Language Spoken At Home in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,427 | 100% |
English only | 11,773 | 48.2% |
Language other than English | 12,654 | 51.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,610 | 27.1% |
Spanish | 10,567 | 43.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,850 | 23.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,542 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 544 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 517 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 199 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,079 | 100% |
American | 513 | 1.9% |
Arab | 112 | 0.4% |
Czech | 401 | 1.5% |
Danish | 140 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 392 | 1.4% |
English | 1,052 | 3.9% |
French (except Basque) | 350 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 27 | 0.1% |
German | 3,327 | 12.3% |
Greek | 94 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 36 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,387 | 8.8% |
Italian | 1,774 | 6.6% |
Lithuanian | 152 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 290 | 1.1% |
Polish | 1,954 | 7.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 283 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 80 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 386 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 26 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 296 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 87 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 99 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,758 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,125 | 79.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,550 | 45.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,787 | 61.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,787 | 35.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 607 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 275 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 731 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 488 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,633 | 21.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,108 | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 357 | 4.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,840 | 49.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,192 | 15.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,776 | 100% |
Householder | 7,758 | 29.0% |
Spouse | 4,774 | 17.8% |
Child | 10,249 | 38.3% |
Other relatives | 2,306 | 8.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,689 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 718 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,199 | 100% |
Never married | 3,667 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,531 | 54.2% |
Separated | 135 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 92 | 0.9% |
Divorced | 774 | 7.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,714 | 100% |
Never married | 2,868 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,268 | 54.2% |
Separated | 151 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 480 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 947 | 9.7% |
Fertility in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 477 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 147 | 30.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 823 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 113 | 13.7% |
Less than 1 year | 17 | 2.1% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 2.7% |
3 or 4 years | 73 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 1 | 0.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 113 | 100% |
Who are female | 86 | 76.1% |
Who are married | 97 | 85.8% |
School Enrollment in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,886 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 553 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 341 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,672 | 46.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,727 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,593 | 20.2% |
Educational Attainment in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,570 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,245 | 14.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,810 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,693 | 23.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,888 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 977 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,811 | 18.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,146 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.4% |
Veteran Status in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,659 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 753 | 4.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,788 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,597 | 6.0% |
Under 18 years | 8,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 240 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 16,694 | 100% |
With a disability | 943 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 1,674 | 100% |
With a disability | 414 | 24.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,614 | 100% |
Same house | 23,461 | 88.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,986 | 11.2% |
Same county | 1,968 | 7.4% |
Different county | 1,018 | 3.8% |
Same state | 568 | 2.1% |
Different state | 450 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 167 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,079 | 100% |
Native | 18,390 | 67.9% |
Born in United States | 18,090 | 66.8% |
State of residence | 15,199 | 56.1% |
Different state | 2,891 | 10.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 300 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 8,689 | 32.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,689 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,452 | 28.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,237 | 71.8% |
Year of Entry in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,989 | 100% |
Native | 300 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 293 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 8,689 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 64 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,625 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Chicago City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,689 | 100% |
Europe | 700 | 8.1% |
Asia | 1,144 | 13.2% |
Africa | 34 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 6,798 | 78.2% |
Northern America | 13 | 0.1% |