Menard County, IL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Menard county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,307 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 304 | 9.2 |
Kindergarten | 180 | 5.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,599 | 48.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 779 | 23.6 |
College or graduate school | 445 | 13.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 8,298 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 387 | 4.7 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 581 | 7.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,182 | 38.3 |
Some college, no degree | 1,934 | 23.3 |
Associate degree | 515 | 6.2 |
Bachelor's degree | 1,223 | 14.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 476 | 5.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.3 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.5 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 9,797 | 100.0 |
Never married | 1,977 | 20.2 |
Now married, except separated | 6,180 | 63.1 |
Separated | 140 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 664 | 6.8 |
Female | 534 | 5.5 |
Divorced | 836 | 8.5 |
Female | 466 | 4.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 62 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 18 | 29.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,140 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,256 | 13.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,001 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 190 | 6.3 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 7,057 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 871 | 12.3 |
Percent employed | 55.8 | (X) |
No disability | 6,186 | 87.7 |
Percent employed | 84.5 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,504 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 570 | 37.9 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 11,765 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 6,875 | 58.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,826 | 41.0 |
Same county | 2,202 | 18.7 |
Different county | 2,624 | 22.3 |
Same state | 2,106 | 17.9 |
Different state | 518 | 4.4 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 64 | 0.5 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 12,486 | 100.0 |
Native | 12,401 | 99.3 |
Born in United States | 12,332 | 98.8 |
State of residence | 10,581 | 84.7 |
Different state | 1,751 | 14.0 |
Born outside United States | 69 | 0.6 |
Foreign born | 85 | 0.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 35 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 44 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 41 | 0.3 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 85 | 100.0 |
Europe | 43 | 50.6 |
Asia | 21 | 24.7 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 11 | 12.9 |
Northern America | 10 | 11.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 11,765 | 100.0 |
English only | 11,470 | 97.5 |
Language other than English | 295 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 108 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 192 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 84 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 82 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 18 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 21 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 12,486 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,450 | 91.7 |
Arab | 2 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 49 | 0.4 |
Danish | 69 | 0.6 |
Dutch | 280 | 2.2 |
English | 1,748 | 14.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 398 | 3.2 |
French Canadian1 | 17 | 0.1 |
German | 3,372 | 27.0 |
Greek | 22 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 1,605 | 12.9 |
Italian | 247 | 2.0 |
Lithuanian | 58 | 0.5 |
Norwegian | 86 | 0.7 |
Polish | 167 | 1.3 |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.0 |
Russian | 61 | 0.5 |
Scotch-Irish | 246 | 2.0 |
Scottish | 245 | 2.0 |
Slovak | 11 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 312 | 2.5 |
Swiss | 39 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 1,438 | 11.5 |
Welsh | 85 | 0.7 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 859 | 6.9 |
(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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