Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, IL (1742210) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, IL (1742210)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, 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	24,884	100.0
Family households (families)	16,747	67.3
With own children under 18 years	7,695	30.9
Married-couple family	13,609	54.7
With own children under 18 years	6,281	25.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	928	3.7
With own children under 18 years	293	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,210	8.9
With own children under 18 years	1,121	4.5
Nonfamily households	8,137	32.7
Householder living alone	7,230	29.1
65 years and over	2,198	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,078	32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,505	22.1

Average household size	2.59
Average family size	3.24

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	64,523	100.0
Householder	24,884	38.6
Spouse	13,613	21.1
Child	20,024	31.0
Other relatives	3,844	6.0
Nonrelatives	2,158	3.3
Unmarried partner	889	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	25,212	100.0
Never married	7,819	31.0
Now married, except separated	15,204	60.3
Separated	414	1.6
Widowed	388	1.5
Divorced	1,387	5.5

Females 15 years and over	26,425	100.0
Never married	6,347	24.0
Now married, except separated	14,590	55.2
Separated	453	1.7
Widowed	2,294	8.7
Divorced	2,741	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,142	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	267	23.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	124
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	42

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	885	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	193	21.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	76	8.6
1 or 2 years	36	4.1
3 or 4 years	38	4.3
5 or more years	43	4.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	193	21.8
Who are female	170	19.2
Who are married	89	10.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,474	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,100	7.1
Kindergarten	700	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,245	40.4
High school (grades 9-12)	3,539	22.9
College or graduate school	3,890	25.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	44,286	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,930	6.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,435	5.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,378	23.4
Some college, no degree	8,600	19.4
Associate's degree	2,422	5.5
Bachelor's degree	11,707	26.4
Graduate or professional degree	5,814	13.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	49,356	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,891	5.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	63,531	100.0
Same house	55,776	87.8
Different house in the U.S.	7,123	11.2
Same county	5,110	8.0
Different county	2,013	3.2
Same state	1,144	1.8
Different state	869	1.4
Abroad	632	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	64,762	100.0
Native	41,163	63.6
Born in United States	40,837	63.1
State of residence	33,577	51.8
Different state	7,260	11.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	326	0.5
Foreign born	23,599	36.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	23,599	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	10,242	43.4
Not a U.S. citizen	13,357	56.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	23,925	100.0

Native	326	1.4
Entered 2000 or later	19	0.1
Entered before 2000	307	1.3

Foreign born	23,599	98.6
Entered 2000 or later	6,968	29.1
Entered before 2000	16,631	69.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	23,599	100.0
Europe	9,504	40.3
Asia	4,827	20.5
Africa	294	1.2
Oceania	14	0.1
Latin America	8,798	37.3
Northern America	162	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	59,729	100.0
English only	30,712	51.4
Language other than English	29,017	48.6
Speak English less than "very well"	14,774	24.7
Spanish	13,195	22.1
Speak English less than "very well"	7,315	12.2
Other Indo-European languages	12,165	20.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,992	10.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,012	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,265	2.1
Other languages	645	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	202	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	64,762	100.0
American	1,398	2.2
Arab	382	0.6
Czech	605	0.9
Danish	148	0.2
Dutch	543	0.8
English	2,787	4.3
French (except Basque)	619	1.0
French Canadian	197	0.3
German	9,545	14.7
Greek	354	0.5
Hungarian	470	0.7
Irish	5,865	9.1
Italian	3,606	5.6
Lithuanian	590	0.9
Norwegian	492	0.8
Polish	9,236	14.3
Portuguese	43	0.1
Russian	5,283	8.2
Scotch-Irish	357	0.6
Scottish	817	1.3
Slovak	39	0.1
Subsaharan African	194	0.3
Swedish	2,018	3.1
Swiss	62	0.1
Ukrainian	1,092	1.7
Welsh	55	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	81	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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