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Language Spoken At Home in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,990,930 | 100% |
English only | 9,329,971 | 77.8% |
Language other than English | 2,660,959 | 22.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,140,966 | 9.5% |
Spanish | 1,561,322 | 13.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 717,047 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 671,140 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 251,180 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 322,503 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 139,672 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 105,994 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 33,067 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,823,860 | 100% |
American | 622,380 | 4.9% |
Arab | 82,214 | 0.6% |
Czech | 123,736 | 1.0% |
Danish | 51,777 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 186,810 | 1.5% |
English | 798,997 | 6.2% |
French (except Basque) | 254,890 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 35,126 | 0.3% |
German | 2,545,083 | 19.8% |
Greek | 100,523 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 52,047 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,605,650 | 12.5% |
Italian | 806,559 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 90,277 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 166,162 | 1.3% |
Polish | 957,783 | 7.5% |
Portuguese | 9,639 | 0.1% |
Russian | 132,380 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 83,485 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 154,507 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 39,214 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 79,299 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 286,691 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 37,202 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 51,668 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 51,218 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 30,868 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,774,275 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,142,347 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,447,856 | 30.3% |
Married-couple family | 2,323,608 | 48.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,010,493 | 21.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 214,994 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 100,876 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 603,745 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 336,487 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,631,928 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,361,798 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 474,036 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,596,606 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,152,244 | 24.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,521,273 | 100% |
Householder | 4,774,275 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 2,322,557 | 18.5% |
Child | 3,965,180 | 31.7% |
Other relatives | 831,722 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 627,539 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 269,232 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,982,920 | 100% |
Never married | 1,838,840 | 36.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,521,991 | 50.6% |
Separated | 70,894 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 125,422 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 425,773 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,277,042 | 100% |
Never married | 1,631,880 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,464,199 | 46.7% |
Separated | 106,615 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 496,895 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 577,453 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 175,076 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 61,283 | 35.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 268,419 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 99,361 | 37.0% |
Less than 1 year | 20,430 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 22,542 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 17,371 | 6.5% |
5 or more years | 39,018 | 14.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 99,361 | 100% |
Who are female | 64,479 | 64.9% |
Who are married | 65,816 | 66.2% |
School Enrollment in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,502,828 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 241,457 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 172,507 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,379,057 | 39.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 739,425 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 970,382 | 27.7% |
Educational Attainment in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,459,947 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 486,652 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 615,797 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,301,245 | 27.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,804,949 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 621,960 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,632,885 | 19.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 996,459 | 11.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.1% |
Veteran Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,690,475 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 755,256 | 7.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,641,685 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,301,381 | 10.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,108,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 103,478 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 7,974,559 | 100% |
With a disability | 645,452 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 1,559,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 552,451 | 35.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,665,816 | 100% |
Same house | 10,996,120 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,602,854 | 12.7% |
Same county | 1,075,937 | 8.5% |
Different county | 526,917 | 4.2% |
Same state | 312,973 | 2.5% |
Different state | 213,944 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 66,842 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,823,860 | 100% |
Native | 11,055,555 | 86.2% |
Born in United States | 10,924,898 | 85.2% |
State of residence | 8,565,369 | 66.8% |
Different state | 2,359,529 | 18.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 130,657 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,768,305 | 13.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,768,305 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 802,068 | 45.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 966,237 | 54.6% |
Year of Entry in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,898,962 | 100% |
Native | 130,657 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,822 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 127,835 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 1,768,305 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 42,862 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,725,443 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,768,305 | 100% |
Europe | 383,050 | 21.7% |
Asia | 475,439 | 26.9% |
Africa | 48,201 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 3,696 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 839,519 | 47.5% |
Northern America | 18,400 | 1.0% |