Language Spoken At Home in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 185,081 | 100% |
English only | 175,892 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 9,189 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,286 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 3,333 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 770 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,227 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 580 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,692 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 583 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 937 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 353 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 197,474 | 100% |
American | 16,207 | 8.2% |
Arab | 633 | 0.3% |
Czech | 899 | 0.5% |
Danish | 485 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,193 | 1.6% |
English | 21,984 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 5,641 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 272 | 0.1% |
German | 53,610 | 27.1% |
Greek | 506 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 807 | 0.4% |
Irish | 27,703 | 14.0% |
Italian | 12,168 | 6.2% |
Lithuanian | 1,542 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 1,800 | 0.9% |
Polish | 4,336 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 604 | 0.3% |
Russian | 574 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,751 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 3,440 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 632 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 1,355 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,286 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 499 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 263 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,619 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 281 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 82,402 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 51,738 | 62.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,002 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 37,610 | 45.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,422 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,954 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,125 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,174 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,455 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 30,664 | 37.2% |
Householder living alone | 25,884 | 31.4% |
65 years and over | 9,055 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,148 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,963 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 193,805 | 100% |
Householder | 82,402 | 42.5% |
Spouse | 37,585 | 19.4% |
Child | 55,468 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 7,785 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 10,565 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 4,669 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 75,175 | 100% |
Never married | 24,471 | 32.6% |
Now married, except separated | 38,660 | 51.4% |
Separated | 1,005 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,326 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 8,713 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 83,816 | 100% |
Never married | 22,573 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 39,398 | 47.0% |
Separated | 1,580 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 8,310 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 11,955 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,301 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 966 | 42.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,895 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,616 | 55.8% |
Less than 1 year | 185 | 6.4% |
1 or 2 years | 253 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 287 | 9.9% |
5 or more years | 891 | 30.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,616 | 100% |
Who are female | 972 | 60.1% |
Who are married | 1,147 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,059 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,718 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 2,483 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,298 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,731 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 12,829 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 134,331 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,912 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,018 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,471 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 30,911 | 23.0% |
Associate's degree | 11,522 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 26,934 | 20.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,563 | 11.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.6% |
Veteran Status in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 150,416 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,127 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 195,205 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,384 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 46,472 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,542 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 122,257 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,107 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 26,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,735 | 36.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 195,249 | 100% |
Same house | 163,024 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 31,406 | 16.1% |
Same county | 21,687 | 11.1% |
Different county | 9,719 | 5.0% |
Same state | 6,305 | 3.2% |
Different state | 3,414 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 819 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 197,474 | 100% |
Native | 190,943 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 190,033 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 154,753 | 78.4% |
Different state | 35,280 | 17.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 910 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 6,531 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,531 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,447 | 52.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,084 | 47.2% |
Year of Entry in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,441 | 100% |
Native | 910 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 39 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 871 | 95.7% |
Foreign born | 6,531 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 165 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,366 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sangamon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,531 | 100% |
Europe | 1,656 | 25.4% |
Asia | 2,978 | 45.6% |
Africa | 742 | 11.4% |
Oceania | 35 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 904 | 13.8% |
Northern America | 216 | 3.3% |