Language Spoken At Home in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,783 | 100% |
English only | 14,728 | 93.3% |
Language other than English | 1,055 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 539 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 935 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 470 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 113 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,073 | 100% |
American | 5,054 | 29.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 100 | 0.6% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 59 | 0.3% |
English | 901 | 5.3% |
French (except Basque) | 262 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 20 | 0.1% |
German | 874 | 5.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 958 | 5.6% |
Italian | 193 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 30 | 0.2% |
Polish | 44 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 1 | 0.0% |
Russian | 40 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 74 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 118 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 35 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 40 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 14 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 28 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 30 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,430 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,637 | 72.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,971 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,239 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,294 | 20.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 419 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 130 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 979 | 15.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 547 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,793 | 27.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,532 | 23.8% |
65 years and over | 654 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,358 | 36.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,727 | 26.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,832 | 100% |
Householder | 6,430 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 3,238 | 19.2% |
Child | 5,141 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 1,268 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 755 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 395 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,320 | 100% |
Never married | 1,976 | 31.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,426 | 54.2% |
Separated | 59 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 165 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 694 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,875 | 100% |
Never married | 1,598 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,477 | 50.6% |
Separated | 197 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 724 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 879 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 247 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 58 | 23.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 135 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 533 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 262 | 49.2% |
Less than 1 year | 61 | 11.4% |
1 or 2 years | 38 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 46 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 117 | 22.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 262 | 100% |
Who are female | 176 | 67.2% |
Who are married | 193 | 73.7% |
School Enrollment in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,580 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 285 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 238 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,150 | 46.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 880 | 19.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,027 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,018 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,033 | 9.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,801 | 16.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,269 | 38.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,172 | 19.7% |
Associate's degree | 431 | 3.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 748 | 6.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 564 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.9% |
Veteran Status in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,403 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,223 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,847 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,393 | 14.2% |
Under 18 years | 4,629 | 100% |
With a disability | 244 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 10,054 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,165 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 2,164 | 100% |
With a disability | 984 | 45.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,847 | 100% |
Same house | 13,149 | 78.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,490 | 20.7% |
Same county | 2,115 | 12.6% |
Different county | 1,375 | 8.2% |
Same state | 1,021 | 6.1% |
Different state | 354 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 208 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,073 | 100% |
Native | 16,427 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 16,302 | 95.5% |
State of residence | 12,487 | 73.1% |
Different state | 3,815 | 22.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 125 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 646 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 646 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 128 | 19.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 518 | 80.2% |
Year of Entry in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 771 | 100% |
Native | 125 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 41.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 73 | 58.4% |
Foreign born | 646 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 41 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 605 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cook County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 646 | 100% |
Europe | 78 | 12.1% |
Asia | 19 | 2.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 533 | 82.5% |
Northern America | 12 | 1.9% |