Language Spoken At Home in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,060 | 100% |
English only | 10,681 | 88.6% |
Language other than English | 1,379 | 11.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 396 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 315 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 741 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 287 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 36 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,446 | 100% |
American | 400 | 3.2% |
Arab | 85 | 0.7% |
Czech | 283 | 2.3% |
Danish | 31 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 641 | 5.2% |
English | 417 | 3.4% |
French (except Basque) | 214 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 8 | 0.1% |
German | 2,839 | 22.8% |
Greek | 427 | 3.4% |
Hungarian | 105 | 0.8% |
Irish | 3,575 | 28.7% |
Italian | 1,318 | 10.6% |
Lithuanian | 642 | 5.2% |
Norwegian | 134 | 1.1% |
Polish | 1,928 | 15.5% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1% |
Russian | 64 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 43 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 228 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 163 | 1.3% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 320 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 63 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 49 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,853 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,395 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 941 | 19.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,957 | 60.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 852 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 111 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 16 | 0.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 327 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 73 | 1.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,458 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,363 | 28.1% |
65 years and over | 913 | 18.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 986 | 20.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,286 | 47.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,755 | 100% |
Householder | 4,853 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 2,964 | 25.2% |
Child | 3,295 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 470 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 173 | 1.5% |
Unmarried partner | 102 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,044 | 100% |
Never married | 1,268 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,091 | 61.3% |
Separated | 30 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 357 | 7.1% |
Divorced | 298 | 5.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,945 | 100% |
Never married | 1,457 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,019 | 50.8% |
Separated | 27 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 870 | 14.6% |
Divorced | 572 | 9.6% |
Fertility in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 89 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 115 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 36.5% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 18 | 15.7% |
5 or more years | 24 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42 | 100% |
Who are female | 21 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 42 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,024 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 124 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 97 | 3.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 892 | 29.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 714 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,197 | 39.6% |
Educational Attainment in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,270 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 171 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 470 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,027 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,915 | 20.7% |
Associate's degree | 547 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,438 | 26.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,702 | 18.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 44.7% |
Veteran Status in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,435 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,138 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,086 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,415 | 11.7% |
Under 18 years | 2,011 | 100% |
With a disability | 76 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 6,807 | 100% |
With a disability | 395 | 5.8% |
65 years and over | 3,268 | 100% |
With a disability | 944 | 28.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,349 | 100% |
Same house | 11,590 | 93.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 719 | 5.8% |
Same county | 515 | 4.2% |
Different county | 204 | 1.7% |
Same state | 40 | 0.3% |
Different state | 164 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 40 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,446 | 100% |
Native | 11,338 | 91.1% |
Born in United States | 11,264 | 90.5% |
State of residence | 9,877 | 79.4% |
Different state | 1,387 | 11.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 74 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,108 | 8.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,108 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 770 | 69.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 338 | 30.5% |
Year of Entry in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,182 | 100% |
Native | 74 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 74 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,108 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,100 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Palos Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,108 | 100% |
Europe | 648 | 58.5% |
Asia | 218 | 19.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 182 | 16.4% |
Northern America | 60 | 5.4% |