Ancestry in Pontiac, Illinois (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Illinois and Pontiac
Pontiac
Illinois
0%10%20%30%CountGermanOther1Unclassified2IrishAmericanEnglishItalianPolishSwedishScottishNorwegianFrenchDutchEastern EuropeanBritishEuropean24.300932%18.577052%24.300932%24.3%2,92023.868176%37.705028%23.868176%23.9%2,86817.826232%13.586858%17.826232%17.8%2,14216.311585%11.584599%16.311585%16.3%1,96010.203063%4.731590%10.203063%10.2%1,2268.122503%5.621699%8.122503%8.1%9764.310919%6.073204%4.310919%4.3%5182.979361%7.048835%2.979361%3.0%3581.864181%2.090753%1.864181%1.9%2241.622836%1.161809%1.622836%1.6%1951.572903%1.210627%1.572903%1.6%1891.531292%1.833635%1.531292%1.5%1841.348202%1.296445%1.348202%1.3%1620.873835%0.169558%0.873835%0.9%1050.832224%0.290141%0.832224%0.8%1000.507656%0.971849%0.507656%0.5%61

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Illinois and Pontiac
Pontiac
Illinois
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanSouth AmericanVenezuelanOther HispanicCubanCentral AmericanSalvadoran66.841187%79.247583%66.841187%66.8%3833.187%3.19%17.277487%9.459324%17.277487%17.3%990.824%0.82%9.947644%3.843716%9.947644%9.9%570.474%0.47%9.947644%0.186007%9.947644%9.9%570.474%0.47%3.664921%2.177607%3.664921%3.7%210.175%0.17%1.396161%1.212418%1.396161%1.4%80.067%0.07%0.872600%3.752304%0.872600%0.9%50.042%0.04%0.872600%0.695492%0.872600%0.9%50.042%0.04%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Illinois and Pontiac
Pontiac
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%KoreanFilipinoBhutanese51.851852%9.107364%51.851852%51.9%280.233%0.23%44.444444%18.198259%44.444444%44.4%240.200%0.20%3.703704%0.108265%3.703704%3.7%20.017%0.02%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Pontiac

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
21.8%25.6%29.2%32.9%36.6%40.4%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.3%11.5%13.6%15.7%17.8%20.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
8.6%9.1%9.7%10.2%10.7%11.3%

English Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.86%7.32%7.77%8.23%8.68%9.14%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.4%2.5%3.6%4.7%5.8%6.9%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.04%2.46%2.87%3.28%3.69%4.11%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.09%1.37%1.65%1.92%2.20%2.48%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.84%1.11%1.38%1.65%1.91%2.18%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.16%0.52%0.88%1.24%1.59%1.96%

French Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.5%2.3%3.1%4.0%4.8%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.41%0.72%1.02%1.32%1.62%1.92%

Eastern European Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Eastern European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.45%0.89%1.34%1.78%2.23%

British Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

European Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.47%0.70%0.94%1.18%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.01%0.19%0.36%0.54%0.71%0.89%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
1.87%2.35%2.82%3.30%3.77%4.25%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.02%0.37%0.72%1.07%1.42%1.78%

South American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.15%1.53%1.91%

Venezuelan Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Venezuelan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.15%1.53%1.91%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.029%0.058%0.087%0.116%0.145%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.51%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.27%0.40%0.54%0.67%

Bhutanese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bhutanese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.007%0.014%0.022%0.029%0.037%
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Ancestry by Place in the Pontiac Area

There are 16 places in the Pontiac Area. This section compares Pontiac to all of the places in the Pontiac Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontiac.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pontiac, selected other places in the Pontiac Area, and entities that contain Pontiac
0%10%20%30%Count#SauneminLong PointOdellForrestFlanaganFairburyCullomPontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaLivingston CountyLivingstonChatsworthCampusDwightPontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac Twp 90ZIP Code 61764ZIP 61764StreatorMidwestPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac 429ReddickPontiac TownshipPontiacStrawnPontiacEast North CentralCornellIllinoisEmingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited States39.879154%39.879154%39.9%132138.942308%38.942308%38.9%81238.696109%38.696109%38.7%368337.857802%37.857802%37.9%410436.576239%36.576239%36.6%391535.069252%35.069252%35.1%1,266633.781513%33.781513%33.8%201732.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k32.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k31.777557%31.777557%31.8%320831.007752%31.007752%31.0%40930.974088%30.974088%31.0%1,2911028.268123%28.268123%28.3%4,66027.218975%27.218975%27.2%4,00526.263010%26.263010%26.3%3,4571126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.048913%26.048913%26.0%3,63225.304878%25.304878%25.3%831225.063369%25.063369%25.1%3,26324.509804%24.509804%24.5%251324.300932%24.300932%24.3%2,9201424.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.346369%22.346369%22.3%801518.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M16.000000%16.000000%16.0%121614.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares Pontiac to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontiac. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pontiac, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain Pontiac
0%10%20%30%Count#QuincyPontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaLivingston CountyLivingstonCrystal LakePontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac Twp 90ZIP Code 61764ZIP 61764MidwestPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac 429WheatonBellevilleBloomingtonPontiac TownshipPontiacNormalPlainfieldPontiacElmhurstEast North CentralArlington HeightsArlington HtsSpringfieldDeKalbMolinePark RidgeRock IslandLombardDowners GroveBartlettNapervilleDecaturPeoriaPalatineGlenviewCarol StreamTinley ParkIllinoisSchaumburgRockfordChampaignHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsDes PlainesOak ParkEvanstonOrland ParkMount ProspectMt ProspectJolietUrbanaElginBolingbrookUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRomeovilleOak LawnStreamwoodHanover ParkBuffalo GroveCarpentersvilleAuroraWheelingSkokieChicagoWaukeganBerwynCicero34.979970%34.979970%35.0%14,23314.2k132.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k32.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k28.956146%28.956146%29.0%11,72011.7k228.268123%28.268123%28.3%4,66027.218975%27.218975%27.2%4,00526.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.048913%26.048913%26.0%3,63225.950194%25.950194%26.0%13,90113.9k325.535351%25.535351%25.5%10,91110.9k425.299867%25.299867%25.3%19,82719.8k525.063369%25.063369%25.1%3,26325.050427%25.050427%25.1%13,66113.7k624.486044%24.486044%24.5%10,25510.3k724.300932%24.300932%24.3%2,92024.172533%24.172533%24.2%11,05711.1k824.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.321139%23.321139%23.3%17,65917.7k922.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1022.850077%22.850077%22.9%9,8871122.773041%22.773041%22.8%9,7481222.466526%22.466526%22.5%8,4401322.335498%22.335498%22.3%8,6321422.121522%22.121522%22.1%9,7391521.979619%21.979619%22.0%10,89210.9k1621.784207%21.784207%21.8%9,0351721.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k1820.959183%20.959183%21.0%15,52315.5k1919.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2019.527338%19.527338%19.5%13,49313.5k2119.225069%19.225069%19.2%8,9512219.051407%19.051407%19.1%7,6642318.844639%18.844639%18.8%10,76510.8k2418.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.651884%17.651884%17.7%13,12713.1k2517.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k2617.443783%17.443783%17.4%14,77014.8k2717.429969%17.429969%17.4%9,0162817.183218%17.183218%17.2%10,09610.1k2917.018985%17.018985%17.0%8,8483016.359710%16.359710%16.4%12,34712.3k3116.017198%16.017198%16.0%9,3883215.982915%15.982915%16.0%8,7193315.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3415.769772%15.769772%15.8%6,6143515.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3614.522336%14.522336%14.5%10,79310.8k3714.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.273132%14.273132%14.3%5,6723814.249480%14.249480%14.2%8,0903913.562833%13.562833%13.6%5,5004012.937309%12.937309%12.9%4,9594112.509024%12.509024%12.5%5,1984212.501633%12.501633%12.5%4,7854312.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k449.674279%9.674279%9.7%3,677457.878470%7.878470%7.9%5,111467.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k475.947209%5.947209%5.9%5,243485.831886%5.831886%5.8%3,290491.286143%1.286143%1.3%1,08050

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Pontiac to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontiac. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pontiac, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Pontiac
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMadisonPontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaLivingston CountyLivingstonGreen BayRochesterDavenportKenoshaPontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac Twp 90ZIP Code 61764ZIP 61764OlatheOverland ParkFort WayneOmahaMidwestPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac 429ColumbiaEvansvillePontiac TownshipPontiacPontiacTopekaEast North CentralSpringfieldToledoMinneapolisNapervilleSpringfieldDes MoinesWichitaSt. PaulPeoriaCincinnatiColumbusIllinoisLansingAnn ArborRockfordKansas CityMilwaukeeWarrenAkronJolietSterling HeightsSterling HtsIndianapolisSouth BendElginSt. LouisDaytonIndependenceGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraKansas CityDearbornClevelandChicagoFlintDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k236.247052%36.247052%36.2%60,85360.9k334.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k532.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k32.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k31.589980%31.589980%31.6%33,15433.2k631.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k729.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k828.339258%28.339258%28.3%28,30128.3k928.268123%28.268123%28.3%4,66027.218975%27.218975%27.2%4,00527.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k1026.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k1126.519233%26.519233%26.5%69,20369.2k1226.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k1326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.048913%26.048913%26.0%3,63225.985576%25.985576%26.0%30,44630.4k1425.461900%25.461900%25.5%30,59430.6k1525.063369%25.063369%25.1%3,26324.300932%24.300932%24.3%2,92024.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k1624.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1722.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1822.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1921.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k2021.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k2121.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2221.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k2321.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k2419.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2519.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2619.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k2718.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M18.360590%18.360590%18.4%21,07321.1k2817.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2917.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k3017.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k3117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k3216.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3316.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3415.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3515.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3615.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k3715.651692%15.651692%15.7%15,81415.8k3815.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3915.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k4015.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k4115.434621%15.434621%15.4%18,09218.1k4215.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k4314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k4411.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k459.685930%9.685930%9.7%9,252469.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k487.305041%7.305041%7.3%7,226491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Pontiac to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontiac. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Pontiac, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Pontiac
0%10%20%30%Count#Pontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaLivingston CountyLivingstonPontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac Twp 90ZIP Code 61764ZIP 61764OmahaMidwestPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac 429Pontiac TownshipPontiacPontiacEast North CentralMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusIllinoisPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami32.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k32.783411%32.783411%32.8%12,22112.2k28.268123%28.268123%28.3%4,66027.218975%27.218975%27.2%4,00526.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.048913%26.048913%26.0%3,63225.063369%25.063369%25.1%3,26324.300932%24.300932%24.3%2,92024.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M22.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k518.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M17.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Pontiac. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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