Language Spoken At Home in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 99,089 | 100% |
English only | 53,042 | 53.5% |
Language other than English | 46,047 | 46.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 30,030 | 30.3% |
Spanish | 39,032 | 39.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 26,435 | 26.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,396 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,197 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,931 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,308 | 2.3% |
Other languages | 688 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 90 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 109,513 | 100% |
American | 1,939 | 1.8% |
Arab | 216 | 0.2% |
Czech | 852 | 0.8% |
Danish | 500 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 726 | 0.7% |
English | 5,892 | 5.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,294 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 279 | 0.3% |
German | 18,620 | 17.0% |
Greek | 537 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 471 | 0.4% |
Irish | 8,505 | 7.8% |
Italian | 5,772 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 301 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,761 | 1.6% |
Polish | 5,866 | 5.4% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.0% |
Russian | 581 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 589 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 1,168 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 136 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 607 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,990 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 336 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 184 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 376 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 38 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 35,301 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 25,066 | 71.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,666 | 38.7% |
Married-couple family | 18,454 | 52.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,834 | 27.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,505 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,367 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,107 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,465 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 10,235 | 29.0% |
Householder living alone | 8,652 | 24.5% |
65 years and over | 2,675 | 7.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,713 | 41.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,725 | 19.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 107,729 | 100% |
Householder | 35,301 | 32.8% |
Spouse | 18,337 | 17.0% |
Child | 39,150 | 36.3% |
Other relatives | 9,717 | 9.0% |
Nonrelatives | 5,224 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,399 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 40,694 | 100% |
Never married | 14,379 | 35.3% |
Now married, except separated | 21,295 | 52.3% |
Separated | 696 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,103 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 3,221 | 7.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 41,792 | 100% |
Never married | 12,391 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 20,608 | 49.3% |
Separated | 824 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 3,590 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 4,379 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,767 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 612 | 34.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,327 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,028 | 30.9% |
Less than 1 year | 255 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 102 | 3.1% |
3 or 4 years | 308 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 363 | 10.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,028 | 100% |
Who are female | 582 | 56.6% |
Who are married | 823 | 80.1% |
School Enrollment in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 31,115 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,907 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 1,800 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,149 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,209 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 7,050 | 22.7% |
Educational Attainment in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 67,083 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,548 | 12.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,734 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,736 | 26.4% |
Some college, no degree | 13,571 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 4,680 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,720 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,094 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 77,271 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,870 | 6.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 108,500 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,681 | 8.0% |
Under 18 years | 32,227 | 100% |
With a disability | 944 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 67,189 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,545 | 6.8% |
65 years and over | 9,084 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,192 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 108,009 | 100% |
Same house | 93,579 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,204 | 13.2% |
Same county | 8,916 | 8.3% |
Different county | 5,288 | 4.9% |
Same state | 4,025 | 3.7% |
Different state | 1,263 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 226 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 109,513 | 100% |
Native | 80,789 | 73.8% |
Born in United States | 79,071 | 72.2% |
State of residence | 64,189 | 58.6% |
Different state | 14,882 | 13.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,718 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 28,724 | 26.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 28,724 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,809 | 30.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 19,915 | 69.3% |
Year of Entry in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 30,442 | 100% |
Native | 1,718 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,718 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 28,724 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 600 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 28,124 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elgin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 28,724 | 100% |
Europe | 1,788 | 6.2% |
Asia | 4,235 | 14.7% |
Africa | 349 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 22,209 | 77.3% |
Northern America | 132 | 0.5% |