Language Spoken At Home in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 81,649 | 100% |
English only | 37,229 | 45.6% |
Language other than English | 44,420 | 54.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 20,944 | 25.7% |
Spanish | 40,314 | 49.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 19,852 | 24.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,854 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 414 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,034 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 669 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 218 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 88,982 | 100% |
American | 945 | 1.1% |
Arab | 221 | 0.2% |
Czech | 236 | 0.3% |
Danish | 248 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 462 | 0.5% |
English | 2,349 | 2.6% |
French (except Basque) | 895 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 125 | 0.1% |
German | 6,989 | 7.9% |
Greek | 306 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 61 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,583 | 5.2% |
Italian | 2,417 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 506 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 764 | 0.9% |
Polish | 2,434 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 152 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 218 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 586 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 94 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 267 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,068 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 214 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 105 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 176 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 829 | 0.9% |
Households By Type in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,711 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,317 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,931 | 41.6% |
Married-couple family | 13,547 | 47.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,643 | 26.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,882 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,040 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,888 | 17.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,248 | 11.3% |
Nonfamily households | 8,394 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 6,897 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 2,010 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,174 | 45.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,010 | 17.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 86,862 | 100% |
Householder | 28,711 | 33.1% |
Spouse | 13,430 | 15.5% |
Child | 32,329 | 37.2% |
Other relatives | 7,950 | 9.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,442 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,168 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 33,387 | 100% |
Never married | 13,717 | 41.1% |
Now married, except separated | 15,598 | 46.7% |
Separated | 666 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 690 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,716 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,257 | 100% |
Never married | 11,186 | 33.6% |
Now married, except separated | 14,917 | 44.9% |
Separated | 1,283 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 2,525 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 3,346 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,377 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 688 | 50.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,582 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 760 | 29.4% |
Less than 1 year | 96 | 3.7% |
1 or 2 years | 223 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 306 | 11.9% |
5 or more years | 135 | 5.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 760 | 100% |
Who are female | 499 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 538 | 70.8% |
School Enrollment in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 26,378 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,396 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,526 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,153 | 46.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,349 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 4,954 | 18.8% |
Educational Attainment in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 52,127 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,611 | 16.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,879 | 13.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,840 | 28.5% |
Some college, no degree | 10,012 | 19.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,766 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,091 | 11.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,928 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 70.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.3% |
Veteran Status in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 61,994 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,042 | 6.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 87,222 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,852 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 26,659 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,071 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 54,034 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,340 | 8.0% |
65 years and over | 6,529 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,441 | 37.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 87,856 | 100% |
Same house | 73,869 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,197 | 15.0% |
Same county | 10,133 | 11.5% |
Different county | 3,064 | 3.5% |
Same state | 900 | 1.0% |
Different state | 2,164 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 790 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 88,982 | 100% |
Native | 61,111 | 68.7% |
Born in United States | 59,255 | 66.6% |
State of residence | 46,996 | 52.8% |
Different state | 12,259 | 13.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,856 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 27,871 | 31.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,871 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,595 | 27.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20,276 | 72.7% |
Year of Entry in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 29,727 | 100% |
Native | 1,856 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 12 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,844 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 27,871 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 633 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 27,238 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waukegan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,871 | 100% |
Europe | 975 | 3.5% |
Asia | 2,787 | 10.0% |
Africa | 187 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 23,861 | 85.6% |
Northern America | 61 | 0.2% |