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

Senate District 12

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,189 (X)
Married-couple household 18,949 52.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,733 18.6
Cohabiting couple household 2,452 6.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 885 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,735 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 457 1.3
Householder living alone 5,355 14.8
65 years and over 1,817 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,053 22.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,303 3.6
Householder living alone 5,366 14.8
65 years and over 3,547 9.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,818 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,549 34.7
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,628 (X)
Householder 36,189 43.3
Spouse 19,027 22.8
Unmarried partner 2,342 2.8
Child 22,873 27.4
Other relatives 1,620 1.9
Other nonrelatives 1,577 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,217 (X)
Never married 10,467 29.7
Now married, except separated 20,204 57.4
Separated 191 0.5
Widowed 937 2.7
Divorced 3,418 9.7
Females 15 years and over 34,394 (X)
Never married 7,644 22.2
Now married, except separated 19,202 55.8
Separated 195 0.6
Widowed 3,892 11.3
Divorced 3,461 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,246 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 219 17.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 75 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 147 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 524 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 164 31.3
Less than 1 year 47 9
1 or 2 years 12 2.3
3 or 4 years 48 9.2
5 or more years 57 10.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 164 (X)
Who are female 95 57.9
Who are married 111 67.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,072 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,464 7.7
Kindergarten 1,247 6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,190 42.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,175 21.9
College or graduate school 3,996 21
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,046 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,598 2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,016 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,162 32.5
Some college, no degree 12,226 20.7
Associate's degree 9,430 16
Bachelor's degree 10,307 17.5
Graduate or professional degree 4,307 7.3
High school graduate or higher 55,432 93.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,614 24.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,308 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,216 7.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,368 (X)
With a disability 10,584 12.5
Under 18 years 19,300 (X)
With a disability 549 2.8
18 to 64 years 47,269 (X)
With a disability 4,512 9.5
65 years and over 17,799 (X)
With a disability 5,523 31
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,539 (X)
Same house 75,280 89
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,259 11
Different house in the U.S. 9,050 10.7
Same county 4,651 5.5
Different county 4,399 5.2
Same state 3,232 3.8
Different state 1,167 1.4
Abroad 209 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,700 (X)
Native 83,702 97.7
Born in United States 83,315 97.2
State of residence 69,483 81.1
Different state 13,832 16.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 387 0.5
Foreign born 1,998 2.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,998 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 821 41.1
Not a U.S. citizen 1,177 58.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,385 (X)
Native 387 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 81 20.9
Entered before 2010 306 79.1
Foreign born 1,998 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 777 38.9
Entered before 2010 1,221 61.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,998 (X)
Europe 248 12.4
Asia 406 20.3
Africa 70 3.5
Oceania 101 5.1
Latin America 1,127 56.4
Northern America 46 2.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,453 (X)
English only 76,377 94.9
Language other than English 4,076 5.1
Speak English less than very well 1,528 1.9
Spanish 2,768 3.4
Speak English less than very well 1,133 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 708 0.9
Speak English less than very well 94 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 519 0.6
Speak English less than very well 280 0.3
Other languages 81 0.1
Speak English less than very well 21 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,700 (X)
American 2,861 3.3
Arab 34 0
Czech 1,733 2
Danish 711 0.8
Dutch 1,776 2.1
English 3,592 4.2
French (except Basque) 1,960 2.3
French Canadian 347 0.4
German 36,803 42.9
Greek 58 0.1
Hungarian 93 0.1
Irish 6,637 7.7
Italian 594 0.7
Lithuanian 13 0
Norwegian 18,101 21.1
Polish 2,981 3.5
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 391 0.5
Scotch-Irish 339 0.4
Scottish 617 0.7
Slovak 67 0.1
Subsaharan African 198 0.2
Swedish 5,723 6.7
Swiss 507 0.6
Ukrainian 39 0
Welsh 219 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 19 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,189 (X)
With a computer 33,159 91.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,592 84.5