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Language Spoken At Home in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over11,990,930100%
English only9,329,97177.8%
Language other than English2,660,95922.2%
   Speak English less than very well1,140,9669.5%
   Spanish1,561,32213.0%
      Speak English less than very well717,0476.0%
   Other Indo-European languages671,1405.6%
      Speak English less than very well251,1802.1%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages322,5032.7%
      Speak English less than very well139,6721.2%
   Other languages105,9940.9%
      Speak English less than very well33,0670.3%

Ancestry in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population12,823,860100%
  American622,3804.9%
  Arab82,2140.6%
  Czech123,7361.0%
  Danish51,7770.4%
  Dutch186,8101.5%
  English798,9976.2%
  French (except Basque)254,8902.0%
  French Canadian35,1260.3%
  German2,545,08319.8%
  Greek100,5230.8%
  Hungarian52,0470.4%
  Irish1,605,65012.5%
  Italian806,5596.3%
  Lithuanian90,2770.7%
  Norwegian166,1621.3%
  Polish957,7837.5%
  Portuguese9,6390.1%
  Russian132,3801.0%
  Scotch-Irish83,4850.7%
  Scottish154,5071.2%
  Slovak39,2140.3%
  Subsaharan African79,2990.6%
  Swedish286,6912.2%
  Swiss37,2020.3%
  Ukrainian51,6680.4%
  Welsh51,2180.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)30,8680.2%
Households By Type in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households4,774,275100%
  Family households (families)3,142,34765.8%
     With own children under 18 years1,447,85630.3%
     Married-couple family2,323,60848.7%
        With own children under 18 years1,010,49321.2%
     Male householder, no wife present, family214,9944.5%
        With own children under 18 years100,8762.1%
     Female householder, no husband present, family603,74512.6%
        With own children under 18 years336,4877.0%
  Nonfamily households1,631,92834.2%
     Householder living alone1,361,79828.5%
        65 years and over474,0369.9%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years1,596,60633.4%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over1,152,24424.1%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households12,521,273100%
  Householder4,774,27538.1%
  Spouse2,322,55718.5%
  Child3,965,18031.7%
  Other relatives831,7226.6%
  Nonrelatives627,5395.0%
     Unmarried partner269,2322.2%
Marital Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over4,982,920100%
  Never married1,838,84036.9%
  Now married, except separated2,521,99150.6%
  Separated70,8941.4%
  Widowed125,4222.5%
  Divorced425,7738.5%
 
  Females 15 years and over5,277,042100%
  Never married1,631,88030.9%
  Now married, except separated2,464,19946.7%
  Separated106,6152.0%
  Widowed496,8959.4%
  Divorced577,45310.9%
Fertility in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months175,076100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)61,28335.0%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women350%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old550%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old260%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old950%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old270%
Grandparents in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years268,419100%
  Responsible for grandchildren99,36137.0%
        Less than 1 year20,4307.6%
        1 or 2 years22,5428.4%
        3 or 4 years17,3716.5%
        5 or more years39,01814.5%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years99,361100%
  Who are female64,47964.9%
  Who are married65,81666.2%
School Enrollment in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,502,828100%
  Nursery school, preschool241,4576.9%
  Kindergarten172,5074.9%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,379,05739.4%
  High school (grades 9-12)739,42521.1%
  College or graduate school970,38227.7%
Educational Attainment in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over8,459,947100%
  Less than 9th grade486,6525.8%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma615,7977.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,301,24527.2%
  Some college, no degree1,804,94921.3%
  Associate's degree621,9607.4%
  Bachelor's degree1,632,88519.3%
  Graduate or professional degree996,45911.8%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher087.0%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher031.1%
Veteran Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over9,690,475100%
  Civilian veterans755,2567.8%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population12,641,685100%
  With a disability1,301,38110.3%
 
Under 18 years3,108,063100%
  With a disability103,4783.3%
 
18 to 64 years7,974,559100%
  With a disability645,4528.1%
 
65 years and over1,559,063100%
  With a disability552,45135.4%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over12,665,816100%
  Same house10,996,12086.8%
  Different house in the U.S.1,602,85412.7%
     Same county1,075,9378.5%
     Different county526,9174.2%
        Same state312,9732.5%
        Different state213,9441.7%
  Abroad66,8420.5%
Place Of Birth in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population12,823,860100%
  Native11,055,55586.2%
     Born in United States10,924,89885.2%
        State of residence8,565,36966.8%
        Different state2,359,52918.4%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)130,6571.0%
  Foreign born1,768,30513.8%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population1,768,305100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen802,06845.4%
  Not a U.S. citizen966,23754.6%
Year of Entry in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States1,898,962100%
  Native130,657100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,8222.2%
    Entered before 2010127,83597.8%
  Foreign born1,768,305100%
    Entered 2010 or later42,8622.4%
    Entered before 20101,725,44397.6%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Illinois
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea1,768,305100%
  Europe383,05021.7%
  Asia475,43926.9%
  Africa48,2012.7%
  Oceania3,6960.2%
  Latin America839,51947.5%
  Northern America18,4001.0%