St. Clair County, IL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
St clair 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 | 73,803 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,386 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 3,707 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,460 | 45.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 16,850 | 22.8 |
| College or graduate school | 14,400 | 19.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 162,715 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 10,186 | 6.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 20,918 | 12.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 47,381 | 29.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 40,469 | 24.9 |
| Associate degree | 12,399 | 7.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 19,652 | 12.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 11,710 | 7.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 197,516 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 55,057 | 27.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 100,343 | 50.8 |
| Separated | 4,893 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 15,347 | 7.8 |
Female | 12,561 | 6.4 |
| Divorced | 21,876 | 11.1 |
Female | 12,166 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,610 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,733 | 48.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 180,313 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 30,344 | 16.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 63,402 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,437 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 135,260 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 27,497 | 20.3 |
Percent employed | 53.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 107,763 | 79.7 |
Percent employed | 77.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 31,460 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,880 | 44.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 238,509 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 135,145 | 56.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 100,217 | 42.0 |
Same county | 65,306 | 27.4 |
Different county | 34,911 | 14.6 |
Same state | 11,166 | 4.7 |
Different state | 23,745 | 10.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,147 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 256,082 | 100.0 |
| Native | 250,639 | 97.9 |
Born in United States | 247,521 | 96.7 |
State of residence | 153,603 | 60.0 |
Different state | 93,918 | 36.7 |
Born outside United States | 3,118 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 5,443 | 2.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,744 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,743 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 2,700 | 1.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,443 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,376 | 25.3 |
| Asia | 2,019 | 37.1 |
| Africa | 119 | 2.2 |
| Oceania | 36 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 1,700 | 31.2 |
| Northern America | 193 | 3.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 238,509 | 100.0 |
| English only | 227,785 | 95.5 |
| Language other than English | 10,724 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,785 | 1.6 |
Spanish | 5,138 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,114 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,598 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 853 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,596 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 682 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 256,082 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 253,294 | 98.9 |
| Arab | 322 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 1,775 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 605 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 2,998 | 1.2 |
| English | 18,604 | 7.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 10,629 | 4.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 768 | 0.3 |
| German | 67,230 | 26.3 |
| Greek | 487 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 703 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 25,615 | 10.0 |
| Italian | 6,086 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 823 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 1,486 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 6,677 | 2.6 |
| Portuguese | 158 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 473 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,013 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 3,306 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 447 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,798 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 1,361 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 544 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 292 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 14,035 | 5.5 |
| Welsh | 1,312 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 216 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 81,531 | 31.8 |
| (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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