population37,535100.0
Native36,53997.3
Born in United States
36,37796.9
State of residence
30,23280.5
Different state
6,14516.4
Born outside United States
1620.4
Foreign born9962.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4321.2
Naturalized citizen
3480.9
Not a citizen
6481.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)996100.0
Europe25926.0
Asia888.8
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America61962.1
Northern America303.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over35,023100.0
English only33,14794.6
Language other than English1,8765.4
Speak English less than 'very well
7112.0
Spanish
1,2993.7
Speak English less than "very well"
5521.6
Other Indo-European languages
5051.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1500.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
400.1
Speak English less than "very well"
60.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population37,535100.0

Total ancestries reported

46,038122.7
Arab650.2
Czech18212.2
Danish5311.4
Dutch7592.0
English4,12511.0
French (except Basque)11,1373.0
French Canadian12970.8
German9,77926.1
Greek1680.4
Hungarian1330.4
Irish17,63420.3
Italian4,51212.0
Lithuanian2800.7
Norwegian3,3999.1
Polish2,2996.1
Portuguese220.1
Russian870.2
Scotch-Irish6801.8
Scottish9672.6
Slovak3370.9
Subsaharan African70.0
Swedish1,0492.8
Swiss1060.3
Ukrainian490.1
United States or American2,0775.5
Welsh2270.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)20.0
Other ancestries4,48912.0
(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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