Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

USA > Chicago-joliet-naperville, Il-in-wi Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over8,829,282100%
English only6,311,09371.5%
Language other than English2,518,18928.5%
   Speak English less than very well1,086,86012.3%
   Spanish1,497,29317.0%
      Speak English less than very well689,8257.8%
   Other Indo-European languages632,7017.2%
      Speak English less than very well242,1012.7%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages288,4643.3%
      Speak English less than very well124,1681.4%
   Other languages99,7311.1%
      Speak English less than very well30,7660.3%

Ancestry in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population9,460,763100%
  American244,0392.6%
  Arab75,8130.8%
  Czech109,9681.2%
  Danish41,4730.4%
  Dutch125,4891.3%
  English439,4744.6%
  French (except Basque)151,5661.6%
  French Canadian26,5870.3%
  German1,536,69716.2%
  Greek96,3931.0%
  Hungarian51,2810.5%
  Irish1,149,96712.2%
  Italian682,0207.2%
  Lithuanian81,3840.9%
  Norwegian122,0731.3%
  Polish917,5509.7%
  Portuguese5,8330.1%
  Russian126,6131.3%
  Scotch-Irish45,0100.5%
  Scottish97,4601.0%
  Slovak42,6310.5%
  Subsaharan African67,5390.7%
  Swedish196,6502.1%
  Swiss19,8850.2%
  Ukrainian48,3950.5%
  Welsh33,2180.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)28,7260.3%
Households By Type in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households3,427,916100%
  Family households (families)2,276,41166.4%
     With own children under 18 years1,086,48931.7%
     Married-couple family1,656,08748.3%
        With own children under 18 years770,98522.5%
     Male householder, no wife present, family160,9114.7%
        With own children under 18 years70,2502.0%
     Female householder, no husband present, family459,41313.4%
        With own children under 18 years245,2547.2%
  Nonfamily households1,151,50533.6%
     Householder living alone960,93428.0%
        65 years and over309,2619.0%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years1,200,13135.0%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over782,59422.8%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households9,307,897100%
  Householder3,427,91636.8%
  Spouse1,655,08117.8%
  Child3,066,83632.9%
  Other relatives711,9117.6%
  Nonrelatives446,1534.8%
     Unmarried partner186,7482.0%
Marital Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over3,631,097100%
  Never married1,395,79538.4%
  Now married, except separated1,819,79350.1%
  Separated53,7791.5%
  Widowed85,9712.4%
  Divorced275,7597.6%
 
  Females 15 years and over3,880,601100%
  Never married1,276,21832.9%
  Now married, except separated1,775,25245.7%
  Separated82,6212.1%
  Widowed341,8788.8%
  Divorced404,63210.4%
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 months133,203100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)44,91333.7%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women340%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old550%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old250%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old930%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old290%
Grandparents in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years218,546100%
  Responsible for grandchildren73,34433.6%
        Less than 1 year14,5276.6%
        1 or 2 years16,7107.6%
        3 or 4 years12,7505.8%
        5 or more years29,35713.4%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years73,344100%
  Who are female48,33365.9%
  Who are married47,26664.4%
School Enrollment in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,620,583100%
  Nursery school, preschool181,2226.9%
  Kindergarten130,1645.0%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,050,51340.1%
  High school (grades 9-12)564,91421.6%
  College or graduate school693,77026.5%
Educational Attainment in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over6,203,948100%
  Less than 9th grade399,8536.4%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma444,0207.2%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,552,16525.0%
  Some college, no degree1,267,06820.4%
  Associate's degree413,7996.7%
  Bachelor's degree1,312,70921.2%
  Graduate or professional degree814,33413.1%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher086.4%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher034.3%
Veteran Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over7,080,129100%
  Civilian veterans461,1906.5%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population9,374,854100%
  With a disability887,4119.5%
 
Under 18 years2,363,658100%
  With a disability70,5723.0%
 
18 to 64 years5,955,388100%
  With a disability445,0307.5%
 
65 years and over1,055,808100%
  With a disability371,80935.2%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over9,342,038100%
  Same house8,163,14087.4%
  Different house in the U.S.1,124,38312.0%
     Same county781,3048.4%
     Different county343,0793.7%
        Same state174,5051.9%
        Different state168,5741.8%
  Abroad54,5150.6%
Place Of Birth in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population9,460,763100%
  Native7,794,38082.4%
     Born in United States7,680,15781.2%
        State of residence5,932,48362.7%
        Different state1,747,67418.5%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)114,2231.2%
  Foreign born1,666,38317.6%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population1,666,383100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen766,68646.0%
  Not a U.S. citizen899,69754.0%
Year of Entry in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States1,780,606100%
  Native114,223100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,2562.0%
    Entered before 2010111,96798.0%
  Foreign born1,666,383100%
    Entered 2010 or later35,9992.2%
    Entered before 20101,630,38497.8%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chicago-joliet-naperville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea1,666,383100%
  Europe370,38922.2%
  Asia429,16525.8%
  Africa42,5122.6%
  Oceania2,9540.2%
  Latin America805,49448.3%
  Northern America15,8691.0%