Clay County, IL Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Clay county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,331100.0
Nursery school, preschool2146.4
Kindergarten2116.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,63549.1
High school (grades 9-12)81924.6
College or graduate school45213.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over9,898100.0
Less than 9th grade1,11511.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,26812.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,78638.3
Some college, no degree1,96219.8
Associate degree8098.2
Bachelor's degree6246.3
Graduate or professional degree3343.4
Percent high school graduate or higher75.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over11,689100.0
Never married2,17018.6
Now married, except separated6,93359.3
Separated1531.3
Widowed1,18310.1
Female
1,0098.6
Divorced1,25010.7
Female
6715.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years130100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11386.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over11,077100.0
Civilian veterans1,48313.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,129100.0
With a disability1835.8
Population 21 to 64 years7,702100.0
With a disability1,61120.9
Percent employed
55.7(X)
No disability6,09179.1
Percent employed
79.7(X)
Population 65 years and over2,517100.0
With a disability1,12844.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over13,706100.0
Same house in 19959,14166.7
Different house in the U.S. in 19954,55633.2
Same county
2,79920.4
Different county
1,75712.8
Same state
1,3179.6
Different state
4403.2
Elsewhere in 199590.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population14,560100.0
Native14,45599.3
Born in United States
14,41599.0
State of residence
12,50185.9
Different state
1,91413.1
Born outside United States
400.3
Foreign born1050.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
480.3
Naturalized citizen
570.4
Not a citizen
480.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)105100.0
Europe2624.8
Asia5249.5
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America109.5
Northern America1716.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over13,706100.0
English only13,43398.0
Language other than English2732.0
Speak English less than 'very well
620.5
Spanish
1290.9
Speak English less than "very well"
310.2
Other Indo-European languages
820.6
Speak English less than "very well"
60.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
620.5
Speak English less than "very well"
250.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population14,560100.0

Total ancestries reported

11,93081.9
Arab70.0
Czech180.1
Danish70.0
Dutch3062.1
English1,2758.8
French (except Basque)12801.9
French Canadian160.0
German2,77919.1
Greek260.2
Hungarian280.2
Irish11,52710.5
Italian2291.6
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian300.2
Polish1421.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian80.1
Scotch-Irish3002.1
Scottish1431.0
Slovak20.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish290.2
Swiss70.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American3,69325.4
Welsh580.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,0357.1
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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