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

Senate District 15

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,888 (X)
Married-couple household 17,905 51.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,520 18.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,312 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 942 2.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,647 19.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 443 1.3
Householder living alone 5,303 15.2
65 years and over 1,755 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,024 23
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,198 3.4
Householder living alone 5,654 16.2
65 years and over 3,387 9.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,570 27.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,063 34.6
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,925 (X)
Householder 34,888 42.6
Spouse 17,888 21.8
Unmarried partner 2,295 2.8
Child 23,532 28.7
Other relatives 1,744 2.1
Other nonrelatives 1,578 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,910 (X)
Never married 10,836 32
Now married, except separated 18,721 55.2
Separated 199 0.6
Widowed 1,076 3.2
Divorced 3,078 9.1
Females 15 years and over 34,254 (X)
Never married 8,448 24.7
Now married, except separated 18,430 53.8
Separated 266 0.8
Widowed 3,632 10.6
Divorced 3,478 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,026 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 197 19.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 23 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 60 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 112 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 573 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 206 36
Less than 1 year 38 6.6
1 or 2 years 25 4.4
3 or 4 years 31 5.4
5 or more years 112 19.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 206 (X)
Who are female 117 56.8
Who are married 171 83
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,434 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,607 7.9
Kindergarten 1,169 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,876 43.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,758 23.3
College or graduate school 4,024 19.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,536 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,549 2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,610 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,779 32.6
Some college, no degree 12,882 22.4
Associate's degree 7,806 13.6
Bachelor's degree 9,938 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 3,972 6.9
High school graduate or higher 53,377 92.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,910 24.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,734 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,196 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,721 (X)
With a disability 10,640 12.7
Under 18 years 20,151 (X)
With a disability 812 4
18 to 64 years 46,717 (X)
With a disability 4,734 10.1
65 years and over 16,853 (X)
With a disability 5,094 30.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,092 (X)
Same house 76,530 91
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,562 9
Different house in the U.S. 7,380 8.8
Same county 3,606 4.3
Different county 3,774 4.5
Same state 2,656 3.2
Different state 1,118 1.3
Abroad 182 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,913 (X)
Native 81,797 96.3
Born in United States 81,472 95.9
State of residence 66,522 78.3
Different state 14,950 17.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 325 0.4
Foreign-born 3,116 3.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,116 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,484 47.6
Not a U.S. citizen 1,632 52.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,441 (X)
Native 325 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 66 20.3
Entered before 2010 259 79.7
Foreign-born 3,116 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,225 39.3
Entered before 2010 1,891 60.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,116 (X)
Europe 299 9.6
Asia 1,010 32.4
Africa 271 8.7
Oceania 11 0.4
Latin America 1,450 46.5
Northern America 75 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,578 (X)
English only 74,524 93.6
Language other than English 5,054 6.4
Speak English less than very well 2,431 3.1
Spanish 2,780 3.5
Speak English less than very well 1,353 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 728 0.9
Speak English less than very well 151 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,250 1.6
Speak English less than very well 791 1
Other languages 296 0.4
Speak English less than very well 136 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,913 (X)
American 2,285 2.7
Arab 31 0
Czech 1,092 1.3
Danish 1,477 1.7
Dutch 1,405 1.7
English 3,536 4.2
French (except Basque) 2,046 2.4
French Canadian 395 0.5
German 37,706 44.4
Greek 23 0
Hungarian 56 0.1
Irish 5,068 6
Italian 653 0.8
Lithuanian 35 0
Norwegian 14,206 16.7
Polish 1,973 2.3
Portuguese 37 0
Russian 189 0.2
Scotch-Irish 250 0.3
Scottish 600 0.7
Slovak 29 0
Subsaharan African 464 0.5
Swedish 3,417 4
Swiss 278 0.3
Ukrainian 53 0.1
Welsh 353 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 51 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,888 (X)
With a computer 32,209 92.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,184 86.5