Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Whiteside 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 | 14,998 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,068 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 962 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,014 | 46.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,668 | 24.5 |
| College or graduate school | 2,286 | 15.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 40,585 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,562 | 8.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,633 | 11.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,325 | 37.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,536 | 23.5 |
| Associate degree | 2,931 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,213 | 7.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,385 | 3.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 48,155 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 10,247 | 21.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 28,913 | 60.0 |
| Separated | 612 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 3,582 | 7.4 |
Female | 2,919 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 4,801 | 10.0 |
Female | 2,709 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,190 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 521 | 43.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,401 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,501 | 14.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,757 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,029 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 33,069 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,452 | 16.5 |
Percent employed | 55.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 27,617 | 83.5 |
Percent employed | 79.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,155 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,541 | 38.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 56,861 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 34,310 | 60.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 22,281 | 39.2 |
Same county | 15,704 | 27.6 |
Different county | 6,577 | 11.6 |
Same state | 3,378 | 5.9 |
Different state | 3,199 | 5.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 270 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 60,653 | 100.0 |
| Native | 58,968 | 97.2 |
Born in United States | 58,691 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 44,084 | 72.7 |
Different state | 14,607 | 24.1 |
Born outside United States | 277 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 1,685 | 2.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 658 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 680 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 1,005 | 1.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,685 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 326 | 19.3 |
| Asia | 172 | 10.2 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 1,157 | 68.7 |
| Northern America | 30 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 56,861 | 100.0 |
| English only | 52,926 | 93.1 |
| Language other than English | 3,935 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,485 | 2.6 |
Spanish | 2,973 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,161 | 2.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 752 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 220 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 170 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 94 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 60,653 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 62,293 | 102.7 |
| Arab | 75 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 186 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 465 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 5,802 | 9.6 |
| English | 5,798 | 9.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,332 | 2.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 264 | 0.4 |
| German | 17,577 | 29.0 |
| Greek | 59 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 93 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 8,063 | 13.3 |
| Italian | 1,455 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 66 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,026 | 1.7 |
| Polish | 1,087 | 1.8 |
| Portuguese | 8 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 59 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 683 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 921 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 38 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 38 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 2,202 | 3.6 |
| Swiss | 270 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 47 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,440 | 7.3 |
| Welsh | 249 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 104 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 9,886 | 16.3 |
| (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 |
