Consortium on Chicago School Research
Selected Indicators from the U.S. Census and Chicago Public Schools Records Related to the Lives and Schooling of ChildrenCalumet Heights (48)
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|
Count |
Percentage of Older Children
| ||||
1990 |
2000 |
Increase/ (Decrease) |
1990 |
2000 |
Percentage Point Increase/ (Decrease) | |
| School-Age Children (ages 6 to 17) Living with Two Parents |
1,382 |
1,022 |
(360) |
49.0% |
39.7% |
( 9.3%) |
| School-Age Children (ages 6 to 17) Living with One Parent |
1,196 |
1,080 |
(116) |
42.4% |
42.0% |
( 0.4%) |
| School-Age Children (ages 6 to 17) Living with Neither Parent |
244 |
470 |
226 |
8.6% |
18.3% |
9.7% |
Count |
Percentage of Younger Children
| |||||
1990 |
2000 |
Increase/ (Decrease) |
1990 |
2000 |
Percentage Point Increase/ (Decrease) | |
| Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 5) Living with Two Parents |
484 |
292 |
(192) |
45.0% |
29.2% |
( 15.8%) |
| Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 5) Living with One Parent |
494 |
483 |
(11) |
45.9% |
48.3% |
2.4% |
| Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 5) Living with Neither Parent |
98 |
225 |
127 |
9.1% |
22.5% |
13.4% |
Note: Most of our tables display data for preschool-age (ages 0 to 4) and school-age children (ages 5 to 17). The U.S. Census does not disaggregate data about children's living arrangements in the same manner, thus we were unable to preserve our usual categories for this table.
