U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Benson, IL

Woodford County, Illinois

Latitude: 40.849978     Longitude: -89.121586
Population 407 (2005)
Elevation of Benson, Illinois: 769 feet



General Social Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1705261, place: Benson village, Illinois)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school: 66 (100%)
Nursery school, preschool: 6 (9.09%)
Kindergarten: 8 (12.12%)
Elementary school (grades 1-8): 29 (43.94%)
High school (grades 9-12): 16 (24.24%)
College or graduate school: 7 (10.61%)

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over: 288 (100%)
Less than 9th grade: 19 (6.6%)
9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 19 (6.6%)
High school graduate (includes equivalency): 149 (51.74%)
Some college, no degree: 61 (21.18%)
Associate degree: 25 (8.68%)
Bachelor's degree: 12 (4.17%)
Graduate or professional degree: 3 (1.04%)
Percent high school graduate or higher: 86.8%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%

MARITIAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over: 338 (100%)
Never married: 60 (17.75%)
Now married, except separated: 217 (64.2%)
Separated: 0 (0%)
Total Widowed: 34 (10.06%)
Widowed Female: 32 (9.47%)
Total Divorced: 27 (7.99%)
Divorced Female: 7 (2.07%)

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years: 0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren: 0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over: 323 (100%)
Civilian veterans: 51 (15.79%)

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years: 78 (100%)
--With a disability: 0 (0%)
Population 21 to 64 years: 186 (100%)
--With a disability: 14 (7.53%)
----Percent employed: 85.7%
--No disability: 172 (92.47%)
----Percent employed: 77.3%
Population 65 years and over: 112 (100%)
--With a disability: 24 (21.43%)

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over: 379 (100%)
Same house in 1995: 235 (62.01%)
Different house in the U.S. in 1995: 142 (37.47%)
--Same county: 112 (29.55%)
--Different county: 30 (7.92%)
----Same state: 9 (2.37%)
----Different state: 21 (5.54%)
Elsewhere in 1995: 2 (0.53%)

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population: 410 (100%)
Native: 405 (98.78%)
--Born in United States: 402 (100%)
----State of residence: 350 (85.37%)
----Different state: 52 (12.68%)
--Born outside United States: 3 (0.73%)
Foreign born: 5 (1.22%)
----Entered 1990 to March 2000: 5 (1.22%)
--Naturalized citizen: 0 (0%)
--Not a citizen: 5 (1.22%)

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea): 5 (100%)
Europe: 0 (0%)
Asia: 3 (60%)
Africa: 0 (0%)
Oceania: 0 (0%)
Latin America: 0 (0%)
Northern America: 2 (40%)

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over: 379 (100%)
English only: 370 (97.63%)
Language other than English: 9 (2.37%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 7 (1.85%)
--Spanish: 2 (0.53%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 2 (0.53%)
--Other Indo-European languages: 2 (0.53%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 2 (0.53%)
--Asian and Pacific Island languages: 5 (1.32%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 3 (0.79%)

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population: 410 (100%)
Total ancestries reported: 429% (104.63%)
Arab: 0 (0%)
Czech: 0 (0%)
Danish: 0 (0%)
Dutch: 1 (0.24%)
English: 31 (7.56%)
French (except Basque): 12 (2.93%)
French Canadian: 3 (0.73%)
German: 242 (59.02%)
Greek: 0 (0%)
Hungarian: 0 (0%)
Irish: 42 (10.24%)
Italian: 15 (3.66%)
Lithuanian: 0 (0%)
Norwegian: 6 (1.46%)
Polish: 8 (1.95%)
Portuguese: 0 (0%)
Russian: 0 (0%)
Scotch-Irish: 4 (0.98%)
Scottish: 10 (2.44%)
Slovak: 0 (0%)
Subsaharan African: 0 (0%)
Swedish: 8 (1.95%)
Swiss: 15 (3.66%)
Ukrainian: 0 (0%)
United States or American: 18 (4.39%)
Welsh: 0 (0%)
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups): 0 (0%)
Other ancestries: 14 (3.41%)

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