Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Sangamon 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 | 48,266 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,841 | 8.0 |
| Kindergarten | 2,773 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,744 | 45.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 10,448 | 21.6 |
| College or graduate school | 9,460 | 19.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 126,620 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,291 | 3.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,809 | 8.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,286 | 31.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 27,595 | 21.8 |
| Associate degree | 8,487 | 6.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 23,115 | 18.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 13,037 | 10.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 150,100 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 38,698 | 25.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 80,187 | 53.4 |
| Separated | 2,245 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 10,618 | 7.1 |
Female | 8,769 | 5.8 |
| Divorced | 18,352 | 12.2 |
Female | 10,876 | 7.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,471 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,186 | 48.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 141,538 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 19,998 | 14.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 41,166 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,418 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 109,031 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,307 | 15.9 |
Percent employed | 61.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 91,724 | 84.1 |
Percent employed | 83.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 24,635 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,597 | 39.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 176,953 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 97,314 | 55.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 78,390 | 44.3 |
Same county | 54,781 | 31.0 |
Different county | 23,609 | 13.3 |
Same state | 14,895 | 8.4 |
Different state | 8,714 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,249 | 0.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 188,951 | 100.0 |
| Native | 185,414 | 98.1 |
Born in United States | 184,605 | 97.7 |
State of residence | 151,656 | 80.3 |
Different state | 32,949 | 17.4 |
Born outside United States | 809 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 3,537 | 1.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,153 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,928 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 1,609 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,537 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,055 | 29.8 |
| Asia | 1,550 | 43.8 |
| Africa | 290 | 8.2 |
| Oceania | 33 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 434 | 12.3 |
| Northern America | 175 | 4.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 176,953 | 100.0 |
| English only | 170,568 | 96.4 |
| Language other than English | 6,385 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,849 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 2,200 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 760 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,485 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 569 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,295 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 462 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 188,951 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 193,415 | 102.4 |
| Arab | 335 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 793 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 567 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 4,011 | 2.1 |
| English | 23,967 | 12.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,317 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 613 | 0.3 |
| German | 50,268 | 26.6 |
| Greek | 471 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 916 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 29,685 | 15.7 |
| Italian | 11,025 | 5.8 |
| Lithuanian | 1,744 | 0.9 |
| Norwegian | 1,682 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 3,632 | 1.9 |
| Portuguese | 652 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 451 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,469 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 4,091 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 700 | 0.4 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,035 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 2,581 | 1.4 |
| Swiss | 429 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 161 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 13,906 | 7.4 |
| Welsh | 1,506 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 34 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 29,374 | 15.5 |
| (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 |
