Chicago Heights School District 170, IL (1709960) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chicago Heights School District 170, IL (1709960)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chicago Heights School District 170, IL based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	7,774	100.0
Family households (families)	5,540	71.3
With own children under 18 years	3,217	41.4
Married-couple family	2,916	37.5
With own children under 18 years	1,606	20.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	620	8.0
With own children under 18 years	381	4.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,004	25.8
With own children under 18 years	1,230	15.8
Nonfamily households	2,234	28.7
Householder living alone	2,026	26.1
65 years and over	664	8.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,543	45.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,845	23.7

Average household size	3.17
Average family size	3.88

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,651	100.0
Householder	7,774	31.5
Spouse	2,899	11.8
Child	10,543	42.8
Other relatives	2,499	10.1
Nonrelatives	936	3.8
Unmarried partner	563	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,536	100.0
Never married	3,851	45.1
Now married, except separated	3,447	40.4
Separated	245	2.9
Widowed	361	4.2
Divorced	632	7.4

Females 15 years and over	9,318	100.0
Never married	3,779	40.6
Now married, except separated	3,243	34.8
Separated	337	3.6
Widowed	1,126	12.1
Divorced	833	8.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	408	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	267	65.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	127
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	821	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	238	29.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	28	3.4
1 or 2 years	81	9.9
3 or 4 years	7	0.9
5 or more years	122	14.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	238	29.0
Who are female	172	21.0
Who are married	110	13.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,571	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	643	7.5
Kindergarten	473	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,112	48.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,081	24.3
College or graduate school	1,262	14.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,943	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,644	11.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,841	13.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,922	35.3
Some college, no degree	3,096	22.2
Associate's degree	975	7.0
Bachelor's degree	1,110	8.0
Graduate or professional degree	355	2.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,327	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,338	8.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	24,904	100.0
Same house	20,980	84.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,841	15.4
Same county	3,015	12.1
Different county	826	3.3
Same state	330	1.3
Different state	496	2.0
Abroad	83	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,323	100.0
Native	21,304	84.1
Born in United States	21,117	83.4
State of residence	17,504	69.1
Different state	3,613	14.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	187	0.7
Foreign born	4,019	15.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,019	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,095	27.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,924	72.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,206	100.0

Native	187	4.4
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	187	4.4

Foreign born	4,019	95.6
Entered 2000 or later	874	20.8
Entered before 2000	3,145	74.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,019	100.0
Europe	310	7.7
Asia	60	1.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	3,636	90.5
Northern America	13	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,879	100.0
English only	16,244	71.0
Language other than English	6,635	29.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,211	14.0
Spanish	6,049	26.4
Speak English less than "very well"	3,056	13.4
Other Indo-European languages	543	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	144	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	8	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	35	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,323	100.0
American	101	0.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	118	0.5
Danish	13	0.1
Dutch	172	0.7
English	471	1.9
French (except Basque)	213	0.8
French Canadian	69	0.3
German	1,861	7.3
Greek	74	0.3
Hungarian	69	0.3
Irish	1,174	4.6
Italian	2,256	8.9
Lithuanian	140	0.6
Norwegian	52	0.2
Polish	1,076	4.2
Portuguese	4	0.0
Russian	9	0.0
Scotch-Irish	32	0.1
Scottish	102	0.4
Slovak	81	0.3
Subsaharan African	153	0.6
Swedish	196	0.8
Swiss	13	0.1
Ukrainian	32	0.1
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	46	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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