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

Senate District 21

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,102 (X)
Married-couple household 17,292 50.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,313 18.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,265 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 870 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,735 19.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 460 1.3
Householder living alone 5,325 15.6
65 years and over 1,891 5.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,810 22.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,435 4.2
Householder living alone 5,325 15.6
65 years and over 3,205 9.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,615 28.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,733 34.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,538 (X)
Householder 34,102 41.3
Spouse 17,153 20.8
Unmarried partner 2,377 2.9
Child 24,297 29.4
Other relatives 3,312 4
Other nonrelatives 1,297 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,810 (X)
Never married 10,487 31
Now married, except separated 18,724 55.4
Separated 328 1
Widowed 947 2.8
Divorced 3,324 9.8
Females 15 years and over 32,943 (X)
Never married 7,718 23.4
Now married, except separated 17,995 54.6
Separated 429 1.3
Widowed 3,451 10.5
Divorced 3,350 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,255 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 326 26
Per 1,000 unmarried women 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 77 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 155 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 34 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 884 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 288 32.6
Less than 1 year 94 10.6
1 or 2 years 100 11.3
3 or 4 years 22 2.5
5 or more years 72 8.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 288 (X)
Who are female 137 47.6
Who are married 175 60.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,024 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,560 7.8
Kindergarten 1,233 6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,501 47.4
High school (grades 9-12) 5,086 25.4
College or graduate school 2,644 13.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,632 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,392 6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,920 5.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,571 32.8
Some college, no degree 12,247 21.6
Associate's degree 7,095 12.5
Bachelor's degree 9,056 16
Graduate or professional degree 3,351 5.9
High school graduate or higher 50,320 88.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,407 21.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,987 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,289 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,035 (X)
With a disability 10,366 12.5
Under 18 years 21,475 (X)
With a disability 1,046 4.9
18 to 64 years 44,911 (X)
With a disability 4,302 9.6
65 years and over 16,649 (X)
With a disability 5,018 30.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,421 (X)
Same house 75,283 90.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,138 9.8
Different house in the U.S. 7,769 9.3
Same county 4,460 5.3
Different county 3,309 4
Same state 2,052 2.5
Different state 1,257 1.5
Abroad 369 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,494 (X)
Native 76,707 90.8
Born in United States 75,927 89.9
State of residence 52,395 62
Different state 23,532 27.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 780 0.9
Foreign-born 7,787 9.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,787 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,673 34.3
Not a U.S. citizen 5,114 65.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,567 (X)
Native 780 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 376 48.2
Entered before 2010 404 51.8
Foreign-born 7,787 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,481 31.9
Entered before 2010 5,306 68.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,787 (X)
Europe 117 1.5
Asia 1,283 16.5
Africa 770 9.9
Oceania 79 1
Latin America 5,488 70.5
Northern America 50 0.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,820 (X)
English only 66,970 85
Language other than English 11,850 15
Speak English less than very well 5,965 7.6
Spanish 8,994 11.4
Speak English less than very well 4,651 5.9
Other Indo-European languages 411 0.5
Speak English less than very well 41 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,618 2.1
Speak English less than very well 869 1.1
Other languages 827 1
Speak English less than very well 404 0.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,494 (X)
American 2,539 3
Arab 19 0
Czech 602 0.7
Danish 1,603 1.9
Dutch 6,289 7.4
English 2,986 3.5
French (except Basque) 1,041 1.2
French Canadian 189 0.2
German 31,317 37.1
Greek 38 0
Hungarian 62 0.1
Irish 4,892 5.8
Italian 563 0.7
Lithuanian 14 0
Norwegian 10,606 12.6
Polish 1,400 1.7
Portuguese 35 0
Russian 333 0.4
Scotch-Irish 268 0.3
Scottish 681 0.8
Slovak 30 0
Subsaharan African 983 1.2
Swedish 3,365 4
Swiss 222 0.3
Ukrainian 84 0.1
Welsh 203 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 52 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,102 (X)
With a computer 31,515 92.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,327 86