Ridgewood Community High School District 234, IL (1733720) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ridgewood Community High School District 234, IL (1733720)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ridgewood Community High School District 234, 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	7,320	100.0
Family households (families)	4,633	63.3
With own children under 18 years	1,713	23.4
Married-couple family	3,596	49.1
With own children under 18 years	1,381	18.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	343	4.7
With own children under 18 years	116	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	694	9.5
With own children under 18 years	216	3.0
Nonfamily households	2,687	36.7
Householder living alone	2,458	33.6
65 years and over	1,374	18.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,807	24.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,996	40.9

Average household size	2.44
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,835	100.0
Householder	7,320	41.0
Spouse	3,608	20.2
Child	5,139	28.8
Other relatives	1,304	7.3
Nonrelatives	464	2.6
Unmarried partner	104	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,308	100.0
Never married	2,314	31.7
Now married, except separated	3,899	53.4
Separated	188	2.6
Widowed	404	5.5
Divorced	503	6.9

Females 15 years and over	8,452	100.0
Never married	1,893	22.4
Now married, except separated	3,939	46.6
Separated	22	0.3
Widowed	1,734	20.5
Divorced	864	10.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	162	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	61	37.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	237	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	46	19.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	9	3.8
3 or 4 years	9	3.8
5 or more years	28	11.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	46	19.4
Who are female	20	8.4
Who are married	38	16.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,221	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	227	5.4
Kindergarten	168	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,714	40.6
High school (grades 9-12)	808	19.1
College or graduate school	1,304	30.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,723	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,353	9.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,163	8.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,797	35.0
Some college, no degree	2,222	16.2
Associate's degree	1,281	9.3
Bachelor's degree	2,067	15.1
Graduate or professional degree	840	6.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,086	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,160	7.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,149	100.0
Same house	16,807	92.6
Different house in the U.S.	1,272	7.0
Same county	1,129	6.2
Different county	143	0.8
Same state	103	0.6
Different state	40	0.2
Abroad	70	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,237	100.0
Native	11,717	64.2
Born in United States	11,521	63.2
State of residence	10,719	58.8
Different state	802	4.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	196	1.1
Foreign born	6,520	35.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,520	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,919	60.1
Not a U.S. citizen	2,601	39.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,716	100.0

Native	196	2.9
Entered 2000 or later	64	1.0
Entered before 2000	132	2.0

Foreign born	6,520	97.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,067	15.9
Entered before 2000	5,453	81.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,520	100.0
Europe	4,838	74.2
Asia	1,153	17.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	476	7.3
Northern America	53	0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,692	100.0
English only	8,761	49.5
Language other than English	8,931	50.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,103	23.2
Spanish	1,196	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	464	2.6
Other Indo-European languages	6,627	37.5
Speak English less than "very well"	3,186	18.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,063	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	453	2.6
Other languages	45	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,237	100.0
American	243	1.3
Arab	45	0.2
Czech	124	0.7
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	52	0.3
English	258	1.4
French (except Basque)	103	0.6
French Canadian	17	0.1
German	2,399	13.2
Greek	770	4.2
Hungarian	78	0.4
Irish	1,429	7.8
Italian	4,355	23.9
Lithuanian	75	0.4
Norwegian	24	0.1
Polish	5,841	32.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	80	0.4
Scotch-Irish	82	0.4
Scottish	56	0.3
Slovak	22	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	519	2.8
Swiss	9	0.0
Ukrainian	252	1.4
Welsh	18	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	46	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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