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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2018-2022 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 02

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,714 (X)
Married-couple household 14,912 45.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,817 14.7
Cohabiting couple household 3,123 9.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,392 4.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,486 19.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 467 1.4
Householder living alone 4,938 15.1
65 years and over 1,658 5.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,193 25
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,460 4.5
Householder living alone 4,601 14.1
65 years and over 2,485 7.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,475 29
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,290 34.5
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,928 (X)
Householder 32,714 39.4
Spouse 14,852 17.9
Unmarried partner 3,245 3.9
Child 23,161 27.9
Other relatives 5,863 7.1
Other nonrelatives 3,093 3.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,853 (X)
Never married 13,171 38.9
Now married, except separated 15,905 47
Separated 278 0.8
Widowed 1,060 3.1
Divorced 3,439 10.2
Females 15 years and over 33,626 (X)
Never married 10,783 32.1
Now married, except separated 15,254 45.4
Separated 335 1
Widowed 2,993 8.9
Divorced 4,261 12.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,045 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 563 53.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 51 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 59 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 111 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 21 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,717 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 1,087 63.3
Less than 1 year 144 8.4
1 or 2 years 173 10.1
3 or 4 years 223 13
5 or more years 547 31.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 1,087 (X)
Who are female 734 67.5
Who are married 588 54.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,238 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,463 6.6
Kindergarten 1,222 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,608 43.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,810 21.6
College or graduate school 5,135 23.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,204 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,207 2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,354 6.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,695 30.2
Some college, no degree 12,631 22.9
Associate's degree 6,721 12.2
Bachelor's degree 9,476 17.2
Graduate or professional degree 5,120 9.3
High school graduate or higher 50,643 91.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,596 26.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,930 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,607 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,396 (X)
With a disability 13,029 15.4
Under 18 years 21,249 (X)
With a disability 1,058 5
18 to 64 years 47,695 (X)
With a disability 6,414 13.4
65 years and over 15,452 (X)
With a disability 5,557 36
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,270 (X)
Same house 73,254 86.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,016 13.1
Different house in the U.S. 10,862 12.9
Same county 4,731 5.6
Different county 6,131 7.3
Same state 5,011 5.9
Different state 1,120 1.3
Abroad 154 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,303 (X)
Native 84,145 98.6
Born in United States 83,686 98.1
State of residence 65,739 77.1
Different state 17,947 21
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 459 0.5
Foreign born 1,158 1.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,158 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 681 58.8
Not a U.S. citizen 477 41.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,617 (X)
Native 459 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 111 24.2
Entered before 2010 348 75.8
Foreign born 1,158 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 345 29.8
Entered before 2010 813 70.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,158 (X)
Europe 137 11.8
Asia 392 33.9
Africa 196 16.9
Oceania 1 0.1
Latin America 204 17.6
Northern America 228 19.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,789 (X)
English only 75,414 94.5
Language other than English 4,375 5.5
Speak English less than very well 500 0.6
Spanish 568 0.7
Speak English less than very well 78 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 841 1.1
Speak English less than very well 125 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 368 0.5
Speak English less than very well 157 0.2
Other languages 2,598 3.3
Speak English less than very well 140 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,303 (X)
American 2,334 2.7
Arab 169 0.2
Czech 1,172 1.4
Danish 831 1
Dutch 1,256 1.5
English 4,733 5.5
French (except Basque) 2,985 3.5
French Canadian 971 1.1
German 20,859 24.5
Greek 122 0.1
Hungarian 122 0.1
Irish 6,046 7.1
Italian 1,079 1.3
Lithuanian 88 0.1
Norwegian 15,556 18.2
Polish 1,744 2
Portuguese 14 0
Russian 347 0.4
Scotch-Irish 346 0.4
Scottish 792 0.9
Slovak 50 0.1
Subsaharan African 187 0.2
Swedish 5,332 6.3
Swiss 167 0.2
Ukrainian 141 0.2
Welsh 198 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 42 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,714 (X)
With a computer 29,838 91.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,825 85.1