Language Spoken At Home in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,940 | 100% |
English only | 48,890 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 2,050 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 592 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 780 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 258 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 917 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 287 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 333 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 20 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,683 | 100% |
American | 6,156 | 11.5% |
Arab | 298 | 0.6% |
Czech | 129 | 0.2% |
Danish | 155 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,146 | 2.1% |
English | 5,145 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 990 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 185 | 0.3% |
German | 13,530 | 25.2% |
Greek | 209 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.2% |
Irish | 8,654 | 16.1% |
Italian | 1,491 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 226 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,450 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 40 | 0.1% |
Russian | 110 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 644 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 1,137 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 120 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 650 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 224 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 288 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 25 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,156 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,669 | 55.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,892 | 23.1% |
Married-couple family | 8,685 | 41.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,004 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 718 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 354 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,266 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,534 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 9,487 | 44.8% |
Householder living alone | 7,208 | 34.1% |
65 years and over | 2,500 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,335 | 25.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,201 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 48,939 | 100% |
Householder | 21,156 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 8,627 | 17.6% |
Child | 12,270 | 25.1% |
Other relatives | 2,147 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 4,739 | 9.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,484 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,582 | 100% |
Never married | 9,258 | 42.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,280 | 43.0% |
Separated | 250 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 687 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 2,107 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,908 | 100% |
Never married | 9,320 | 39.0% |
Now married, except separated | 8,906 | 37.3% |
Separated | 427 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 2,242 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 3,013 | 12.6% |
Fertility in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 553 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 268 | 48.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 813 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 440 | 54.1% |
Less than 1 year | 47 | 5.8% |
1 or 2 years | 223 | 27.4% |
3 or 4 years | 19 | 2.3% |
5 or more years | 151 | 18.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 440 | 100% |
Who are female | 268 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 315 | 71.6% |
School Enrollment in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,779 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 805 | 4.3% |
Kindergarten | 512 | 2.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,389 | 23.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,176 | 11.6% |
College or graduate school | 10,897 | 58.0% |
Educational Attainment in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,303 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,201 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,184 | 7.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,228 | 32.7% |
Some college, no degree | 7,088 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 3,072 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,494 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,036 | 9.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.1% |
Veteran Status in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,812 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,858 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 52,889 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,325 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 9,807 | 100% |
With a disability | 450 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 35,924 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,132 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 7,158 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,743 | 38.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 53,106 | 100% |
Same house | 40,261 | 75.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,816 | 24.1% |
Same county | 7,241 | 13.6% |
Different county | 5,575 | 10.5% |
Same state | 4,701 | 8.9% |
Different state | 874 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 29 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,683 | 100% |
Native | 52,662 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 52,549 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 43,849 | 81.7% |
Different state | 8,700 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 113 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 1,021 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,021 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 573 | 56.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 448 | 43.9% |
Year of Entry in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,134 | 100% |
Native | 113 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 113 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,021 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 969 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Coles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,021 | 100% |
Europe | 95 | 9.3% |
Asia | 437 | 42.8% |
Africa | 32 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 240 | 23.5% |
Northern America | 217 | 21.3% |