Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Piatt 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 | 4,303 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 419 | 9.7 |
| Kindergarten | 224 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,885 | 43.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,047 | 24.3 |
| College or graduate school | 728 | 16.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 11,118 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 434 | 3.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 826 | 7.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,133 | 37.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,604 | 23.4 |
| Associate degree | 781 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,491 | 13.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 849 | 7.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 13,013 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,523 | 19.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,228 | 63.2 |
| Separated | 110 | 0.8 |
| Widowed | 925 | 7.1 |
Female | 767 | 5.9 |
| Divorced | 1,227 | 9.4 |
Female | 703 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 132 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 78 | 59.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,228 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,864 | 15.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,737 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 260 | 7.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 9,068 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,011 | 11.1 |
Percent employed | 61.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 8,057 | 88.9 |
Percent employed | 83.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,377 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 941 | 39.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,357 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,075 | 65.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,264 | 34.3 |
Same county | 2,428 | 15.8 |
Different county | 2,836 | 18.5 |
Same state | 2,270 | 14.8 |
Different state | 566 | 3.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 18 | 0.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 16,365 | 100.0 |
| Native | 16,266 | 99.4 |
Born in United States | 16,230 | 99.2 |
State of residence | 13,277 | 81.1 |
Different state | 2,953 | 18.0 |
Born outside United States | 36 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 99 | 0.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 46 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 49 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 50 | 0.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 99 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 21 | 21.2 |
| Asia | 57 | 57.6 |
| Africa | 5 | 5.1 |
| Oceania | 9 | 9.1 |
| Latin America | 2 | 2.0 |
| Northern America | 5 | 5.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 15,357 | 100.0 |
| English only | 15,013 | 97.8 |
| Language other than English | 344 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 91 | 0.6 |
Spanish | 201 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 59 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 93 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 29 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 50 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 16,365 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 14,042 | 85.8 |
| Arab | 8 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 45 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 56 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 522 | 3.2 |
| English | 2,126 | 13.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 348 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 50 | 0.3 |
| German | 4,147 | 25.3 |
| Greek | 40 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 2,056 | 12.6 |
| Italian | 293 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 47 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 183 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 259 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 4 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 16 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 283 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 298 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 8 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 2 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 235 | 1.4 |
| Swiss | 47 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,648 | 10.1 |
| Welsh | 120 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 1,187 | 7.3 |
| (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 |
