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

Senate District 20

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,819 (X)
Married-couple household 19,482 56
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,989 20.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,354 6.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 801 2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,987 17.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 415 1.2
Householder living alone 4,850 13.9
65 years and over 1,645 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,996 20.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 968 2.8
Householder living alone 4,896 14.1
65 years and over 2,731 7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,721 27.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,579 33.3
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,761 (X)
Householder 34,819 41.6
Spouse 19,344 23.1
Unmarried partner 2,368 2.8
Child 23,855 28.5
Other relatives 1,971 2.4
Other nonrelatives 1,404 1.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,867 (X)
Never married 9,911 28.4
Now married, except separated 20,131 57.7
Separated 318 0.9
Widowed 962 2.8
Divorced 3,545 10.2
Females 15 years and over 34,362 (X)
Never married 7,485 21.8
Now married, except separated 19,911 57.9
Separated 274 0.8
Widowed 2,855 8.3
Divorced 3,837 11.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,066 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 293 27.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 36 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 11 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 132 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 826 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 281 34
Less than 1 year 50 6.1
1 or 2 years 73 8.8
3 or 4 years 30 3.6
5 or more years 128 15.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 281 (X)
Who are female 192 68.3
Who are married 163 58
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,006 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,325 7
Kindergarten 961 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,951 47.1
High school (grades 9-12) 4,621 24.3
College or graduate school 3,148 16.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,782 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,220 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,011 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,722 31.3
Some college, no degree 12,039 20.1
Associate's degree 8,357 14
Bachelor's degree 11,789 19.7
Graduate or professional degree 5,644 9.4
High school graduate or higher 56,551 94.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 17,433 29.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,718 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,507 8.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,031 (X)
With a disability 8,638 10.3
Under 18 years 19,249 (X)
With a disability 509 2.6
18 to 64 years 48,378 (X)
With a disability 3,539 7.3
65 years and over 16,404 (X)
With a disability 4,590 28
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,147 (X)
Same house 75,277 89.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,870 10.5
Different house in the U.S. 8,680 10.3
Same county 4,526 5.4
Different county 4,154 4.9
Same state 2,805 3.3
Different state 1,349 1.6
Abroad 190 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,047 (X)
Native 83,167 97.8
Born in United States 82,687 97.2
State of residence 65,658 77.2
Different state 17,029 20
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 480 0.6
Foreign born 1,880 2.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,880 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 818 43.5
Not a U.S. citizen 1,062 56.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,360 (X)
Native 480 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 71 14.8
Entered before 2010 409 85.2
Foreign born 1,880 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 601 32
Entered before 2010 1,279 68
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,880 (X)
Europe 238 12.7
Asia 590 31.4
Africa 130 6.9
Oceania 11 0.6
Latin America 856 45.5
Northern America 55 2.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,231 (X)
English only 77,392 96.5
Language other than English 2,839 3.5
Speak English less than very well 1,009 1.3
Spanish 1,412 1.8
Speak English less than very well 567 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 742 0.9
Speak English less than very well 92 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 490 0.6
Speak English less than very well 304 0.4
Other languages 195 0.2
Speak English less than very well 46 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,047 (X)
American 3,149 3.7
Arab 118 0.1
Czech 803 0.9
Danish 963 1.1
Dutch 1,031 1.2
English 5,427 6.4
French (except Basque) 1,718 2
French Canadian 343 0.4
German 34,313 40.3
Greek 205 0.2
Hungarian 78 0.1
Irish 10,908 12.8
Italian 1,228 1.4
Lithuanian 1 0
Norwegian 13,368 15.7
Polish 2,007 2.4
Portuguese 18 0
Russian 221 0.3
Scotch-Irish 249 0.3
Scottish 768 0.9
Slovak 42 0
Subsaharan African 364 0.4
Swedish 4,979 5.9
Swiss 414 0.5
Ukrainian 70 0.1
Welsh 169 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 60 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,819 (X)
With a computer 32,195 92.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,531 87.7