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

Senate District 03

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,578 (X)
Married-couple household 19,356 52.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,539 15.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,767 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 741 2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,404 20.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 540 1.5
Householder living alone 5,852 16
65 years and over 2,345 6.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,051 19.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 951 2.6
Householder living alone 5,002 13.7
65 years and over 3,015 8.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,464 23.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 14,158 38.7
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,692 (X)
Householder 36,578 44.8
Spouse 19,256 23.6
Unmarried partner 2,689 3.3
Child 19,732 24.2
Other relatives 2,013 2.5
Other nonrelatives 1,424 1.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 36,896 (X)
Never married 10,233 27.7
Now married, except separated 20,092 54.5
Separated 440 1.2
Widowed 1,371 3.7
Divorced 4,760 12.9
Females 15 years and over 34,289 (X)
Never married 6,863 20
Now married, except separated 19,868 57.9
Separated 204 0.6
Widowed 3,381 9.9
Divorced 3,973 11.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 673 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 147 21.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 45 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 2 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 89 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 925 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 541 58.5
Less than 1 year 32 3.5
1 or 2 years 72 7.8
3 or 4 years 46 5
5 or more years 391 42.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 541 (X)
Who are female 295 54.5
Who are married 352 65.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,835 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 898 5.7
Kindergarten 871 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,280 46
High school (grades 9-12) 3,662 23.1
College or graduate school 3,124 19.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,530 (X)
Less than 9th grade 678 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,768 4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,541 28.1
Some college, no degree 14,506 23.2
Associate's degree 8,863 14.2
Bachelor's degree 11,823 18.9
Graduate or professional degree 6,351 10.2
High school graduate or higher 59,084 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,174 29.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,194 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,014 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,454 (X)
With a disability 12,237 14.8
Under 18 years 15,677 (X)
With a disability 789 5
18 to 64 years 46,755 (X)
With a disability 5,343 11.4
65 years and over 20,022 (X)
With a disability 6,105 30.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,554 (X)
Same house 75,498 90.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,056 9.6
Different house in the U.S. 7,928 9.5
Same county 4,265 5.1
Different county 3,663 4.4
Same state 2,435 2.9
Different state 1,228 1.5
Abroad 128 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,100 (X)
Native 82,709 98.3
Born in United States 82,018 97.5
State of residence 63,408 75.4
Different state 18,610 22.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 691 0.8
Foreign born 1,391 1.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,391 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 811 58.3
Not a U.S. citizen 580 41.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,082 (X)
Native 691 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 85 12.3
Entered before 2010 606 87.7
Foreign born 1,391 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 322 23.1
Entered before 2010 1,069 76.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,391 (X)
Europe 325 23.4
Asia 347 24.9
Africa 33 2.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 193 13.9
Northern America 493 35.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,615 (X)
English only 78,566 97.5
Language other than English 2,049 2.5
Speak English less than very well 350 0.4
Spanish 751 0.9
Speak English less than very well 191 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 650 0.8
Speak English less than very well 67 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 209 0.3
Speak English less than very well 53 0.1
Other languages 439 0.5
Speak English less than very well 39 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,100 (X)
American 2,437 2.9
Arab 159 0.2
Czech 1,068 1.3
Danish 952 1.1
Dutch 996 1.2
English 5,842 6.9
French (except Basque) 3,155 3.8
French Canadian 1,140 1.4
German 20,243 24.1
Greek 138 0.2
Hungarian 119 0.1
Irish 7,365 8.8
Italian 2,552 3
Lithuanian 115 0.1
Norwegian 13,605 16.2
Polish 4,040 4.8
Portuguese 22 0
Russian 436 0.5
Scotch-Irish 556 0.7
Scottish 937 1.1
Slovak 105 0.1
Subsaharan African 66 0.1
Swedish 9,715 11.6
Swiss 203 0.2
Ukrainian 403 0.5
Welsh 308 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 110 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,578 (X)
With a computer 33,427 91.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,538 86.2