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> Chicago-joliet-naperville, Il-in-wi Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,829,282 | 100% |
English only | 6,311,093 | 71.5% |
Language other than English | 2,518,189 | 28.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,086,860 | 12.3% |
Spanish | 1,497,293 | 17.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 689,825 | 7.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 632,701 | 7.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 242,101 | 2.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 288,464 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 124,168 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 99,731 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 30,766 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,460,763 | 100% |
American | 244,039 | 2.6% |
Arab | 75,813 | 0.8% |
Czech | 109,968 | 1.2% |
Danish | 41,473 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 125,489 | 1.3% |
English | 439,474 | 4.6% |
French (except Basque) | 151,566 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 26,587 | 0.3% |
German | 1,536,697 | 16.2% |
Greek | 96,393 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 51,281 | 0.5% |
Irish | 1,149,967 | 12.2% |
Italian | 682,020 | 7.2% |
Lithuanian | 81,384 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 122,073 | 1.3% |
Polish | 917,550 | 9.7% |
Portuguese | 5,833 | 0.1% |
Russian | 126,613 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 45,010 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 97,460 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 42,631 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 67,539 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 196,650 | 2.1% |
Swiss | 19,885 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 48,395 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 33,218 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 28,726 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,427,916 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,276,411 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,086,489 | 31.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,656,087 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 770,985 | 22.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 160,911 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 70,250 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 459,413 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 245,254 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,151,505 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 960,934 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 309,261 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,200,131 | 35.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 782,594 | 22.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,307,897 | 100% |
Householder | 3,427,916 | 36.8% |
Spouse | 1,655,081 | 17.8% |
Child | 3,066,836 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 711,911 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 446,153 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 186,748 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,631,097 | 100% |
Never married | 1,395,795 | 38.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,819,793 | 50.1% |
Separated | 53,779 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 85,971 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 275,759 | 7.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,880,601 | 100% |
Never married | 1,276,218 | 32.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,775,252 | 45.7% |
Separated | 82,621 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 341,878 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 404,632 | 10.4% |
Fertility in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 133,203 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44,913 | 33.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 218,546 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 73,344 | 33.6% |
Less than 1 year | 14,527 | 6.6% |
1 or 2 years | 16,710 | 7.6% |
3 or 4 years | 12,750 | 5.8% |
5 or more years | 29,357 | 13.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 73,344 | 100% |
Who are female | 48,333 | 65.9% |
Who are married | 47,266 | 64.4% |
School Enrollment in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,620,583 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 181,222 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 130,164 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,050,513 | 40.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 564,914 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 693,770 | 26.5% |
Educational Attainment in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,203,948 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 399,853 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 444,020 | 7.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,552,165 | 25.0% |
Some college, no degree | 1,267,068 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 413,799 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,312,709 | 21.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 814,334 | 13.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.3% |
Veteran Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,080,129 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 461,190 | 6.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,374,854 | 100% |
With a disability | 887,411 | 9.5% |
Under 18 years | 2,363,658 | 100% |
With a disability | 70,572 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 5,955,388 | 100% |
With a disability | 445,030 | 7.5% |
65 years and over | 1,055,808 | 100% |
With a disability | 371,809 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,342,038 | 100% |
Same house | 8,163,140 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,124,383 | 12.0% |
Same county | 781,304 | 8.4% |
Different county | 343,079 | 3.7% |
Same state | 174,505 | 1.9% |
Different state | 168,574 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 54,515 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,460,763 | 100% |
Native | 7,794,380 | 82.4% |
Born in United States | 7,680,157 | 81.2% |
State of residence | 5,932,483 | 62.7% |
Different state | 1,747,674 | 18.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 114,223 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 1,666,383 | 17.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,666,383 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 766,686 | 46.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 899,697 | 54.0% |
Year of Entry in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,780,606 | 100% |
Native | 114,223 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,256 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 111,967 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 1,666,383 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35,999 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,630,384 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,666,383 | 100% |
Europe | 370,389 | 22.2% |
Asia | 429,165 | 25.8% |
Africa | 42,512 | 2.6% |
Oceania | 2,954 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 805,494 | 48.3% |
Northern America | 15,869 | 1.0% |