McHenry County, IL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Mchenry 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 | 76,811 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 7,007 | 9.1 |
| Kindergarten | 4,872 | 6.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,612 | 47.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 15,737 | 20.5 |
| College or graduate school | 12,583 | 16.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 163,780 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,971 | 3.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,679 | 7.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 46,453 | 28.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 42,598 | 26.0 |
| Associate degree | 11,643 | 7.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 32,057 | 19.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 13,379 | 8.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 193,527 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 41,176 | 21.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 126,643 | 65.4 |
| Separated | 1,604 | 0.8 |
| Widowed | 8,426 | 4.4 |
Female | 6,889 | 3.6 |
| Divorced | 15,678 | 8.1 |
Female | 8,695 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,058 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 920 | 30.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 181,413 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 20,750 | 11.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 65,643 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,121 | 6.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 152,319 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,962 | 10.5 |
Percent employed | 65.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 136,357 | 89.5 |
Percent employed | 81.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 19,935 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,003 | 35.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 239,110 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 133,673 | 55.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 101,054 | 42.3 |
Same county | 45,566 | 19.1 |
Different county | 55,488 | 23.2 |
Same state | 40,699 | 17.0 |
Different state | 14,789 | 6.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,383 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 260,077 | 100.0 |
| Native | 241,313 | 92.8 |
Born in United States | 239,538 | 92.1 |
State of residence | 185,802 | 71.4 |
Different state | 53,736 | 20.7 |
Born outside United States | 1,775 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 18,764 | 7.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 8,614 | 3.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,253 | 2.8 |
Not a citizen | 11,511 | 4.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 18,764 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,476 | 29.2 |
| Asia | 2,682 | 14.3 |
| Africa | 92 | 0.5 |
| Oceania | 33 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 9,854 | 52.5 |
| Northern America | 627 | 3.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 239,110 | 100.0 |
| English only | 213,070 | 89.1 |
| Language other than English | 26,040 | 10.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 11,463 | 4.8 |
Spanish | 15,248 | 6.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,456 | 3.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,762 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,320 | 1.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,674 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 570 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 260,077 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 332,815 | 128.0 |
| Arab | 345 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 5,704 | 2.2 |
| Danish | 3,236 | 1.2 |
| Dutch | 4,500 | 1.7 |
| English | 22,835 | 8.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 7,573 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,818 | 0.7 |
| German | 90,400 | 34.8 |
| Greek | 2,295 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 1,853 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 47,465 | 18.3 |
| Italian | 25,529 | 9.8 |
| Lithuanian | 1,837 | 0.7 |
| Norwegian | 9,224 | 3.5 |
| Polish | 32,974 | 12.7 |
| Portuguese | 131 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 2,490 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,073 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 4,532 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 667 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 221 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 11,751 | 4.5 |
| Swiss | 1,175 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 1,367 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 9,196 | 3.5 |
| Welsh | 1,957 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 90 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 38,577 | 14.8 |
| (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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