Wheeling, IL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,638 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 653 | 7.6 |
| Kindergarten | 443 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,678 | 42.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,770 | 20.5 |
| College or graduate school | 2,094 | 24.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,907 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,841 | 8.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,152 | 9.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,573 | 24.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,571 | 20.0 |
| Associate degree | 1,406 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,950 | 21.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,414 | 10.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 32.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 27,519 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,585 | 27.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 15,443 | 56.1 |
| Separated | 460 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 1,527 | 5.5 |
Female | 1,354 | 4.9 |
| Divorced | 2,504 | 9.1 |
Female | 1,585 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 597 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 44 | 7.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,296 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,902 | 7.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,007 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 464 | 6.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 21,358 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,629 | 17.0 |
Percent employed | 69.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 17,729 | 83.0 |
Percent employed | 84.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,265 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,125 | 34.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,023 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,474 | 51.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,896 | 40.3 |
Same county | 9,596 | 30.0 |
Different county | 3,300 | 10.3 |
Same state | 1,522 | 4.8 |
Different state | 1,778 | 5.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,653 | 8.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 34,411 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,594 | 68.6 |
Born in United States | 23,430 | 68.1 |
State of residence | 18,691 | 54.3 |
Different state | 4,739 | 13.8 |
Born outside United States | 164 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 10,817 | 31.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,105 | 17.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,924 | 11.4 |
Not a citizen | 6,893 | 20.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 10,817 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 3,417 | 31.6 |
| Asia | 2,601 | 24.0 |
| Africa | 84 | 0.8 |
| Oceania | 13 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 4,636 | 42.9 |
| Northern America | 66 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 32,023 | 100.0 |
| English only | 19,329 | 60.4 |
| Language other than English | 12,694 | 39.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 7,391 | 23.1 |
Spanish | 5,913 | 18.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,015 | 12.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,102 | 15.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,624 | 8.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,511 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 708 | 2.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 34,411 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 38,390 | 111.6 |
| Arab | 40 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 388 | 1.1 |
| Danish | 221 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 305 | 0.9 |
| English | 1,589 | 4.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 632 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 53 | 0.2 |
| German | 5,731 | 16.7 |
| Greek | 375 | 1.1 |
| Hungarian | 323 | 0.9 |
| Irish1 | 3,337 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 1,913 | 5.6 |
| Lithuanian | 172 | 0.5 |
| Norwegian | 448 | 1.3 |
| Polish | 3,709 | 10.8 |
| Portuguese | 22 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 2,334 | 6.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 223 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 327 | 1.0 |
| Slovak | 97 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 846 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 80 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 608 | 1.8 |
| United States or American | 1,207 | 3.5 |
| Welsh | 113 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 207 | 0.6 |
| Other ancestries | 13,065 | 38.0 |
| (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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