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

Senate District 08

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,999 (X)
Married-couple household 12,996 36.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,758 13.2
Cohabiting couple household 3,428 9.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,015 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,531 23.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 353 1
Householder living alone 6,328 17.6
65 years and over 1,648 4.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,044 30.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,305 3.6
Householder living alone 6,643 18.5
65 years and over 3,260 9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,049 22.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,038 27.9
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 79,261 (X)
Householder 35,999 45.4
Spouse 13,219 16.7
Unmarried partner 3,366 4.2
Child 17,987 22.7
Other relatives 2,013 2.5
Other nonrelatives 6,677 8.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,400 (X)
Never married 16,923 47.8
Now married, except separated 13,887 39.2
Separated 208 0.6
Widowed 687 1.9
Divorced 3,695 10.4
Females 15 years and over 37,315 (X)
Never married 15,734 42.2
Now married, except separated 13,719 36.8
Separated 205 0.5
Widowed 3,017 8.1
Divorced 4,640 12.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 975 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 308 31.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 43 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 23 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 531 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 170 32
Less than 1 year 35 6.6
1 or 2 years 23 4.3
3 or 4 years 11 2.1
5 or more years 101 19
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 170 (X)
Who are female 116 68.2
Who are married 96 56.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 24,745 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,333 5.4
Kindergarten 889 3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,897 23.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,901 11.7
College or graduate school 13,725 55.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 53,856 (X)
Less than 9th grade 728 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,828 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,149 20.7
Some college, no degree 12,592 23.4
Associate's degree 5,144 9.6
Bachelor's degree 13,393 24.9
Graduate or professional degree 9,022 16.8
High school graduate or higher 51,300 95.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 22,415 41.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 70,334 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,420 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,647 (X)
With a disability 11,567 13.8
Under 18 years 14,540 (X)
With a disability 609 4.2
18 to 64 years 55,880 (X)
With a disability 6,783 12.1
65 years and over 13,227 (X)
With a disability 4,175 31.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,349 (X)
Same house 66,526 78.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 17,823 21.1
Different house in the U.S. 17,616 20.9
Same county 9,392 11.1
Different county 8,224 9.7
Same state 5,506 6.5
Different state 2,718 3.2
Abroad 207 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,283 (X)
Native 82,754 97
Born in United States 82,083 96.2
State of residence 61,889 72.6
Different state 20,194 23.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 671 0.8
Foreign born 2,529 3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,529 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,355 53.6
Not a U.S. citizen 1,174 46.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,200 (X)
Native 671 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 112 16.7
Entered before 2010 559 83.3
Foreign born 2,529 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 790 31.2
Entered before 2010 1,739 68.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,529 (X)
Europe 676 26.7
Asia 887 35.1
Africa 181 7.2
Oceania 32 1.3
Latin America 527 20.8
Northern America 226 8.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,593 (X)
English only 76,772 95.3
Language other than English 3,821 4.7
Speak English less than very well 1,037 1.3
Spanish 1,412 1.8
Speak English less than very well 434 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 1,224 1.5
Speak English less than very well 243 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 659 0.8
Speak English less than very well 215 0.3
Other languages 526 0.7
Speak English less than very well 145 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,283 (X)
American 1,833 2.1
Arab 239 0.3
Czech 724 0.8
Danish 1,040 1.2
Dutch 1,125 1.3
English 5,921 6.9
French (except Basque) 2,130 2.5
French Canadian 1,199 1.4
German 19,499 22.9
Greek 163 0.2
Hungarian 161 0.2
Irish 8,923 10.5
Italian 2,961 3.5
Lithuanian 70 0.1
Norwegian 11,362 13.3
Polish 4,892 5.7
Portuguese 36 0
Russian 380 0.4
Scotch-Irish 536 0.6
Scottish 1,105 1.3
Slovak 166 0.2
Subsaharan African 432 0.5
Swedish 8,210 9.6
Swiss 309 0.4
Ukrainian 240 0.3
Welsh 459 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 98 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,999 (X)
With a computer 33,803 93.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,651 87.9