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

Senate District 18

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,898 (X)
Married-couple household 13,783 41.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,581 17
Cohabiting couple household 3,562 10.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 964 2.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,387 22.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 490 1.5
Householder living alone 5,082 15.4
65 years and over 1,149 3.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,166 24.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,352 4.1
Householder living alone 4,753 14.4
65 years and over 2,427 7.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,901 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,366 25.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 78,141 (X)
Householder 32,898 42.1
Spouse 13,843 17.7
Unmarried partner 3,511 4.5
Child 19,934 25.5
Other relatives 2,115 2.7
Other nonrelatives 5,840 7.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 36,051 (X)
Never married 17,941 49.8
Now married, except separated 14,372 39.9
Separated 309 0.9
Widowed 620 1.7
Divorced 2,809 7.8
Females 15 years and over 35,419 (X)
Never married 15,066 42.5
Now married, except separated 14,444 40.8
Separated 213 0.6
Widowed 2,278 6.4
Divorced 3,418 9.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,371 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 430 31.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 59 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 76 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 65 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 543 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 244 44.9
Less than 1 year 36 6.6
1 or 2 years 52 9.6
3 or 4 years 27 5
5 or more years 129 23.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 244 (X)
Who are female 171 70.1
Who are married 129 52.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 27,105 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,099 4.1
Kindergarten 877 3.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,296 26.9
High school (grades 9-12) 3,871 14.3
College or graduate school 13,962 51.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 50,542 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,053 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,739 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,998 23.7
Some college, no degree 10,428 20.6
Associate's degree 7,112 14.1
Bachelor's degree 11,949 23.6
Graduate or professional degree 6,263 12.4
High school graduate or higher 47,750 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,212 36
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,528 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,245 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,595 (X)
With a disability 9,745 11.5
Under 18 years 16,780 (X)
With a disability 1,146 6.8
18 to 64 years 55,947 (X)
With a disability 5,466 9.8
65 years and over 11,868 (X)
With a disability 3,133 26.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,160 (X)
Same house 66,032 78.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 18,128 21.5
Different house in the U.S. 17,404 20.7
Same county 8,167 9.7
Different county 9,237 11
Same state 7,231 8.6
Different state 2,006 2.4
Abroad 724 0.9
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,383 (X)
Native 79,957 93.6
Born in United States 79,479 93.1
State of residence 62,682 73.4
Different state 16,797 19.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 478 0.6
Foreign-born 5,426 6.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,426 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,409 44.4
Not a U.S. citizen 3,017 55.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,904 (X)
Native 478 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 124 25.9
Entered before 2010 354 74.1
Foreign-born 5,426 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,898 53.4
Entered before 2010 2,528 46.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,426 (X)
Europe 478 8.8
Asia 1,755 32.3
Africa 2,134 39.3
Oceania 20 0.4
Latin America 917 16.9
Northern America 122 2.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,893 (X)
English only 73,807 91.2
Language other than English 7,086 8.8
Speak English less than very well 2,312 2.9
Spanish 2,349 2.9
Speak English less than very well 672 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 1,276 1.6
Speak English less than very well 417 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,246 1.5
Speak English less than very well 403 0.5
Other languages 2,215 2.7
Speak English less than very well 820 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,383 (X)
American 2,782 3.3
Arab 712 0.8
Czech 988 1.2
Danish 1,100 1.3
Dutch 1,085 1.3
English 4,405 5.2
French (except Basque) 1,906 2.2
French Canadian 451 0.5
German 33,960 39.8
Greek 92 0.1
Hungarian 144 0.2
Irish 7,482 8.8
Italian 836 1
Lithuanian 55 0.1
Norwegian 9,843 11.5
Polish 2,051 2.4
Portuguese 13 0
Russian 489 0.6
Scotch-Irish 278 0.3
Scottish 853 1
Slovak 48 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,833 3.3
Swedish 3,740 4.4
Swiss 300 0.4
Ukrainian 84 0.1
Welsh 732 0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 26 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,898 (X)
With a computer 31,231 94.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,613 87