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

Senate District 17

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,056 (X)
Married-couple household 18,470 55.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,788 20.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,281 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 919 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,674 17.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 296 0.9
Householder living alone 4,535 13.7
65 years and over 1,412 4.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,631 20.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 944 2.9
Householder living alone 4,513 13.7
65 years and over 2,767 8.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,513 28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,508 31.8
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,614 (X)
Householder 33,056 39.5
Spouse 18,323 21.9
Unmarried partner 2,464 2.9
Child 25,298 30.3
Other relatives 2,716 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,757 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,285 (X)
Never married 10,358 30.2
Now married, except separated 19,609 57.2
Separated 330 1
Widowed 824 2.4
Divorced 3,164 9.2
Females 15 years and over 34,103 (X)
Never married 8,141 23.9
Now married, except separated 19,028 55.8
Separated 224 0.7
Widowed 3,093 9.1
Divorced 3,617 10.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,069 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 230 21.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 26 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 60 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 24 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 115 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,029 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 396 38.5
Less than 1 year 91 8.8
1 or 2 years 184 17.9
3 or 4 years 48 4.7
5 or more years 73 7.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 396 (X)
Who are female 263 66.4
Who are married 288 72.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,123 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,439 7.5
Kindergarten 978 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,033 47.2
High school (grades 9-12) 5,137 26.9
College or graduate school 2,536 13.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,322 (X)
Less than 9th grade 998 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,368 4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,593 33.6
Some college, no degree 12,933 22.2
Associate's degree 8,760 15
Bachelor's degree 9,654 16.6
Graduate or professional degree 4,016 6.9
High school graduate or higher 54,956 94.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,670 23.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,644 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,844 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,831 (X)
With a disability 9,913 11.8
Under 18 years 19,990 (X)
With a disability 1,021 5.1
18 to 64 years 48,996 (X)
With a disability 4,559 9.3
65 years and over 14,845 (X)
With a disability 4,333 29.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,926 (X)
Same house 77,589 92.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,337 7.6
Different house in the U.S. 6,206 7.4
Same county 2,683 3.2
Different county 3,523 4.2
Same state 3,059 3.6
Different state 464 0.6
Abroad 131 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,735 (X)
Native 81,781 96.5
Born in United States 81,228 95.9
State of residence 68,893 81.3
Different state 12,335 14.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 553 0.7
Foreign-born 2,954 3.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,954 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,623 54.9
Not a U.S. citizen 1,331 45.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,507 (X)
Native 553 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 223 40.3
Entered before 2010 330 59.7
Foreign-born 2,954 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 973 32.9
Entered before 2010 1,981 67.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,954 (X)
Europe 390 13.2
Asia 562 19
Africa 210 7.1
Oceania 6 0.2
Latin America 1,707 57.8
Northern America 79 2.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,893 (X)
English only 75,511 94.5
Language other than English 4,382 5.5
Speak English less than very well 1,631 2
Spanish 3,101 3.9
Speak English less than very well 1,437 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 825 1
Speak English less than very well 77 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 346 0.4
Speak English less than very well 99 0.1
Other languages 110 0.1
Speak English less than very well 18 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,735 (X)
American 3,238 3.8
Arab 28 0
Czech 1,683 2
Danish 1,071 1.3
Dutch 994 1.2
English 4,074 4.8
French (except Basque) 1,427 1.7
French Canadian 438 0.5
German 39,842 47
Greek 113 0.1
Hungarian 131 0.2
Irish 7,247 8.6
Italian 1,030 1.2
Lithuanian 6 0
Norwegian 8,910 10.5
Polish 4,046 4.8
Portuguese 15 0
Russian 300 0.4
Scotch-Irish 151 0.2
Scottish 591 0.7
Slovak 16 0
Subsaharan African 462 0.5
Swedish 6,523 7.7
Swiss 153 0.2
Ukrainian 120 0.1
Welsh 145 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 34 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,056 (X)
With a computer 30,930 93.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,122 88.1