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County Profile
| Demographics | County |
Illinois |
U.S. |
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2000 Population |
55,836 |
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Racial/Ethnic rates |
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| White | 89.9% |
73.5% |
75.1% |
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| Black or African American | 6.3% |
15.1% |
12.3% |
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| American Indian or Native | 0.2% |
0.2% |
0.9% |
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| Asian | 0.7% |
3.4% |
3.6% |
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| Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
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| Other | 1.6% |
5.8% |
5.5% |
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| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
12.3% |
12.5% |
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Age |
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| 18 years and older | 78.0% |
73.9% |
74.3% |
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| 65 years and older | 17.5% |
12.1% |
12.4% |
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Education Levels |
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| Over 25 with high school education | 81.8% |
81.4% |
80.4% |
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Labor Force |
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| Over 16 | 60.6% |
65.4% |
63.9% |
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Poverty |
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| Families below poverty level | 7.7% |
7.8% |
9.2% |
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| Individuals below poverty level | 11.1% |
10.7% |
12.4% |
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