Language Spoken At Home in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 288,572 | 100% |
English only | 246,551 | 85.4% |
Language other than English | 42,021 | 14.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,785 | 5.8% |
Spanish | 26,175 | 9.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,735 | 4.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,326 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,481 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,815 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,312 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 705 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 257 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 308,163 | 100% |
American | 12,166 | 3.9% |
Arab | 928 | 0.3% |
Czech | 4,678 | 1.5% |
Danish | 2,469 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 5,193 | 1.7% |
English | 22,586 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 7,406 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 1,511 | 0.5% |
German | 100,278 | 32.5% |
Greek | 2,221 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 2,281 | 0.7% |
Irish | 56,672 | 18.4% |
Italian | 33,049 | 10.7% |
Lithuanian | 2,433 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 9,936 | 3.2% |
Polish | 43,627 | 14.2% |
Portuguese | 427 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,768 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,487 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 4,797 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 711 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 614 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 13,665 | 4.4% |
Swiss | 957 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 1,549 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 1,576 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 179 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 108,950 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 82,182 | 75.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 41,038 | 37.7% |
Married-couple family | 68,190 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,094 | 30.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,254 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,210 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,738 | 8.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,734 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 26,768 | 24.6% |
Householder living alone | 21,767 | 20.0% |
65 years and over | 7,579 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 43,290 | 39.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 22,409 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 306,636 | 100% |
Householder | 108,950 | 35.5% |
Spouse | 68,192 | 22.2% |
Child | 105,299 | 34.3% |
Other relatives | 13,405 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 10,790 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 5,573 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 118,873 | 100% |
Never married | 34,202 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 71,477 | 60.1% |
Separated | 960 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 2,469 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 9,765 | 8.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 121,328 | 100% |
Never married | 27,380 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 70,956 | 58.5% |
Separated | 1,403 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 8,352 | 6.9% |
Divorced | 13,237 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,956 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 926 | 23.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,126 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,536 | 30.0% |
Less than 1 year | 395 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 389 | 7.6% |
3 or 4 years | 272 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 480 | 9.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,536 | 100% |
Who are female | 855 | 55.7% |
Who are married | 1,170 | 76.2% |
School Enrollment in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 88,717 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,478 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 4,653 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,528 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 21,235 | 23.9% |
College or graduate school | 17,823 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 200,749 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,061 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,565 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 54,299 | 27.0% |
Some college, no degree | 49,359 | 24.6% |
Associate's degree | 16,283 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 44,420 | 22.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 20,762 | 10.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.5% |
Veteran Status in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 224,508 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,882 | 8.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 306,873 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,425 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 83,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,188 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 192,537 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,207 | 6.3% |
65 years and over | 30,858 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,030 | 29.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 304,604 | 100% |
Same house | 278,279 | 91.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 25,638 | 8.4% |
Same county | 13,333 | 4.4% |
Different county | 12,305 | 4.0% |
Same state | 8,232 | 2.7% |
Different state | 4,073 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 687 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 308,163 | 100% |
Native | 278,987 | 90.5% |
Born in United States | 276,725 | 89.8% |
State of residence | 220,373 | 71.5% |
Different state | 56,352 | 18.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,262 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 29,176 | 9.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 29,176 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,542 | 46.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,634 | 53.6% |
Year of Entry in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,438 | 100% |
Native | 2,262 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 27 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,235 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 29,176 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 450 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 28,726 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mchenry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 29,176 | 100% |
Europe | 7,207 | 24.7% |
Asia | 5,888 | 20.2% |
Africa | 403 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 87 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 14,972 | 51.3% |
Northern America | 619 | 2.1% |