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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2019-2023 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 05

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,237 (X)
Married-couple household 18,907 53.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,999 17
Cohabiting couple household 2,799 7.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,122 3.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,766 19.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 631 1.8
Householder living alone 5,170 14.7
65 years and over 2,126 6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,765 19.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 987 2.8
Householder living alone 4,725 13.4
65 years and over 2,830 8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,369 26.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,481 38.3
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,196 (X)
Householder 35,237 41.4
Spouse 18,955 22.2
Unmarried partner 2,759 3.2
Child 23,788 27.9
Other relatives 2,753 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,704 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,822 (X)
Never married 10,001 27.9
Now married, except separated 20,067 56
Separated 220 0.6
Widowed 1,242 3.5
Divorced 4,292 12
Females 15 years and over 34,260 (X)
Never married 7,452 21.8
Now married, except separated 19,424 56.7
Separated 290 0.8
Widowed 3,382 9.9
Divorced 3,712 10.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 989 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 301 30.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 14 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 131 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,025 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 432 42.1
Less than 1 year 29 2.8
1 or 2 years 96 9.4
3 or 4 years 50 4.9
5 or more years 257 25.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 432 (X)
Who are female 227 52.5
Who are married 349 80.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,314 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,213 6.6
Kindergarten 979 5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,045 49.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,566 24.9
College or graduate school 2,511 13.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 61,058 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,815 3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,890 4.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 20,938 34.3
Some college, no degree 13,788 22.6
Associate's degree 8,490 13.9
Bachelor's degree 9,181 15
Graduate or professional degree 3,956 6.5
High school graduate or higher 56,353 92.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,137 21.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,470 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,026 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,565 (X)
With a disability 11,823 13.8
Under 18 years 19,947 (X)
With a disability 705 3.5
18 to 64 years 46,242 (X)
With a disability 5,460 11.8
65 years and over 19,376 (X)
With a disability 5,658 29.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,672 (X)
Same house 78,039 91.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,633 8.9
Different house in the U.S. 7,481 8.7
Same county 3,023 3.5
Different county 4,458 5.2
Same state 3,561 4.2
Different state 897 1
Abroad 152 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,563 (X)
Native 84,503 97.6
Born in United States 83,833 96.8
State of residence 67,188 77.6
Different state 16,645 19.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 670 0.8
Foreign-born 2,060 2.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,060 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,008 48.9
Not a U.S. citizen 1,052 51.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,730 (X)
Native 670 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 275 41
Entered before 2010 395 59
Foreign-born 2,060 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 857 41.6
Entered before 2010 1,203 58.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,060 (X)
Europe 341 16.6
Asia 314 15.2
Africa 162 7.9
Oceania 29 1.4
Latin America 1,099 53.3
Northern America 115 5.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,549 (X)
English only 77,070 94.5
Language other than English 4,479 5.5
Speak English less than very well 1,670 2
Spanish 1,983 2.4
Speak English less than very well 900 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1,855 2.3
Speak English less than very well 520 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 242 0.3
Speak English less than very well 73 0.1
Other languages 399 0.5
Speak English less than very well 177 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,563 (X)
American 3,510 4.1
Arab 92 0.1
Czech 881 1
Danish 953 1.1
Dutch 1,189 1.4
English 5,124 5.9
French (except Basque) 2,094 2.4
French Canadian 823 1
German 31,514 36.4
Greek 43 0
Hungarian 134 0.2
Irish 6,669 7.7
Italian 885 1
Lithuanian 23 0
Norwegian 11,312 13.1
Polish 3,840 4.4
Portuguese 26 0
Russian 214 0.2
Scotch-Irish 272 0.3
Scottish 727 0.8
Slovak 43 0
Subsaharan African 178 0.2
Swedish 5,287 6.1
Swiss 225 0.3
Ukrainian 136 0.2
Welsh 321 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 66 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,237 (X)
With a computer 32,296 91.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,619 84.1