Thornton Township High School District 205, IL (1738970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Thornton Township High School District 205, IL (1738970)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Thornton Township High School District 205, 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	40,143	100.0
Family households (families)	28,076	69.9
With own children under 18 years	14,271	35.6
Married-couple family	13,988	34.8
With own children under 18 years	6,219	15.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,631	6.6
With own children under 18 years	1,209	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,457	28.5
With own children under 18 years	6,843	17.0
Nonfamily households	12,067	30.1
Householder living alone	10,898	27.1
65 years and over	4,326	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	17,192	42.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,983	24.9

Average household size	2.92
Average family size	3.56

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	117,115	100.0
Householder	40,143	34.3
Spouse	14,003	12.0
Child	44,021	37.6
Other relatives	13,873	11.8
Nonrelatives	5,075	4.3
Unmarried partner	2,276	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	40,501	100.0
Never married	17,966	44.4
Now married, except separated	16,079	39.7
Separated	1,202	3.0
Widowed	1,424	3.5
Divorced	3,830	9.5

Females 15 years and over	49,239	100.0
Never married	19,626	39.9
Now married, except separated	15,772	32.0
Separated	2,002	4.1
Widowed	5,489	11.1
Divorced	6,350	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,304	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,496	64.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	131
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,094	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,508	49.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	429	8.4
1 or 2 years	659	12.9
3 or 4 years	382	7.5
5 or more years	1,038	20.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,508	49.2
Who are female	1,801	35.4
Who are married	1,540	30.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	37,621	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,338	6.2
Kindergarten	1,743	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	16,076	42.7
High school (grades 9-12)	8,810	23.4
College or graduate school	8,654	23.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	71,038	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,761	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,359	10.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,814	30.7
Some college, no degree	20,225	28.5
Associate's degree	5,868	8.3
Bachelor's degree	8,458	11.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,553	5.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	83,145	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,826	9.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	116,804	100.0
Same house	99,806	85.4
Different house in the U.S.	16,625	14.2
Same county	14,275	12.2
Different county	2,350	2.0
Same state	580	0.5
Different state	1,770	1.5
Abroad	373	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	118,770	100.0
Native	113,111	95.2
Born in United States	112,540	94.8
State of residence	90,605	76.3
Different state	21,935	18.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	571	0.5
Foreign born	5,659	4.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,659	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,504	44.2
Not a U.S. citizen	3,155	55.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,230	100.0

Native	571	9.2
Entered 2000 or later	147	2.4
Entered before 2000	424	6.8

Foreign born	5,659	90.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,579	25.3
Entered before 2000	4,080	65.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,659	100.0
Europe	485	8.6
Asia	475	8.4
Africa	1,096	19.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	3,572	63.1
Northern America	31	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	109,643	100.0
English only	100,421	91.6
Language other than English	9,222	8.4
Speak English less than "very well"	3,754	3.4
Spanish	6,296	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,933	2.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,338	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	428	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	365	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	159	0.1
Other languages	1,223	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	234	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	118,770	100.0
American	1,079	0.9
Arab	142	0.1
Czech	132	0.1
Danish	91	0.1
Dutch	2,006	1.7
English	834	0.7
French (except Basque)	533	0.4
French Canadian	98	0.1
German	3,590	3.0
Greek	112	0.1
Hungarian	288	0.2
Irish	2,409	2.0
Italian	1,426	1.2
Lithuanian	309	0.3
Norwegian	268	0.2
Polish	3,216	2.7
Portuguese	14	0.0
Russian	144	0.1
Scotch-Irish	247	0.2
Scottish	202	0.2
Slovak	147	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,530	2.1
Swedish	465	0.4
Swiss	6	0.0
Ukrainian	105	0.1
Welsh	79	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	789	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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