Oakton Community College
November, 2002

  

Census Data – Year 2000

Below are data from the 2000 U.S. Census by Township as well as for Oakton’s district as a whole.

      Township

Evanston

Maine

New Trier

Niles

Northfield

District 535

Population

74,239

 

135,623

 

56,716

 

102,638

 

82,880

 

452,096

 
                         

Median Age1

32.5

 

40.4

 

41.6

 

43.4

 

42.5

 

40.3

 
                         

Race2

                       

White

50,045

67%

112,029

83%

52,786

93%

76,767

75%

72,046

87%

363,673

80%

African American

17,883

24%

2,236

2%

466

1%

3,414

3%

1,215

1%

25,214

6%

American Indian

473

1%

665

0%

98

0%

365

0%

174

0%

1,775

0%

Asian

5,311

7%

17,542

13%

3,666

6%

21,923

21%

9,182

11%

57,624

13%

Other

3,000

4%

5,918

4%

317

1%

3,162

3%

1,366

2%

13,763

3%

                         

Hispanic (any race)

4,539

6%

12,869

9%

990

2%

5,187

5%

3,412

4%

26,997

6%

                         

Education Attainment

                       

Population age 25 & over

47,326

 

96,508

 

37,207

 

73,218

 

57,917

 

312,176

 

HS Graduate or higher

43,244

91%

81,877

85%

36,275

97%

63,760

87%

54,531

94%

279,687

90%

Bachelor's degree or higher

29,511

62%

31,611

33%

28,227

76%

29,554

40%

33,240

57%

152,143

49%

                         

Nativity, Language

                       

U.S. Native

62,791

85%

96,508

71%

50,783

90%

67,113

65%

66,339

80%

343,534

76%

Foreign born

11,448

15%

39,143

29%

5,933

10%

35,525

35%

16,428

20%

108,477

24%

Entered US Jan 1980 - March 1990

5,256

7%

15,733

12%

1,864

3%

12,209

12%

6,102

7%

41,164

9%

                         

Primary language spoken at home is English

57,304

77%

80,028

59%

45,602

80%

55,080

54%

57,793

70%

295,807

65%

                         

Income

                       

1999 Median Household Income1

$56,335

 

$55,462

 

$122,641

 

$59,218

 

$80,590

 

$68,942

 

                                       

1         Median age and median household income for District 535 are weighted averages of median ages and household incomes for each township in the district.

2         The percentages for Race add to over 100% because respondents may list more than one race.