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Oakton Community College
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November, 2002
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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 |
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Population |
74,239 |
135,623 |
56,716 |
102,638 |
82,880 |
452,096 |
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Median Age1 |
32.5 |
40.4 |
41.6 |
43.4 |
42.5 |
40.3 |
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Race2 |
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White |
50,045 |
67% |
112,029 |
83% |
52,786 |
93% |
76,767 |
75% |
72,046 |
87% |
363,673 |
80% |
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African American |
17,883 |
24% |
2,236 |
2% |
466 |
1% |
3,414 |
3% |
1,215 |
1% |
25,214 |
6% |
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American Indian |
473 |
1% |
665 |
0% |
98 |
0% |
365 |
0% |
174 |
0% |
1,775 |
0% |
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Asian |
5,311 |
7% |
17,542 |
13% |
3,666 |
6% |
21,923 |
21% |
9,182 |
11% |
57,624 |
13% |
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Other |
3,000 |
4% |
5,918 |
4% |
317 |
1% |
3,162 |
3% |
1,366 |
2% |
13,763 |
3% |
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Hispanic (any race) |
4,539 |
6% |
12,869 |
9% |
990 |
2% |
5,187 |
5% |
3,412 |
4% |
26,997 |
6% |
Education Attainment |
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Population age 25 & over |
47,326 |
96,508 |
37,207 |
73,218 |
57,917 |
312,176 |
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HS Graduate or higher |
43,244 |
91% |
81,877 |
85% |
36,275 |
97% |
63,760 |
87% |
54,531 |
94% |
279,687 |
90% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher |
29,511 |
62% |
31,611 |
33% |
28,227 |
76% |
29,554 |
40% |
33,240 |
57% |
152,143 |
49% |
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Nativity, Language |
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U.S. Native |
62,791 |
85% |
96,508 |
71% |
50,783 |
90% |
67,113 |
65% |
66,339 |
80% |
343,534 |
76% |
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Foreign born |
11,448 |
15% |
39,143 |
29% |
5,933 |
10% |
35,525 |
35% |
16,428 |
20% |
108,477 |
24% |
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Entered US Jan 1980 - March 1990 |
5,256 |
7% |
15,733 |
12% |
1,864 |
3% |
12,209 |
12% |
6,102 |
7% |
41,164 |
9% |
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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% |
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Income |
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1999 Median Household Income1 |
$56,335 |
$55,462 |
$122,641 |
$59,218 |
$80,590 |
$68,942 |
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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.