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

Senate District 16

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,341 (X)
Married-couple household 17,631 51.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,294 18.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,391 7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,015 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,689 19.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 544 1.6
Householder living alone 4,953 14.4
65 years and over 1,622 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,630 22.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,152 3.4
Householder living alone 5,226 15.2
65 years and over 3,202 9.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,903 28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,637 33.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,945 (X)
Householder 34,341 41.4
Spouse 17,551 21.2
Unmarried partner 2,496 3
Child 23,315 28.1
Other relatives 3,167 3.8
Other nonrelatives 2,075 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,594 (X)
Never married 11,092 32.1
Now married, except separated 18,942 54.8
Separated 276 0.8
Widowed 1,004 2.9
Divorced 3,280 9.5
Females 15 years and over 33,696 (X)
Never married 8,572 25.4
Now married, except separated 18,124 53.8
Separated 186 0.6
Widowed 3,363 10
Divorced 3,451 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,227 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 534 43.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 61 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 73 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 136 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 36 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,049 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 513 48.9
Less than 1 year 18 1.7
1 or 2 years 46 4.4
3 or 4 years 31 3
5 or more years 418 39.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 513 (X)
Who are female 314 61.2
Who are married 249 48.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,284 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,449 7.5
Kindergarten 1,118 5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,798 45.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,838 25.1
College or graduate school 3,081 16
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,157 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,375 4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,733 4.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,983 30.9
Some college, no degree 12,806 22
Associate's degree 8,844 15.2
Bachelor's degree 9,601 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 3,815 6.6
High school graduate or higher 53,049 91.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,416 23.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,734 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,350 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,770 (X)
With a disability 11,535 13.8
Under 18 years 20,409 (X)
With a disability 1,042 5.1
18 to 64 years 47,008 (X)
With a disability 5,363 11.4
65 years and over 16,353 (X)
With a disability 5,130 31.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,103 (X)
Same house 75,532 89.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,571 10.2
Different house in the U.S. 8,309 9.9
Same county 4,326 5.1
Different county 3,983 4.7
Same state 3,116 3.7
Different state 867 1
Abroad 262 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,226 (X)
Native 79,610 93.4
Born in United States 79,187 92.9
State of residence 66,447 78
Different state 12,740 14.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 423 0.5
Foreign-born 5,616 6.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,616 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,803 32.1
Not a U.S. citizen 3,813 67.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,039 (X)
Native 423 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 175 41.4
Entered before 2010 248 58.6
Foreign-born 5,616 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,998 53.4
Entered before 2010 2,618 46.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,616 (X)
Europe 211 3.8
Asia 634 11.3
Africa 1,128 20.1
Oceania 207 3.7
Latin America 3,264 58.1
Northern America 172 3.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,971 (X)
English only 71,905 89.9
Language other than English 8,066 10.1
Speak English less than very well 3,782 4.7
Spanish 5,528 6.9
Speak English less than very well 2,397 3
Other Indo-European languages 446 0.6
Speak English less than very well 135 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 840 1.1
Speak English less than very well 415 0.5
Other languages 1,252 1.6
Speak English less than very well 835 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,226 (X)
American 2,622 3.1
Arab 35 0
Czech 1,357 1.6
Danish 692 0.8
Dutch 3,088 3.6
English 4,170 4.9
French (except Basque) 1,276 1.5
French Canadian 281 0.3
German 31,723 37.2
Greek 16 0
Hungarian 61 0.1
Irish 6,175 7.2
Italian 606 0.7
Lithuanian 25 0
Norwegian 16,072 18.9
Polish 1,724 2
Portuguese 25 0
Russian 186 0.2
Scotch-Irish 162 0.2
Scottish 632 0.7
Slovak 13 0
Subsaharan African 1,540 1.8
Swedish 6,424 7.5
Swiss 194 0.2
Ukrainian 115 0.1
Welsh 285 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 63 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,341 (X)
With a computer 31,903 92.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,662 86.4