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

Senate District 08

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,519 (X)
Married-couple household 13,225 36.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,848 13.3
Cohabiting couple household 3,537 9.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,006 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,614 23.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 305 0.8
Householder living alone 6,584 18
65 years and over 1,644 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,143 30.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,250 3.4
Householder living alone 6,838 18.7
65 years and over 3,316 9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,132 22.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,098 27.7
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 79,883 (X)
Householder 36,519 45.7
Spouse 13,521 16.9
Unmarried partner 3,438 4.3
Child 17,804 22.3
Other relatives 2,011 2.5
Other nonrelatives 6,590 8.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,474 (X)
Never married 17,318 48.8
Now married, except separated 13,917 39.2
Separated 252 0.7
Widowed 583 1.6
Divorced 3,404 9.6
Females 15 years and over 37,604 (X)
Never married 15,879 42.2
Now married, except separated 14,084 37.5
Separated 205 0.5
Widowed 2,817 7.5
Divorced 4,619 12.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 916 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 330 36
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 19 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 553 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 210 38
Less than 1 year 39 7.1
1 or 2 years 32 5.8
3 or 4 years 13 2.4
5 or more years 126 22.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 210 (X)
Who are female 144 68.6
Who are married 104 49.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 24,530 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,440 5.9
Kindergarten 857 3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,905 24.1
High school (grades 9-12) 2,971 12.1
College or graduate school 13,357 54.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,661 (X)
Less than 9th grade 780 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,646 3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,022 20.2
Some college, no degree 12,124 22.2
Associate's degree 5,633 10.3
Bachelor's degree 14,235 26
Graduate or professional degree 9,221 16.9
High school graduate or higher 52,235 95.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 23,456 42.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 70,729 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,103 5.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,043 (X)
With a disability 11,945 14.2
Under 18 years 14,490 (X)
With a disability 768 5.3
18 to 64 years 56,104 (X)
With a disability 7,042 12.6
65 years and over 13,449 (X)
With a disability 4,135 30.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,638 (X)
Same house 67,860 80.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 16,778 19.8
Different house in the U.S. 16,627 19.6
Same county 8,217 9.7
Different county 8,410 9.9
Same state 5,744 6.8
Different state 2,666 3.1
Abroad 151 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,541 (X)
Native 82,858 96.9
Born in United States 82,231 96.1
State of residence 61,863 72.3
Different state 20,368 23.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 627 0.7
Foreign-born 2,683 3.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,683 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,451 54.1
Not a U.S. citizen 1,232 45.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,310 (X)
Native 627 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 123 19.6
Entered before 2010 504 80.4
Foreign-born 2,683 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 826 30.8
Entered before 2010 1,857 69.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,683 (X)
Europe 741 27.6
Asia 963 35.9
Africa 245 9.1
Oceania 31 1.2
Latin America 465 17.3
Northern America 238 8.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,995 (X)
English only 77,138 95.2
Language other than English 3,857 4.8
Speak English less than very well 973 1.2
Spanish 1,217 1.5
Speak English less than very well 339 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,360 1.7
Speak English less than very well 254 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 633 0.8
Speak English less than very well 269 0.3
Other languages 647 0.8
Speak English less than very well 111 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,541 (X)
American 1,703 2
Arab 214 0.3
Czech 749 0.9
Danish 1,012 1.2
Dutch 1,016 1.2
English 6,025 7
French (except Basque) 2,272 2.7
French Canadian 1,243 1.5
German 19,888 23.2
Greek 198 0.2
Hungarian 199 0.2
Irish 8,886 10.4
Italian 3,262 3.8
Lithuanian 95 0.1
Norwegian 10,813 12.6
Polish 4,732 5.5
Portuguese 41 0
Russian 379 0.4
Scotch-Irish 469 0.5
Scottish 1,007 1.2
Slovak 145 0.2
Subsaharan African 526 0.6
Swedish 8,013 9.4
Swiss 358 0.4
Ukrainian 285 0.3
Welsh 453 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 102 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,519 (X)
With a computer 34,736 95.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,628 89.3