Galesburg, IL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,108 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 503 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 355 | 4.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,186 | 39.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,670 | 20.6 |
| College or graduate school | 2,394 | 29.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,624 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,192 | 5.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,510 | 15.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,732 | 34.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,283 | 23.4 |
| Associate degree | 1,531 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,130 | 9.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,246 | 5.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,861 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,749 | 24.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,935 | 50.0 |
| Separated | 430 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 2,603 | 9.3 |
Female | 2,045 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 4,144 | 14.9 |
Female | 2,308 | 8.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 399 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 204 | 51.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,677 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,618 | 13.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,966 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 586 | 8.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,764 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,998 | 17.9 |
Percent employed | 54.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 13,766 | 82.1 |
Percent employed | 80.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,666 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,412 | 42.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,835 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,623 | 52.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,466 | 45.4 |
Same county | 7,774 | 24.4 |
Different county | 6,692 | 21.0 |
Same state | 4,267 | 13.4 |
Different state | 2,425 | 7.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 746 | 2.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,827 | 100.0 |
| Native | 33,072 | 97.8 |
Born in United States | 32,889 | 97.2 |
State of residence | 25,666 | 75.9 |
Different state | 7,223 | 21.4 |
Born outside United States | 183 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 755 | 2.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 292 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 360 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 395 | 1.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 755 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 155 | 20.5 |
| Asia | 186 | 24.6 |
| Africa | 46 | 6.1 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 348 | 46.1 |
| Northern America | 20 | 2.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,835 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,078 | 94.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,757 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 603 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 995 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 441 | 1.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 475 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 216 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 80 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,827 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 31,690 | 93.7 |
| Arab | 76 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 79 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 180 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 852 | 2.5 |
| English | 3,399 | 10.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 932 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 64 | 0.2 |
| German | 6,093 | 18.0 |
| Greek | 30 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 55 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 4,155 | 12.3 |
| Italian | 940 | 2.8 |
| Lithuanian | 38 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 481 | 1.4 |
| Polish | 374 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 69 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 704 | 2.1 |
| Scottish | 608 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 29 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 212 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 3,374 | 10.0 |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 9 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,962 | 8.8 |
| Welsh | 222 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 5,624 | 16.6 |
| (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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