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

Senate District 18

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,816 (X)
Married-couple household 13,684 41.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,431 16.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,463 10.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 954 2.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,050 21.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 489 1.5
Householder living alone 4,550 13.9
65 years and over 1,042 3.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,619 26.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,487 4.5
Householder living alone 4,921 15
65 years and over 2,473 7.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,820 26.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,279 25.2
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 78,053 (X)
Householder 32,816 42
Spouse 13,769 17.6
Unmarried partner 3,315 4.2
Child 19,658 25.2
Other relatives 2,113 2.7
Other nonrelatives 6,382 8.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,903 (X)
Never married 17,910 49.9
Now married, except separated 14,343 39.9
Separated 281 0.8
Widowed 648 1.8
Divorced 2,721 7.6
Females 15 years and over 35,388 (X)
Never married 14,931 42.2
Now married, except separated 14,312 40.4
Separated 173 0.5
Widowed 2,399 6.8
Divorced 3,573 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,458 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 409 28.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 26 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 86 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 60 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 551 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 226 41
Less than 1 year 46 8.3
1 or 2 years 47 8.5
3 or 4 years 23 4.2
5 or more years 110 20
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 226 (X)
Who are female 157 69.5
Who are married 135 59.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 26,974 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,224 4.5
Kindergarten 858 3.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,276 27
High school (grades 9-12) 3,599 13.3
College or graduate school 14,017 52
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 50,068 (X)
Less than 9th grade 973 1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,759 3.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,652 23.3
Some college, no degree 10,349 20.7
Associate's degree 7,213 14.4
Bachelor's degree 11,873 23.7
Graduate or professional degree 6,249 12.5
High school graduate or higher 47,336 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,122 36.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,414 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,575 5.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,318 (X)
With a disability 9,900 11.7
Under 18 years 16,570 (X)
With a disability 1,019 6.1
18 to 64 years 55,974 (X)
With a disability 5,515 9.9
65 years and over 11,774 (X)
With a disability 3,366 28.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,876 (X)
Same house 65,547 78.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 18,329 21.9
Different house in the U.S. 17,708 21.1
Same county 8,526 10.2
Different county 9,182 10.9
Same state 7,309 8.7
Different state 1,873 2.2
Abroad 621 0.7
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,064 (X)
Native 79,915 93.9
Born in United States 79,414 93.4
State of residence 62,557 73.5
Different state 16,857 19.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 501 0.6
Foreign born 5,149 6.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,149 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,979 38.4
Not a U.S. citizen 3,170 61.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,650 (X)
Native 501 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 41 8.2
Entered before 2010 460 91.8
Foreign born 5,149 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,835 55.1
Entered before 2010 2,314 44.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,149 (X)
Europe 423 8.2
Asia 1,894 36.8
Africa 1,917 37.2
Oceania 11 0.2
Latin America 771 15
Northern America 133 2.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,535 (X)
English only 74,147 92.1
Language other than English 6,388 7.9
Speak English less than very well 2,206 2.7
Spanish 1,936 2.4
Speak English less than very well 449 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,150 1.4
Speak English less than very well 375 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,150 1.4
Speak English less than very well 407 0.5
Other languages 2,152 2.7
Speak English less than very well 975 1.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,064 (X)
American 2,897 3.4
Arab 584 0.7
Czech 1,153 1.4
Danish 1,119 1.3
Dutch 1,066 1.3
English 4,073 4.8
French (except Basque) 2,087 2.5
French Canadian 457 0.5
German 34,102 40.1
Greek 88 0.1
Hungarian 142 0.2
Irish 7,334 8.6
Italian 845 1
Lithuanian 65 0.1
Norwegian 10,430 12.3
Polish 2,106 2.5
Portuguese 41 0
Russian 467 0.5
Scotch-Irish 335 0.4
Scottish 751 0.9
Slovak 134 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,406 2.8
Swedish 4,418 5.2
Swiss 330 0.4
Ukrainian 68 0.1
Welsh 907 1.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 36 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,816 (X)
With a computer 30,943 94.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,873 88