Pekin, IL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,863 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 648 | 8.2 |
| Kindergarten | 427 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,462 | 44.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,890 | 24.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,436 | 18.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,834 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,184 | 5.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,016 | 13.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,706 | 38.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,527 | 24.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,339 | 5.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,908 | 8.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,154 | 5.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,311 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,586 | 20.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 15,867 | 58.1 |
| Separated | 332 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 2,236 | 8.2 |
Female | 1,809 | 6.6 |
| Divorced | 3,290 | 12.0 |
Female | 1,958 | 7.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 492 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 217 | 44.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,925 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,816 | 14.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,840 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 712 | 10.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 17,745 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,336 | 18.8 |
Percent employed | 56.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,409 | 81.2 |
Percent employed | 81.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,961 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,015 | 40.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,614 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 17,387 | 55.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,844 | 43.8 |
Same county | 9,234 | 29.2 |
Different county | 4,610 | 14.6 |
Same state | 3,133 | 9.9 |
Different state | 1,477 | 4.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 383 | 1.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,840 | 100.0 |
| Native | 33,555 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 33,483 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 28,223 | 83.4 |
Different state | 5,260 | 15.5 |
Born outside United States | 72 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 285 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 115 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 126 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 159 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 285 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 127 | 44.6 |
| Asia | 70 | 24.6 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 68 | 23.9 |
| Northern America | 20 | 7.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,614 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,794 | 97.4 |
| Language other than English | 820 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 285 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 379 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 162 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 363 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 99 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 63 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,840 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 30,890 | 91.3 |
| Arab | 22 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 170 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 103 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 645 | 1.9 |
| English | 3,809 | 11.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,251 | 3.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 49 | 0.1 |
| German | 9,621 | 28.4 |
| Greek | 187 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 86 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 3,906 | 11.5 |
| Italian | 1,478 | 4.4 |
| Lithuanian | 36 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 344 | 1.0 |
| Polish | 404 | 1.2 |
| Portuguese | 47 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 60 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 522 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 665 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 18 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 499 | 1.5 |
| Swiss | 115 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 3,443 | 10.2 |
| Welsh | 205 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 3,205 | 9.5 |
| (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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