Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, IL (1738940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, IL (1738940)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, 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	21,285	100.0
Family households (families)	14,383	67.6
With own children under 18 years	7,130	33.5
Married-couple family	9,345	43.9
With own children under 18 years	4,150	19.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,193	5.6
With own children under 18 years	713	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,845	18.1
With own children under 18 years	2,267	10.7
Nonfamily households	6,902	32.4
Householder living alone	6,100	28.7
65 years and over	1,962	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,150	38.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,743	22.3

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.36

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	57,689	100.0
Householder	21,285	36.9
Spouse	9,370	16.2
Child	19,894	34.5
Other relatives	4,670	8.1
Nonrelatives	2,470	4.3
Unmarried partner	1,352	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	20,387	100.0
Never married	7,559	37.1
Now married, except separated	10,054	49.3
Separated	467	2.3
Widowed	594	2.9
Divorced	1,713	8.4

Females 15 years and over	24,648	100.0
Never married	9,014	36.6
Now married, except separated	9,979	40.5
Separated	824	3.3
Widowed	2,137	8.7
Divorced	2,694	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	799	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	490	61.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,878	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	861	45.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	266	14.2
1 or 2 years	151	8.0
3 or 4 years	164	8.7
5 or more years	280	14.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	861	45.8
Who are female	560	29.8
Who are married	634	33.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,846	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,193	7.1
Kindergarten	1,095	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,873	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	3,835	22.8
College or graduate school	3,850	22.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	37,281	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,888	5.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,034	8.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,953	34.7
Some college, no degree	9,297	24.9
Associate's degree	2,920	7.8
Bachelor's degree	5,370	14.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,819	4.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	42,118	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,073	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	57,383	100.0
Same house	50,654	88.3
Different house in the U.S.	6,565	11.4
Same county	4,575	8.0
Different county	1,990	3.5
Same state	550	1.0
Different state	1,440	2.5
Abroad	164	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	58,072	100.0
Native	53,850	92.7
Born in United States	53,528	92.2
State of residence	39,198	67.5
Different state	14,330	24.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	322	0.6
Foreign born	4,222	7.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,222	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,984	47.0
Not a U.S. citizen	2,238	53.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,544	100.0

Native	322	7.1
Entered 2000 or later	34	0.7
Entered before 2000	288	6.3

Foreign born	4,222	92.9
Entered 2000 or later	630	13.9
Entered before 2000	3,592	79.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,222	100.0
Europe	692	16.4
Asia	163	3.9
Africa	247	5.9
Oceania	13	0.3
Latin America	3,085	73.1
Northern America	22	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	53,626	100.0
English only	45,691	85.2
Language other than English	7,935	14.8
Speak English less than "very well"	2,996	5.6
Spanish	5,879	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,573	4.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,583	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	320	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	89	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.0
Other languages	384	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	58,072	100.0
American	855	1.5
Arab	191	0.3
Czech	267	0.5
Danish	151	0.3
Dutch	3,215	5.5
English	1,440	2.5
French (except Basque)	681	1.2
French Canadian	59	0.1
German	6,626	11.4
Greek	278	0.5
Hungarian	142	0.2
Irish	4,852	8.4
Italian	2,546	4.4
Lithuanian	466	0.8
Norwegian	335	0.6
Polish	6,449	11.1
Portuguese	19	0.0
Russian	86	0.1
Scotch-Irish	326	0.6
Scottish	325	0.6
Slovak	364	0.6
Subsaharan African	585	1.0
Swedish	785	1.4
Swiss	104	0.2
Ukrainian	250	0.4
Welsh	85	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	665	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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