Illinois Profile and Statistics

Illinois Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Illinois had 4724462 total households with the average home having 2.64 residents and the average family coming in at 3.27.

Of those homes reported, 32.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 22.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 95059 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 343840 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Illinois, 1319103 people live alone, and of that, 447005 are 65 and over.

There were 1667015 (35.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 1074345 (22.7%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Illinois

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 12460070, 37.9 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.9 are spouses. There are 3972685 children, and 830196 comprise “other relatives.” 578627 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 238831 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Illinois Census Marital Status data

In Illinois, there are 4935423 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1756734 have never married; 2577462 are currently still married, but have separated. 77175 are legally separated, 398301 are divorced and 125751 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (5193836), 29.4% never married, 47.9% are married but separated while 2.1% are legally still separated. 10.4% are divorced and 10.1% are widowed.

Illinois Fertility Rates and IL Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Illinois (IL): In the 2007 report, 183603 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Illinois (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 62200 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 56 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 27 babies, while there were 103 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 24.

Illinois Grandparents Statistics

There are 252410 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 100578 (39.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65.2% are the grandmothers and 65.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 21875 have done it for less than a year; 24985 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 16083 handling things 3 or 4 years and 37635 doing the job 5 or more years.

Illinois School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (IL)

In Illinois, 3527163 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 245510 (7%) are in nursery or preschool; 173396 (4.9%) are in kindergarten, while 1410131 (40%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 747011 (21.2%) are slogging through High School, while 951115 (27%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 28.8% (2388242); 18.2% (1509213) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (8292894), 540295 (6.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 686382 (8.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 2388242 (28.8%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1675896 (20.2%) have some college experience but no degree; 594844 (7.2%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1509213 (18.2%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 898022 (10.8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Illinois is 9558999. Of that, 834956 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 11702606 (100%) – of that, 1505481 (12.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1945051), 109965 (5.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (8302273), 828262 (10%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1455282), 567254 (39%) have a disability.

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