Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Jackson county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 26,116 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 898 | 3.4 |
| Kindergarten | 690 | 2.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,988 | 19.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,658 | 10.2 |
| College or graduate school | 16,882 | 64.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 32,659 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,124 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,697 | 8.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,130 | 24.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,900 | 21.1 |
| Associate degree | 2,361 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,609 | 17.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,838 | 14.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 32.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 50,405 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 21,377 | 42.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 21,571 | 42.8 |
| Separated | 507 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 2,991 | 5.9 |
Female | 2,410 | 4.8 |
| Divorced | 3,959 | 7.9 |
Female | 2,291 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 547 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 341 | 62.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 48,095 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,885 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,186 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,353 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 34,189 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,638 | 13.6 |
Percent employed | 48.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 29,551 | 86.4 |
Percent employed | 73.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,152 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,709 | 44.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 56,632 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 25,100 | 44.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 29,662 | 52.4 |
Same county | 11,157 | 19.7 |
Different county | 18,505 | 32.7 |
Same state | 13,816 | 24.4 |
Different state | 4,689 | 8.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,870 | 3.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 59,612 | 100.0 |
| Native | 56,483 | 94.8 |
Born in United States | 56,156 | 94.2 |
State of residence | 43,215 | 72.5 |
Different state | 12,941 | 21.7 |
Born outside United States | 327 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 3,129 | 5.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,289 | 3.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 630 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 2,499 | 4.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,129 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 466 | 14.9 |
| Asia | 1,806 | 57.7 |
| Africa | 304 | 9.7 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 460 | 14.7 |
| Northern America | 87 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 56,632 | 100.0 |
| English only | 51,896 | 91.6 |
| Language other than English | 4,736 | 8.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,963 | 3.5 |
Spanish | 1,513 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 650 | 1.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,346 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 400 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,376 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 759 | 1.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 59,612 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 59,456 | 99.7 |
| Arab | 344 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 339 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 231 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 1,403 | 2.4 |
| English | 5,830 | 9.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,939 | 3.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 181 | 0.3 |
| German | 13,198 | 22.1 |
| Greek | 163 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 215 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 7,428 | 12.5 |
| Italian | 2,377 | 4.0 |
| Lithuanian | 126 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 630 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 1,752 | 2.9 |
| Portuguese | 85 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 297 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 819 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 1,121 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 152 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 601 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 798 | 1.3 |
| Swiss | 134 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 38 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,191 | 7.0 |
| Welsh | 495 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 99 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 14,470 | 24.3 |
| (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 |
