Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Lake county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 130,977 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 9,579 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 7,418 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 58,811 | 44.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 30,525 | 23.3 |
| College or graduate school | 24,644 | 18.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 310,220 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 19,734 | 6.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 40,137 | 12.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 115,681 | 37.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 68,204 | 22.0 |
| Associate degree | 16,157 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 33,327 | 10.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 16,980 | 5.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 377,333 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 109,779 | 29.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 191,402 | 50.7 |
| Separated | 7,836 | 2.1 |
| Widowed | 29,749 | 7.9 |
Female | 24,092 | 6.4 |
| Divorced | 38,567 | 10.2 |
Female | 22,120 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,507 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 5,804 | 46.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 354,615 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 47,189 | 13.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 114,922 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,402 | 8.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 270,619 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 52,358 | 19.3 |
Percent employed | 53.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 218,261 | 80.7 |
Percent employed | 74.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 60,797 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 26,878 | 44.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 450,115 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 277,005 | 61.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 168,267 | 37.4 |
Same county | 116,262 | 25.8 |
Different county | 52,005 | 11.6 |
Same state | 10,548 | 2.3 |
Different state | 41,457 | 9.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,843 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 484,564 | 100.0 |
| Native | 458,716 | 94.7 |
Born in United States | 454,016 | 93.7 |
State of residence | 292,340 | 60.3 |
Different state | 161,676 | 33.4 |
Born outside United States | 4,700 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 25,848 | 5.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 7,447 | 1.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 14,319 | 3.0 |
Not a citizen | 11,529 | 2.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 25,848 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9,024 | 34.9 |
| Asia | 3,680 | 14.2 |
| Africa | 638 | 2.5 |
| Oceania | 48 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 11,936 | 46.2 |
| Northern America | 522 | 2.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 450,115 | 100.0 |
| English only | 389,523 | 86.5 |
| Language other than English | 60,592 | 13.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 21,940 | 4.9 |
Spanish | 39,105 | 8.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15,091 | 3.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 17,632 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,417 | 1.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,106 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 895 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 484,564 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 522,765 | 107.9 |
| Arab | 1,112 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 3,091 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 1,299 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 14,519 | 3.0 |
| English | 25,406 | 5.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,845 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,098 | 0.4 |
| German | 74,165 | 15.3 |
| Greek | 4,859 | 1.0 |
| Hungarian | 7,419 | 1.5 |
| Irish1 | 50,969 | 10.5 |
| Italian | 20,347 | 4.2 |
| Lithuanian | 2,746 | 0.6 |
| Norwegian | 2,958 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 49,401 | 10.2 |
| Portuguese | 84 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 2,861 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,600 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 4,575 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 12,382 | 2.6 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,475 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 7,612 | 1.6 |
| Swiss | 617 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 1,249 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 17,820 | 3.7 |
| Welsh | 2,094 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 520 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 196,642 | 40.6 |
| (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 |
