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

Senate District 12

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,339 (X)
Married-couple household 18,970 52.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,902 19
Cohabiting couple household 2,499 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 897 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,772 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 485 1.3
Householder living alone 5,331 14.7
65 years and over 1,832 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,098 22.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,136 3.1
Householder living alone 5,545 15.3
65 years and over 3,638 10
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,902 27.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,762 35.1
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,709 (X)
Householder 36,339 43.4
Spouse 18,957 22.6
Unmarried partner 2,400 2.9
Child 22,899 27.4
Other relatives 1,533 1.8
Other nonrelatives 1,581 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,433 (X)
Never married 10,575 29.8
Now married, except separated 20,285 57.2
Separated 234 0.7
Widowed 936 2.6
Divorced 3,403 9.6
Females 15 years and over 34,337 (X)
Never married 7,620 22.2
Now married, except separated 19,135 55.7
Separated 214 0.6
Widowed 3,838 11.2
Divorced 3,530 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,437 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 287 20
Per 1,000 unmarried women 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 87 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 172 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 581 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 179 30.8
Less than 1 year 30 5.2
1 or 2 years 14 2.4
3 or 4 years 69 11.9
5 or more years 66 11.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 179 (X)
Who are female 97 54.2
Who are married 128 71.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,790 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,351 7.2
Kindergarten 1,190 6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,343 44.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,396 23.4
College or graduate school 3,510 18.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,098 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,492 2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,842 3.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,098 32.3
Some college, no degree 12,277 20.8
Associate's degree 9,182 15.5
Bachelor's degree 10,808 18.3
Graduate or professional degree 4,399 7.4
High school graduate or higher 55,764 94.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,207 25.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,249 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,909 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,614 (X)
With a disability 10,793 12.8
Under 18 years 19,582 (X)
With a disability 684 3.5
18 to 64 years 47,005 (X)
With a disability 4,641 9.9
65 years and over 18,027 (X)
With a disability 5,468 30.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,637 (X)
Same house 75,344 89
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,293 11
Different house in the U.S. 8,998 10.6
Same county 4,554 5.4
Different county 4,444 5.3
Same state 3,128 3.7
Different state 1,316 1.6
Abroad 295 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,925 (X)
Native 83,814 97.5
Born in United States 83,413 97.1
State of residence 69,436 80.8
Different state 13,977 16.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 401 0.5
Foreign-born 2,111 2.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,111 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 764 36.2
Not a U.S. citizen 1,347 63.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,512 (X)
Native 401 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 117 29.2
Entered before 2010 284 70.8
Foreign-born 2,111 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 850 40.3
Entered before 2010 1,261 59.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,111 (X)
Europe 192 9.1
Asia 429 20.3
Africa 88 4.2
Oceania 51 2.4
Latin America 1,310 62.1
Northern America 41 1.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,682 (X)
English only 76,700 95.1
Language other than English 3,982 4.9
Speak English less than very well 1,534 1.9
Spanish 2,693 3.3
Speak English less than very well 1,185 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 745 0.9
Speak English less than very well 126 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 428 0.5
Speak English less than very well 209 0.3
Other languages 116 0.1
Speak English less than very well 14 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,925 (X)
American 3,112 3.6
Arab 37 0
Czech 1,668 1.9
Danish 622 0.7
Dutch 1,726 2
English 3,850 4.5
French (except Basque) 1,902 2.2
French Canadian 358 0.4
German 36,095 42
Greek 57 0.1
Hungarian 44 0.1
Irish 6,822 7.9
Italian 628 0.7
Lithuanian 8 0
Norwegian 17,071 19.9
Polish 2,659 3.1
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 347 0.4
Scotch-Irish 300 0.3
Scottish 710 0.8
Slovak 14 0
Subsaharan African 205 0.2
Swedish 5,624 6.5
Swiss 496 0.6
Ukrainian 59 0.1
Welsh 208 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 14 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,339 (X)
With a computer 33,886 93.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,479 86.6