Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Bureau county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,576 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 691 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 507 | 5.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,017 | 46.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,214 | 25.8 |
| College or graduate school | 1,147 | 13.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 24,085 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,457 | 6.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,370 | 9.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,394 | 39.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,366 | 22.3 |
| Associate degree | 1,726 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,573 | 10.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,199 | 5.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 28,417 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,842 | 20.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,317 | 60.9 |
| Separated | 266 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 2,314 | 8.1 |
Female | 1,919 | 6.8 |
| Divorced | 2,678 | 9.4 |
Female | 1,457 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 452 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 182 | 40.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,689 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,862 | 14.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,993 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 534 | 6.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,079 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,972 | 15.6 |
Percent employed | 62.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,107 | 84.4 |
Percent employed | 82.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,949 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,460 | 41.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,416 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 22,065 | 66.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 11,244 | 33.6 |
Same county | 6,366 | 19.1 |
Different county | 4,878 | 14.6 |
Same state | 3,515 | 10.5 |
Different state | 1,363 | 4.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 107 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 35,503 | 100.0 |
| Native | 34,565 | 97.4 |
Born in United States | 34,464 | 97.1 |
State of residence | 29,561 | 83.3 |
Different state | 4,903 | 13.8 |
Born outside United States | 101 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 938 | 2.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 309 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 343 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 595 | 1.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 938 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 182 | 19.4 |
| Asia | 171 | 18.2 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 547 | 58.3 |
| Northern America | 36 | 3.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,416 | 100.0 |
| English only | 31,567 | 94.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,849 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 742 | 2.2 |
Spanish | 1,130 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 555 | 1.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 490 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 104 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 177 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 79 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 35,503 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 39,213 | 110.4 |
| Arab | 52 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 184 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 428 | 1.2 |
| Dutch | 768 | 2.2 |
| English | 4,277 | 12.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 975 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 126 | 0.4 |
| German | 10,686 | 30.1 |
| Greek | 132 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 30 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 5,088 | 14.3 |
| Italian | 3,261 | 9.2 |
| Lithuanian | 346 | 1.0 |
| Norwegian | 662 | 1.9 |
| Polish | 1,957 | 5.5 |
| Portuguese | 8 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 95 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 510 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 538 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 90 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 2,536 | 7.1 |
| Swiss | 146 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 39 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,824 | 5.1 |
| Welsh | 152 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 13 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 4,290 | 12.1 |
| (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 |
