Sterling Community Unit District 5, IL (1742310) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Sterling Community Unit District 5, IL (1742310)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Sterling Community Unit District 5, 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	8,932	100.0
Family households (families)	5,790	64.8
With own children under 18 years	2,638	29.5
Married-couple family	4,198	47.0
With own children under 18 years	1,643	18.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	432	4.8
With own children under 18 years	259	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,160	13.0
With own children under 18 years	736	8.2
Nonfamily households	3,142	35.2
Householder living alone	2,648	29.6
65 years and over	1,281	14.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,003	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,725	30.5

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,276	100.0
Householder	8,932	42.0
Spouse	4,176	19.6
Child	6,225	29.3
Other relatives	929	4.4
Nonrelatives	1,014	4.8
Unmarried partner	712	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,280	100.0
Never married	2,467	29.8
Now married, except separated	4,427	53.5
Separated	101	1.2
Widowed	272	3.3
Divorced	1,013	12.2

Females 15 years and over	9,151	100.0
Never married	2,004	21.9
Now married, except separated	4,257	46.5
Separated	175	1.9
Widowed	1,326	14.5
Divorced	1,389	15.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	304	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	155	51.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	132
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	470	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	335	71.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	61	13.0
1 or 2 years	34	7.2
3 or 4 years	103	21.9
5 or more years	137	29.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	335	71.3
Who are female	177	37.7
Who are married	287	61.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,241	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	273	5.2
Kindergarten	240	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,462	47.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,369	26.1
College or graduate school	897	17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,866	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,386	9.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,289	8.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,997	33.6
Some college, no degree	3,230	21.7
Associate's degree	1,212	8.2
Bachelor's degree	1,912	12.9
Graduate or professional degree	840	5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,584	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,724	10.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,413	100.0
Same house	18,296	85.4
Different house in the U.S.	3,107	14.5
Same county	2,134	10.0
Different county	973	4.5
Same state	452	2.1
Different state	521	2.4
Abroad	10	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,731	100.0
Native	20,899	96.2
Born in United States	20,761	95.5
State of residence	16,718	76.9
Different state	4,043	18.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	138	0.6
Foreign born	832	3.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	832	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	399	48.0
Not a U.S. citizen	433	52.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	970	100.0

Native	138	14.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	138	14.2

Foreign born	832	85.8
Entered 2000 or later	121	12.5
Entered before 2000	711	73.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	832	100.0
Europe	135	16.2
Asia	142	17.1
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	539	64.8
Northern America	16	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,467	100.0
English only	18,180	88.8
Language other than English	2,287	11.2
Speak English less than "very well"	722	3.5
Spanish	1,831	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	630	3.1
Other Indo-European languages	350	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	32	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	106	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	60	0.3
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,731	100.0
American	1,161	5.3
Arab	15	0.1
Czech	62	0.3
Danish	212	1.0
Dutch	807	3.7
English	1,734	8.0
French (except Basque)	567	2.6
French Canadian	59	0.3
German	7,043	32.4
Greek	39	0.2
Hungarian	44	0.2
Irish	3,858	17.8
Italian	836	3.8
Lithuanian	14	0.1
Norwegian	434	2.0
Polish	637	2.9
Portuguese	34	0.2
Russian	38	0.2
Scotch-Irish	208	1.0
Scottish	323	1.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	170	0.8
Swedish	579	2.7
Swiss	55	0.3
Ukrainian	38	0.2
Welsh	19	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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