Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, IL (1729220) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, IL (1729220)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, 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	13,788	100.0
Family households (families)	9,013	65.4
With own children under 18 years	4,093	29.7
Married-couple family	6,714	48.7
With own children under 18 years	3,105	22.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	694	5.0
With own children under 18 years	223	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,605	11.6
With own children under 18 years	765	5.5
Nonfamily households	4,775	34.6
Householder living alone	4,318	31.3
65 years and over	2,012	14.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,547	33.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,084	29.6

Average household size	2.65
Average family size	3.40

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	36,521	100.0
Householder	13,788	37.8
Spouse	6,810	18.6
Child	12,569	34.4
Other relatives	2,258	6.2
Nonrelatives	1,096	3.0
Unmarried partner	608	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,059	100.0
Never married	4,929	35.1
Now married, except separated	7,400	52.6
Separated	127	0.9
Widowed	443	3.2
Divorced	1,160	8.3

Females 15 years and over	15,687	100.0
Never married	4,220	26.9
Now married, except separated	7,250	46.2
Separated	311	2.0
Widowed	2,433	15.5
Divorced	1,473	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	385	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	83	21.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	20
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	9
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	803	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	244	30.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	20	2.5
1 or 2 years	129	16.1
3 or 4 years	12	1.5
5 or more years	83	10.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	244	30.4
Who are female	102	12.7
Who are married	213	26.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,182	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	705	6.9
Kindergarten	324	3.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,117	40.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,876	18.4
College or graduate school	3,160	31.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	24,507	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,722	7.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,328	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,194	33.4
Some college, no degree	5,516	22.5
Associate's degree	1,697	6.9
Bachelor's degree	3,458	14.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,592	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	28,315	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,627	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	36,686	100.0
Same house	33,440	91.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,940	8.0
Same county	2,288	6.2
Different county	652	1.8
Same state	256	0.7
Different state	396	1.1
Abroad	306	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	37,054	100.0
Native	31,193	84.2
Born in United States	30,893	83.4
State of residence	27,905	75.3
Different state	2,988	8.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	300	0.8
Foreign born	5,861	15.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,861	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,722	63.5
Not a U.S. citizen	2,139	36.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,161	100.0

Native	300	4.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	300	4.9

Foreign born	5,861	95.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,231	20.0
Entered before 2000	4,630	75.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,861	100.0
Europe	2,831	48.3
Asia	1,287	22.0
Africa	312	5.3
Oceania	26	0.4
Latin America	1,347	23.0
Northern America	58	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	34,741	100.0
English only	25,318	72.9
Language other than English	9,423	27.1
Speak English less than "very well"	3,530	10.2
Spanish	3,666	10.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,023	2.9
Other Indo-European languages	3,453	9.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,631	4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	223	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	140	0.4
Other languages	2,081	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	736	2.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	37,054	100.0
American	648	1.7
Arab	2,143	5.8
Czech	619	1.7
Danish	191	0.5
Dutch	633	1.7
English	1,397	3.8
French (except Basque)	651	1.8
French Canadian	114	0.3
German	6,585	17.8
Greek	508	1.4
Hungarian	114	0.3
Irish	9,314	25.1
Italian	4,360	11.8
Lithuanian	1,215	3.3
Norwegian	468	1.3
Polish	7,841	21.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	202	0.5
Scotch-Irish	369	1.0
Scottish	342	0.9
Slovak	299	0.8
Subsaharan African	33	0.1
Swedish	663	1.8
Swiss	40	0.1
Ukrainian	134	0.4
Welsh	118	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	24	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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