81.2% of residents of Wilmette speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
17.0% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.0% of residents of Wilmette speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.8% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
65.7% of residents of Wilmette speak English at home.
12.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
21.9% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
24.5% of residents of Wilmette speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English less than very well).
71.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
94.0% (18,235)
Foreign born:
35.9% (689)
White - Speak another language
Native:
6.0% (1,174)
Foreign born:
64.1% (1,229)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
43.9% (458)
Foreign born:
11.7% (212)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
56.1% (586)
Foreign born:
88.3% (1,604)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (33)
Foreign born:
80.0% (24)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
16.6% (67)
Foreign born:
100.0% (11)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
94.2% (18,030)
Foreign born:
36.5% (642)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
5.8% (1,111)
Foreign born:
63.5% (1,118)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
73.3% (236)
Foreign born:
35.0% (63)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
26.7% (86)
Foreign born:
65.0% (117)
3,659 residents are foreign born (6.2% Asia, 5.2% Europe, 1.3% Latin America).
This city:
13.2%
Illinois:
12.3%
Median age by place of birth - Wilmette
Place of birth - Wilmette White
Place of birth - Wilmette Black or African American
Place of birth - Wilmette Asian
Place of birth - Wilmette Other race
Place of birth - Wilmette Two or more races
Place of birth - Wilmette White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Wilmette Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Wilmette
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Wilmette
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Wilmette
Place of birth by age - Wilmette
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 70.3%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 3.7%
Females:
Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 61.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 8.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (213)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.9% (2,741)
Unmarried:
36.1% (1,546)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 68.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 33.9%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 16.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
62.5% (10)
Unmarried:
37.5% (6)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.9%
Now married: 66.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 5.6%
Females:
Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 73.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 3.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (22)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.5% (437)
Unmarried:
33.5% (220)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.3%
Now married: 54.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 10.8%
Females:
Never married: 69.8%
Now married: 30.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.4% (24)
Unmarried:
73.6% (67)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 70.5%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 3.8%
Females:
Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 8.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (213)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.7% (2,706)
Unmarried:
35.3% (1,479)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.1%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 57.7%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.8% (72)
Unmarried:
48.2% (67)
Ancestries in Wilmette (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 6,623 (24.0%)
German - 5,599 (20.2%)
Irish - 5,376 (19.4%)
English - 3,193 (11.5%)
Polish - 1,984 (7.2%)
Italian - 1,910 (6.9%)
Russian - 1,631 (5.9%)
United States - 1,630 (5.9%)
Swedish - 1,129 (4.1%)
Norwegian - 783 (2.8%)
Scottish - 720 (2.6%)
French - 697 (2.5%)
Greek - 606 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 471 (1.7%)
Dutch - 403 (1.5%)
Czech - 293 (1.1%)
Lithuanian - 281 (1.0%)
Hungarian - 241 (0.9%)
Welsh - 221 (0.8%)
Danish - 154 (0.6%)
French Canadian - 132 (0.5%)
Swiss - 121 (0.4%)
Ukrainian - 76 (0.3%)
Arab - 60 (0.2%)
Slovak - 34 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 9 (0.03%)
Subsaharan African - 5 (0.02%)
West Indian - 3 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 21,086 (93.6%)
Black or African American: 103 (67.3%)
Asian: 2,642 (88.6%)
Other race: 57 (90.5%)
Two or more races: 437 (89.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 20,696 (93.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 485 (84.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,190 (5.3%)
Black or African American: 50 (32.7%)
Asian: 250 (8.4%)
Other race: 6 (9.5%)
Two or more races: 31 (6.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,165 (5.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 62 (10.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 40 (0.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 16 (0.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 24 (4.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
13.2%
12.3%