Lake County, IL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Lake county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 185,035 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 16,850 | 9.1 |
| Kindergarten | 11,513 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 86,422 | 46.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 37,591 | 20.3 |
| College or graduate school | 32,659 | 17.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 398,265 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 23,819 | 6.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 29,640 | 7.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 85,056 | 21.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 84,499 | 21.2 |
| Associate degree | 21,525 | 5.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 95,750 | 24.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 57,976 | 14.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 38.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 483,528 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 118,850 | 24.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 300,474 | 62.1 |
| Separated | 5,947 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 20,956 | 4.3 |
Female | 17,001 | 3.5 |
| Divorced | 37,301 | 7.7 |
Female | 22,290 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,127 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,292 | 32.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 442,570 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 48,101 | 10.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 156,934 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 10,484 | 6.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 364,479 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 48,296 | 13.3 |
Percent employed | 65.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 316,183 | 86.7 |
Percent employed | 78.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 51,714 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,878 | 34.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 591,519 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 308,970 | 52.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 260,127 | 44.0 |
Same county | 130,584 | 22.1 |
Different county | 129,543 | 21.9 |
Same state | 70,156 | 11.9 |
Different state | 59,387 | 10.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 22,422 | 3.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 644,356 | 100.0 |
| Native | 548,820 | 85.2 |
Born in United States | 541,781 | 84.1 |
State of residence | 379,444 | 58.9 |
Different state | 162,337 | 25.2 |
Born outside United States | 7,039 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 95,536 | 14.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 45,092 | 7.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 35,300 | 5.5 |
Not a citizen | 60,236 | 9.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 95,536 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 21,674 | 22.7 |
| Asia | 19,849 | 20.8 |
| Africa | 902 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 266 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 51,064 | 53.5 |
| Northern America | 1,781 | 1.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 591,519 | 100.0 |
| English only | 464,971 | 78.6 |
| Language other than English | 126,548 | 21.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 58,966 | 10.0 |
Spanish | 76,049 | 12.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 42,631 | 7.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 32,238 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,467 | 1.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 15,710 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,282 | 1.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 644,356 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 747,907 | 116.1 |
| Arab | 1,635 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 7,840 | 1.2 |
| Danish | 5,348 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 8,724 | 1.4 |
| English | 47,469 | 7.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 15,261 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 3,746 | 0.6 |
| German | 138,880 | 21.6 |
| Greek | 6,267 | 1.0 |
| Hungarian | 4,561 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 82,286 | 12.8 |
| Italian | 45,060 | 7.0 |
| Lithuanian | 4,725 | 0.7 |
| Norwegian | 14,612 | 2.3 |
| Polish | 57,249 | 8.9 |
| Portuguese | 477 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 21,109 | 3.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,688 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 10,116 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 2,235 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,356 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 21,202 | 3.3 |
| Swiss | 2,154 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 4,026 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 27,800 | 4.3 |
| Welsh | 2,809 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,884 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 201,388 | 31.3 |
| (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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