Peoria County, IL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Peoria county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school49,942100.0
Nursery school, preschool3,9467.9
Kindergarten2,9395.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)21,07342.2
High school (grades 9-12)9,54119.1
College or graduate school12,44324.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over118,498100.0
Less than 9th grade6,5855.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma12,57110.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)34,92029.5
Some college, no degree28,37523.9
Associate degree8,3867.1
Bachelor's degree18,04915.2
Graduate or professional degree9,6128.1
Percent high school graduate or higher83.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over144,925100.0
Never married40,46227.9
Now married, except separated76,72852.9
Separated2,3021.6
Widowed10,3907.2
Female
8,5425.9
Divorced15,04310.4
Female
8,5945.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,848100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,48852.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over137,175100.0
Civilian veterans18,43313.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years41,626100.0
With a disability3,5508.5
Population 21 to 64 years101,817100.0
With a disability16,66516.4
Percent employed
53.3(X)
No disability85,15283.6
Percent employed
78.4(X)
Population 65 years and over24,336100.0
With a disability9,35138.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over170,926100.0
Same house in 199593,91554.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199574,88143.8
Same county
48,57628.4
Different county
26,30515.4
Same state
16,1449.4
Different state
10,1615.9
Elsewhere in 19952,1301.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population183,433100.0
Native177,60896.8
Born in United States
176,67096.3
State of residence
139,38076.0
Different state
37,29020.3
Born outside United States
9380.5
Foreign born5,8253.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,6821.5
Naturalized citizen
2,7681.5
Not a citizen
3,0571.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)5,825100.0
Europe1,20320.7
Asia2,90649.9
Africa2594.4
Oceania60.1
Latin America1,18820.4
Northern America2634.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over170,926100.0
English only160,74194.0
Language other than English10,1856.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3,4162.0
Spanish
3,9692.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,5100.9
Other Indo-European languages
3,4442.0
Speak English less than "very well"
8530.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,7201.0
Speak English less than "very well"
7880.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population183,433100.0

Total ancestries reported

186,997101.9
Arab1,9621.1
Czech18060.4
Danish7240.4
Dutch3,4101.9
English19,33310.5
French (except Basque)14,8102.6
French Canadian16660.4
German47,12025.7
Greek6080.3
Hungarian6000.3
Irish124,01813.1
Italian5,7583.1
Lithuanian3730.2
Norwegian2,1671.2
Polish3,5161.9
Portuguese1530.1
Russian6320.3
Scotch-Irish2,5921.4
Scottish3,1311.7
Slovak1980.1
Subsaharan African1,3280.7
Swedish4,1572.3
Swiss1,1270.6
Ukrainian2050.1
United States or American12,8297.0
Welsh1,0150.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)890.0
Other ancestries43,67023.8
(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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