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

Senate District 21

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,929 (X)
Married-couple household 17,095 50.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,191 18.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,168 6.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 848 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,769 20
With children of the householder under 18 years 482 1.4
Householder living alone 5,285 15.6
65 years and over 1,944 5.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,897 23.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,430 4.2
Householder living alone 5,364 15.8
65 years and over 3,321 9.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,501 28
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,817 34.8
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,931 (X)
Householder 33,929 40.9
Spouse 17,099 20.6
Unmarried partner 2,107 2.5
Child 24,763 29.9
Other relatives 3,466 4.2
Other nonrelatives 1,567 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,168 (X)
Never married 10,830 31.7
Now married, except separated 18,579 54.4
Separated 347 1
Widowed 1,158 3.4
Divorced 3,254 9.5
Females 15 years and over 33,171 (X)
Never married 7,798 23.5
Now married, except separated 17,793 53.6
Separated 449 1.4
Widowed 3,682 11.1
Divorced 3,449 10.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,092 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 249 22.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 2 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 141 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 854 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 314 36.8
Less than 1 year 86 10.1
1 or 2 years 73 8.5
3 or 4 years 56 6.6
5 or more years 99 11.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 314 (X)
Who are female 160 51
Who are married 196 62.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,058 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,788 8.9
Kindergarten 1,174 5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,270 46.2
High school (grades 9-12) 5,105 25.5
College or graduate school 2,721 13.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,081 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,470 6.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,844 5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,275 33.8
Some college, no degree 12,547 22
Associate's degree 6,975 12.2
Bachelor's degree 8,911 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 3,059 5.4
High school graduate or higher 50,767 88.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 11,970 21
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,646 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,528 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,431 (X)
With a disability 10,979 13.2
Under 18 years 21,224 (X)
With a disability 1,123 5.3
18 to 64 years 45,525 (X)
With a disability 4,548 10
65 years and over 16,682 (X)
With a disability 5,308 31.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,867 (X)
Same house 75,599 90.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,268 9.9
Different house in the U.S. 8,012 9.6
Same county 4,661 5.6
Different county 3,351 4
Same state 2,041 2.4
Different state 1,310 1.6
Abroad 256 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,894 (X)
Native 77,461 91.2
Born in United States 76,821 90.5
State of residence 53,699 63.3
Different state 23,122 27.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 640 0.8
Foreign born 7,433 8.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,433 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,813 37.8
Not a U.S. citizen 4,620 62.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,073 (X)
Native 640 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 263 41.1
Entered before 2010 377 58.9
Foreign born 7,433 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,819 24.5
Entered before 2010 5,614 75.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,433 (X)
Europe 124 1.7
Asia 1,378 18.5
Africa 772 10.4
Oceania 51 0.7
Latin America 5,057 68
Northern America 51 0.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,235 (X)
English only 67,914 85.7
Language other than English 11,321 14.3
Speak English less than very well 5,501 6.9
Spanish 8,387 10.6
Speak English less than very well 4,235 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 463 0.6
Speak English less than very well 51 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,695 2.1
Speak English less than very well 845 1.1
Other languages 776 1
Speak English less than very well 370 0.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,894 (X)
American 2,457 2.9
Arab 23 0
Czech 688 0.8
Danish 1,708 2
Dutch 6,979 8.2
English 2,672 3.1
French (except Basque) 1,152 1.4
French Canadian 223 0.3
German 32,626 38.4
Greek 46 0.1
Hungarian 98 0.1
Irish 4,826 5.7
Italian 565 0.7
Lithuanian 18 0
Norwegian 11,117 13.1
Polish 1,409 1.7
Portuguese 33 0
Russian 355 0.4
Scotch-Irish 246 0.3
Scottish 678 0.8
Slovak 58 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,150 1.4
Swedish 3,374 4
Swiss 278 0.3
Ukrainian 90 0.1
Welsh 208 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 23 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,929 (X)
With a computer 30,965 91.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,503 84