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Chicago Illinois Census and demographic information
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Subject
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Number
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Percent
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Subject
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Number
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Percent
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
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Population 3 years and over
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|
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Total poplulation
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2,895,964
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100.0
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enrolled in school
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818,434
|
100.0
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Native
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2,267,061
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78.3
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Nursery school, preschool
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53,383
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6.5
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Born in United States
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2,206,180
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76.2
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Kindergarten
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46,715
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5.7
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State of residence
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1,671,466
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57.7
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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348,088
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42.5
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Different state
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534,714
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18.5
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High school (grades 9-12)
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160,438
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19.6
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Born outside United States
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60,881
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2.1
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College or graduate school
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209,810
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25.6
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Foreign born
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628,903
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21.7
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Entered 1990 to March 2000
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291,785
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10.1
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Naturalized citizen
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223,984
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7.7
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Population 25 years and over
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1,815,896
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100.0
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Not a citizen
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404,919
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14.0
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Less than 9th grade
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225,497
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12.4
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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286,277
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15.8
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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High school graduate (includes equivalency)
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418,113
|
23.0
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Total (excluding born at sea)
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628,903
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100.0
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Some college, no degree
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338,983
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18.7
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Europe
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145,462
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23.1
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Associate degree
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84,243
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4.6
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Asia
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112,932
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18.0
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Bachelor's degree
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281,549
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15.5
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Africa
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12,613
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2.0
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Graduate or professional degree
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181,234
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10.0
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Oceania
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661
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0.1
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Latin America
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354,034
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56.3
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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71.8
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(X)
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Northern America
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3,201
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0.5
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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25.5
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(X)
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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MARITAL STATUS
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|
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Population 5 years and over
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2,678,981
|
100.0
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Population 15 years and over
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2,253,912
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100.0
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English only
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1,726,905
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64.5
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Never married
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921,522
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40.9
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Language other than English
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952,076
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35.5
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Now married, except separated
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900,163
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39.9
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Speak English less than '"very well"'
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494,175
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18.4
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Separated
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76,624
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3.4
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Spanish
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625,240
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23.3
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Widowed
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157,385
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7.0
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Speak English less than '"very well"'
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335,393
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12.5
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Female
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127,670
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5.7
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Other Indo-European languages
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212,576
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7.9
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Divorced
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198,218
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8.8
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Speak English less than '"very well"'
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105,009
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3.9
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Female
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117,028
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5.2
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Asian and Pacific Island languages
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82,582
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3.1
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Speak English less than '"very well"'
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42,690
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1.6
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GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
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Grandparent living in household
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ANCESTRY (single and multiple)
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with one or more own grandchildren
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|
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Total population
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2,895,964
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100.0
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under 18 years
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101,234
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100.0
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Total ancestries reported
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2,818,176
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97.3
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Grandparent responsible for grandchildren
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41,328
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40.8
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Arab
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14,971
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0.5
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Czech¹
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17,086
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0.6
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VETERAN STATUS
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Danish
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5,922
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0.2
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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2,138,576
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100.0
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Dutch
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11,906
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0.4
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Civilian veterans
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156,662
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7.3
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English
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57,579
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2.0
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French (except Basque)¹
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24,180
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0.8
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
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French Canadian¹
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5,013
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0.2
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NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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|
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German
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189,618
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6.5
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Population 5 to 20 years
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665,337
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100.0
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Greek
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18,249
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0.6
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With a disability
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66,354
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10.0
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Hungarian
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9,418
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0.3
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,696,960
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100.0
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Irish¹
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191,998
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6.6
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With a disability
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400,961
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23.6
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Italian
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101,903
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3.5
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Percent employed
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51.4
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(X)
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Lithuanian
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15,383
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0.5
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No disability
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1,295,999
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76.4
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Norwegian
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14,890
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0.5
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Percent employed
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70.2
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(X)
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Polish
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210,421
|
7.3
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Population 65 years and over
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288,752
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100.0
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Portuguese
|
915
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0.0
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With a disability
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137,361
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47.6
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Russian
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28,845
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1.0
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Scotch-Irish
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11,142
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0.4
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Scottish
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14,285
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0.5
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RESIDENCE IN 1995
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Slovak
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6,238
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0.2
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Population 5 years and over
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2,678,981
|
100.0
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Subsaharan African
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36,985
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1.3
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Same house in 1995
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1,457,813
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54.4
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Swedish
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24,882
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0.9
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Different house in the U.S. in 1995
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1,075,213
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40.1
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Swiss
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3,008
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0.1
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Same county
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875,392
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32.7
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Ukrainian
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13,579
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0.5
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Different county
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199,821
|
7.5
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United States or American
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38,779
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1.3
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Same state
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50,981
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1.9
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Welsh
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5,226
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0.2
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Different state
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148,840
|
5.6
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)
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11,698
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0.4
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Elsewhere in 1995
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145,955
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5.4
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Other ancestries
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1,734,057
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59.9
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Date: December 30, 2004
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
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¹ The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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