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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Illinois

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.
NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

12,419,293

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

6,080,336

49.0

Female

6,338,957

51.0

 

 

 

Under 5 years

876,549

7.1

5 to 9 years

929,858

7.5

10 to 14 years

905,097

7.3

15 to 19 years

894,002

7.2

20 to 24 years

850,843

6.9

25 to 34 years

1,811,674

14.6

35 to 44 years

1,983,870

16.0

45 to 54 years

1,626,742

13.1

55 to 59 years

577,747

4.7

60 to 64 years

462,886

3.7

65 to 74 years

772,247

6.2

75 to 84 years

535,747

4.3

85 years and over

192,031

1.5

 

 

 

Median age (years)

34.7

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

9,173,842

73.9

Male

4,417,904

35.6

Female

4,755,938

38.3

21 years and over

8,634,455

69.5

62 years and over

1,767,525

14.2

65 years and over

1,500,025

12.1

Male

601,611

4.8

Female

898,414

7.2

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

12,184,277

98.1

White

9,125,471

73.5

Black or African American

1,876,875

15.1

American Indian and Alaska Native

31,006

0.2

Asian

423,603

3.4

Asian Indian

124,723

1.0

Chinese

76,725

0.6

Filipino

86,298

0.7

Japanese

20,379

0.2

Korean

51,453

0.4

Vietnamese

19,101

0.2

Other Asian 1

44,924

0.4

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

4,610

0.0

Native Hawaiian

1,003

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

988

0.0

Samoan

1,062

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1,557

0.0

Some other race

722,712

5.8

Two or more races

235,016

1.9

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

9,322,831

75.1

Black or African American

1,937,671

15.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

73,161

0.6

Asian

473,649

3.8

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

11,848

0.1

Some other race

847,369

6.8

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

12,419,293

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,530,262

12.3

Mexican

1,144,390

9.2

Puerto Rican

157,851

1.3

Cuban

18,438

0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

209,583

1.7

Not Hispanic or Latino

10,889,031

87.7

White alone

8,424,140

67.8

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

12,419,293

100.0

In households

12,097,512

97.4

Householder

4,591,779

37.0

Spouse

2,353,892

19.0

Child

3,814,988

30.7

Own child under 18 years

2,884,036

23.2

Other relatives

758,563

6.1

Under 18 years

288,827

2.3

Nonrelatives

578,290

4.7

Unmarried partner

219,546

1.8

In group quarters

321,781

2.6

Institutionalized population

174,727

1.4

Noninstitutionalized population

147,054

1.2

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

4,591,779

100.0

Family households (families)

3,105,513

67.6

With own children under 18 years

1,514,561

33.0

Married-couple family

2,353,892

51.3

With own children under 18 years

1,113,582

24.3

Female householder, no husband present

563,718

12.3

With own children under 18 years

315,957

6.9

Nonfamily households

1,486,266

32.4

Householder living alone

1,229,807

26.8

Householder 65 years and over

438,693

9.6

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

1,663,878

36.2

Households with individuals 65 years and over

1,064,919

23.2

 

 

 

Average household size

2.63

(X)

Average family size

3.23

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

4,885,615

100.0

Occupied housing units

4,591,779

94.0

Vacant housing units

293,836

6.0

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

29,712

0.6

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.5

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

6.2

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

4,591,779

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

3,088,884

67.3

Renter-occupied housing units

1,502,895

32.7

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.76

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.37

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.