Language Spoken At Home in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 54,451 | 100% |
English only | 32,175 | 59.1% |
Language other than English | 22,276 | 40.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,697 | 19.6% |
Spanish | 7,882 | 14.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,154 | 7.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,951 | 18.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,553 | 8.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,445 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,640 | 3.0% |
Other languages | 998 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 350 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,302 | 100% |
American | 1,396 | 2.4% |
Arab | 589 | 1.0% |
Czech | 736 | 1.3% |
Danish | 435 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 356 | 0.6% |
English | 2,203 | 3.8% |
French (except Basque) | 589 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 127 | 0.2% |
German | 11,578 | 19.9% |
Greek | 1,381 | 2.4% |
Hungarian | 329 | 0.6% |
Irish | 8,004 | 13.7% |
Italian | 5,331 | 9.1% |
Lithuanian | 330 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 854 | 1.5% |
Polish | 8,804 | 15.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 523 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 304 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 314 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 262 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 50 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,507 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 116 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 300 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 177 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,348 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,415 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,880 | 26.3% |
Married-couple family | 11,771 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,971 | 22.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 760 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 295 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,884 | 8.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 614 | 2.7% |
Nonfamily households | 7,933 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 6,902 | 30.9% |
65 years and over | 3,421 | 15.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,321 | 28.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,979 | 31.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 57,487 | 100% |
Householder | 22,348 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 11,764 | 20.5% |
Child | 17,245 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 3,929 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,201 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 940 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,196 | 100% |
Never married | 7,569 | 32.6% |
Now married, except separated | 12,937 | 55.8% |
Separated | 165 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 869 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 1,656 | 7.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,309 | 100% |
Never married | 6,302 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 12,816 | 50.6% |
Separated | 386 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 3,248 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 2,557 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 717 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 127 | 17.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Grandparents in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,008 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 210 | 20.8% |
Less than 1 year | 38 | 3.8% |
1 or 2 years | 58 | 5.8% |
3 or 4 years | 67 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 47 | 4.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 210 | 100% |
Who are female | 134 | 63.8% |
Who are married | 124 | 59.0% |
School Enrollment in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,720 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,329 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten | 616 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,608 | 36.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,556 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,611 | 28.4% |
Educational Attainment in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,232 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,004 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,312 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,613 | 27.5% |
Some college, no degree | 8,749 | 20.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,886 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,253 | 21.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,415 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.4% |
Veteran Status in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 46,611 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,984 | 6.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 57,631 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,513 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 11,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 260 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 36,643 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,956 | 5.3% |
65 years and over | 9,355 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,297 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 57,712 | 100% |
Same house | 53,053 | 91.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,480 | 7.8% |
Same county | 3,817 | 6.6% |
Different county | 663 | 1.1% |
Same state | 515 | 0.9% |
Different state | 148 | 0.3% |
Abroad | 179 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,302 | 100% |
Native | 41,660 | 71.5% |
Born in United States | 41,044 | 70.4% |
State of residence | 35,665 | 61.2% |
Different state | 5,379 | 9.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 616 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 16,642 | 28.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,642 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 9,600 | 57.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,042 | 42.3% |
Year of Entry in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 17,258 | 100% |
Native | 616 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 607 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 16,642 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 118 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 16,524 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Des Plaines City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,642 | 100% |
Europe | 5,995 | 36.0% |
Asia | 5,545 | 33.3% |
Africa | 312 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 16 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 4,672 | 28.1% |
Northern America | 102 | 0.6% |