Language Spoken At Home in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,754 | 100% |
English only | 13,358 | 61.4% |
Language other than English | 8,396 | 38.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,533 | 16.2% |
Spanish | 8,103 | 37.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,430 | 15.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 239 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,457 | 100% |
American | 222 | 0.9% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 53 | 0.2% |
Danish | 36 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 235 | 1.0% |
English | 360 | 1.5% |
French (except Basque) | 117 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 56 | 0.2% |
German | 1,940 | 8.3% |
Greek | 76 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 175 | 0.7% |
Irish | 1,192 | 5.1% |
Italian | 1,142 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 219 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 5 | 0.0% |
Polish | 1,193 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 60 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 103 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 49 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 126 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 189 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 8 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 20 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 9 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,739 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,142 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,851 | 36.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,076 | 39.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,690 | 21.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 543 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 169 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,523 | 19.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 992 | 12.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,597 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 2,191 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 716 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,426 | 44.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,658 | 21.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,405 | 100% |
Householder | 7,739 | 33.1% |
Spouse | 3,062 | 13.1% |
Child | 8,811 | 37.6% |
Other relatives | 2,891 | 12.4% |
Nonrelatives | 902 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 394 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,440 | 100% |
Never married | 3,603 | 42.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,601 | 42.7% |
Separated | 159 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 320 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 757 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,103 | 100% |
Never married | 3,517 | 38.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,475 | 38.2% |
Separated | 298 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 749 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 1,064 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 293 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 129 | 44.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,141 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 424 | 37.2% |
Less than 1 year | 111 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 142 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 3.5% |
5 or more years | 131 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 424 | 100% |
Who are female | 231 | 54.5% |
Who are married | 330 | 77.8% |
School Enrollment in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,266 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 547 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 364 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,399 | 46.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,404 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,552 | 21.4% |
Educational Attainment in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,085 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,924 | 13.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,527 | 10.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,664 | 33.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,153 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,008 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,193 | 8.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 616 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.8% |
Veteran Status in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,505 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,108 | 6.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,422 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,647 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 6,941 | 100% |
With a disability | 256 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 14,375 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,490 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 2,106 | 100% |
With a disability | 901 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,155 | 100% |
Same house | 19,890 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,192 | 13.8% |
Same county | 2,325 | 10.0% |
Different county | 867 | 3.7% |
Same state | 441 | 1.9% |
Different state | 426 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 73 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,457 | 100% |
Native | 18,662 | 79.6% |
Born in United States | 18,607 | 79.3% |
State of residence | 16,307 | 69.5% |
Different state | 2,300 | 9.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 55 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 4,795 | 20.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,795 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,722 | 35.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,073 | 64.1% |
Year of Entry in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,850 | 100% |
Native | 55 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 55 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,795 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 58 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,737 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Blue Island City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,795 | 100% |
Europe | 167 | 3.5% |
Asia | 76 | 1.6% |
Africa | 23 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4,521 | 94.3% |
Northern America | 8 | 0.2% |