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

Senate District 17

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,562 (X)
Married-couple household 18,445 56.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,956 21.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,146 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 842 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,629 17.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 293 0.9
Householder living alone 4,442 13.6
65 years and over 1,360 4.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,342 19.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 743 2.3
Householder living alone 4,473 13.7
65 years and over 2,655 8.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,307 28.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,185 31.3
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,228 (X)
Householder 32,562 39.1
Spouse 18,306 22
Unmarried partner 2,268 2.7
Child 25,490 30.6
Other relatives 2,749 3.3
Other nonrelatives 1,853 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,408 (X)
Never married 10,693 31.1
Now married, except separated 19,544 56.8
Separated 278 0.8
Widowed 734 2.1
Divorced 3,159 9.2
Females 15 years and over 33,597 (X)
Never married 7,971 23.7
Now married, except separated 18,984 56.5
Separated 218 0.6
Widowed 3,017 9
Divorced 3,407 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,087 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 270 24.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 32 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 26 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 109 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 37 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 969 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 356 36.7
Less than 1 year 97 10
1 or 2 years 146 15.1
3 or 4 years 27 2.8
5 or more years 86 8.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 356 (X)
Who are female 230 64.6
Who are married 249 69.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,151 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,509 7.9
Kindergarten 1,112 5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,765 45.8
High school (grades 9-12) 5,078 26.5
College or graduate school 2,687 14
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,749 (X)
Less than 9th grade 950 1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,384 4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,572 33.9
Some college, no degree 12,983 22.5
Associate's degree 8,690 15
Bachelor's degree 9,114 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 4,056 7
High school graduate or higher 54,415 94.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,170 22.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,417 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,123 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,484 (X)
With a disability 9,667 11.6
Under 18 years 19,790 (X)
With a disability 692 3.5
18 to 64 years 49,345 (X)
With a disability 4,575 9.3
65 years and over 14,349 (X)
With a disability 4,400 30.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,490 (X)
Same house 76,591 91.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,899 8.3
Different house in the U.S. 6,770 8.1
Same county 2,947 3.5
Different county 3,823 4.6
Same state 3,290 3.9
Different state 533 0.6
Abroad 129 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,252 (X)
Native 81,345 96.5
Born in United States 80,830 95.9
State of residence 68,501 81.3
Different state 12,329 14.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 515 0.6
Foreign born 2,907 3.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,907 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,618 55.7
Not a U.S. citizen 1,289 44.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,422 (X)
Native 515 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 130 25.2
Entered before 2010 385 74.8
Foreign born 2,907 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 877 30.2
Entered before 2010 2,030 69.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,907 (X)
Europe 419 14.4
Asia 576 19.8
Africa 107 3.7
Oceania 7 0.2
Latin America 1,703 58.6
Northern America 95 3.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,373 (X)
English only 75,348 94.9
Language other than English 4,025 5.1
Speak English less than very well 1,657 2.1
Spanish 3,030 3.8
Speak English less than very well 1,361 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 653 0.8
Speak English less than very well 127 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 220 0.3
Speak English less than very well 152 0.2
Other languages 122 0.2
Speak English less than very well 17 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,252 (X)
American 2,754 3.3
Arab 29 0
Czech 1,709 2
Danish 984 1.2
Dutch 1,172 1.4
English 3,548 4.2
French (except Basque) 1,764 2.1
French Canadian 340 0.4
German 40,267 47.8
Greek 101 0.1
Hungarian 118 0.1
Irish 7,065 8.4
Italian 1,089 1.3
Lithuanian 5 0
Norwegian 9,541 11.3
Polish 4,171 5
Portuguese 30 0
Russian 288 0.3
Scotch-Irish 220 0.3
Scottish 653 0.8
Slovak 24 0
Subsaharan African 311 0.4
Swedish 6,884 8.2
Swiss 194 0.2
Ukrainian 108 0.1
Welsh 126 0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 36 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,562 (X)
With a computer 30,137 92.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,985 85.9