McDonough County, IL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mcdonough county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,645	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	464	3.4
Kindergarten	363	2.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,637	19.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,459	10.7
College or graduate school	8,722	63.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,944	100.0
Less than 9th grade	852	4.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,491	8.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,996	33.4
Some college, no degree	3,895	21.7
Associate degree	890	5.0
Bachelor's degree	2,385	13.3
Graduate or professional degree	2,435	13.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.9	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.9	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	28,185	100.0
Never married	10,511	37.3
Now married, except separated	13,623	48.3
Separated	342	1.2
Widowed	1,813	6.4
Female	1,527	5.4
Divorced	1,896	6.7
Female	1,067	3.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	187	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	124	66.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,057	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,954	10.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	9,090	100.0
With a disability	892	9.8

Population 21 to 64 years	17,739	100.0
With a disability	2,668	15.0
Percent employed	55.3	(X)
No disability	15,071	85.0
Percent employed	75.9	(X)

Population 65 years and over	4,286	100.0
With a disability	1,729	40.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	31,527	100.0
Same house in 1995	15,368	48.7
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	15,481	49.1
Same county	5,937	18.8
Different county	9,544	30.3
Same state	7,460	23.7
Different state	2,084	6.6
Elsewhere in 1995	678	2.2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	32,913	100.0
Native	31,992	97.2
Born in United States	31,777	96.5
State of residence	25,605	77.8
Different state	6,172	18.8
Born outside United States	215	0.7
Foreign born	921	2.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	612	1.9
Naturalized citizen	213	0.6
Not a citizen	708	2.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	921	100.0
Europe	182	19.8
Asia	539	58.5
Africa	58	6.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	117	12.7
Northern America	25	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	31,527	100.0
English only	29,545	93.7
Language other than English	1,982	6.3
Speak English less than 'very well	643	2.0
Spanish	831	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	212	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	581	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	173	0.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages	495	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	234	0.7

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	32,913	100.0
Total ancestries reported	32,271	98.0
Arab	178	0.5
Czech¹	208	0.6
Danish	103	0.3
Dutch	930	2.8
English	4,344	13.2
French (except Basque)¹	851	2.6
French Canadian¹	98	0.3
German	8,251	25.1
Greek	37	0.1
Hungarian	71	0.2
Irish¹	4,458	13.5
Italian	916	2.8
Lithuanian	89	0.3
Norwegian	589	1.8
Polish	882	2.7
Portuguese	16	0.0
Russian	59	0.2
Scotch-Irish	683	2.1
Scottish	714	2.2
Slovak	24	0.1
Subsaharan African	104	0.3
Swedish	1,146	3.5
Swiss	99	0.3
Ukrainian	24	0.1
United States or American	2,983	9.1
Welsh	281	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	16	0.0
Other ancestries	4,117	12.5

(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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