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

Senate District 16

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,869 (X)
Married-couple household 17,642 52.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,232 18.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,338 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,031 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,442 19
With children of the householder under 18 years 537 1.6
Householder living alone 4,853 14.3
65 years and over 1,601 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,447 22
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,210 3.6
Householder living alone 4,996 14.8
65 years and over 3,076 9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,789 28.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,390 33.6
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,281 (X)
Householder 33,869 40.7
Spouse 17,665 21.2
Unmarried partner 2,427 2.9
Child 24,142 29
Other relatives 2,868 3.4
Other nonrelatives 2,310 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,840 (X)
Never married 11,145 32
Now married, except separated 18,952 54.4
Separated 325 0.9
Widowed 1,013 2.9
Divorced 3,405 9.8
Females 15 years and over 33,705 (X)
Never married 8,592 25.5
Now married, except separated 18,081 53.6
Separated 174 0.5
Widowed 3,380 10
Divorced 3,478 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,161 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 571 49.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 65 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 69 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 139 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,064 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 508 47.7
Less than 1 year 15 1.4
1 or 2 years 66 6.2
3 or 4 years 84 7.9
5 or more years 343 32.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 508 (X)
Who are female 284 55.9
Who are married 292 57.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,421 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,476 7.6
Kindergarten 1,047 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,132 47
High school (grades 9-12) 4,658 24
College or graduate school 3,108 16
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,168 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,362 4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,884 5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,972 30.9
Some college, no degree 13,297 22.9
Associate's degree 8,743 15
Bachelor's degree 9,209 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 3,701 6.4
High school graduate or higher 52,922 91
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,910 22.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,990 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,697 7.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,034 (X)
With a disability 11,282 13.4
Under 18 years 20,393 (X)
With a disability 901 4.4
18 to 64 years 47,441 (X)
With a disability 5,090 10.7
65 years and over 16,200 (X)
With a disability 5,291 32.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,379 (X)
Same house 75,751 89.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,628 10.2
Different house in the U.S. 8,444 10
Same county 4,708 5.6
Different county 3,736 4.4
Same state 2,976 3.5
Different state 760 0.9
Abroad 184 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,483 (X)
Native 80,245 93.9
Born in United States 79,809 93.4
State of residence 67,260 78.7
Different state 12,549 14.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 436 0.5
Foreign born 5,238 6.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,238 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,894 36.2
Not a U.S. citizen 3,344 63.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,674 (X)
Native 436 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 185 42.4
Entered before 2010 251 57.6
Foreign born 5,238 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,370 45.2
Entered before 2010 2,868 54.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,238 (X)
Europe 216 4.1
Asia 582 11.1
Africa 1,290 24.6
Oceania 169 3.2
Latin America 2,792 53.3
Northern America 189 3.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,179 (X)
English only 72,061 89.9
Language other than English 8,118 10.1
Speak English less than very well 3,288 4.1
Spanish 5,464 6.8
Speak English less than very well 2,000 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 481 0.6
Speak English less than very well 120 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 674 0.8
Speak English less than very well 330 0.4
Other languages 1,499 1.9
Speak English less than very well 838 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,483 (X)
American 2,498 2.9
Arab 22 0
Czech 1,501 1.8
Danish 732 0.9
Dutch 3,411 4
English 3,670 4.3
French (except Basque) 1,284 1.5
French Canadian 288 0.3
German 32,628 38.2
Greek 27 0
Hungarian 100 0.1
Irish 6,593 7.7
Italian 682 0.8
Lithuanian 29 0
Norwegian 16,816 19.7
Polish 1,620 1.9
Portuguese 11 0
Russian 193 0.2
Scotch-Irish 148 0.2
Scottish 618 0.7
Slovak 21 0
Subsaharan African 1,950 2.3
Swedish 6,976 8.2
Swiss 175 0.2
Ukrainian 112 0.1
Welsh 288 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 61 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,869 (X)
With a computer 31,267 92.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,692 84.7