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

Senate District 23

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,320 (X)
Married-couple household 17,206 50.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,955 17.4
Cohabiting couple household 3,065 8.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,442 4.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,359 18.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 542 1.6
Householder living alone 4,847 14.1
65 years and over 1,558 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,690 22.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,230 3.6
Householder living alone 5,189 15.1
65 years and over 3,128 9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,982 29.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,978 34.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,974 (X)
Householder 34,320 41.4
Spouse 17,091 20.6
Unmarried partner 3,207 3.9
Child 23,655 28.5
Other relatives 2,893 3.5
Other nonrelatives 1,808 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,349 (X)
Never married 11,084 32.3
Now married, except separated 18,361 53.5
Separated 463 1.3
Widowed 1,032 3
Divorced 3,409 9.9
Females 15 years and over 33,654 (X)
Never married 8,649 25.7
Now married, except separated 17,467 51.9
Separated 461 1.4
Widowed 3,658 10.9
Divorced 3,419 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,280 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 467 36.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 75 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 11 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 149 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 30 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,125 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 405 36
Less than 1 year 61 5.4
1 or 2 years 131 11.6
3 or 4 years 87 7.7
5 or more years 126 11.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 405 (X)
Who are female 230 56.8
Who are married 297 73.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,149 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,236 6.5
Kindergarten 1,175 6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,124 47.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,626 24.2
College or graduate school 2,988 15.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,034 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,591 4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,053 5.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,008 32.8
Some college, no degree 12,805 22.1
Associate's degree 8,343 14.4
Bachelor's degree 8,321 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 3,913 6.7
High school graduate or higher 52,390 90.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,234 21.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,356 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,127 8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,421 (X)
With a disability 10,535 12.6
Under 18 years 20,040 (X)
With a disability 932 4.7
18 to 64 years 46,587 (X)
With a disability 4,995 10.7
65 years and over 16,794 (X)
With a disability 4,608 27.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,464 (X)
Same house 74,651 89.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,813 10.6
Different house in the U.S. 8,576 10.3
Same county 4,192 5
Different county 4,384 5.3
Same state 3,169 3.8
Different state 1,215 1.5
Abroad 237 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,488 (X)
Native 78,345 92.7
Born in United States 77,670 91.9
State of residence 60,878 72.1
Different state 16,792 19.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 675 0.8
Foreign-born 6,143 7.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,143 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,699 43.9
Not a U.S. citizen 3,444 56.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,818 (X)
Native 675 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 196 29
Entered before 2010 479 71
Foreign-born 6,143 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,465 40.1
Entered before 2010 3,678 59.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,143 (X)
Europe 294 4.8
Asia 2,097 34.1
Africa 631 10.3
Oceania 16 0.3
Latin America 3,025 49.2
Northern America 80 1.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,407 (X)
English only 69,410 87.4
Language other than English 9,997 12.6
Speak English less than very well 4,852 6.1
Spanish 6,003 7.6
Speak English less than very well 2,610 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 850 1.1
Speak English less than very well 249 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,383 3
Speak English less than very well 1,637 2.1
Other languages 761 1
Speak English less than very well 356 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,488 (X)
American 3,327 3.9
Arab 57 0.1
Czech 1,724 2
Danish 2,609 3.1
Dutch 1,729 2
English 4,956 5.9
French (except Basque) 1,497 1.8
French Canadian 466 0.6
German 26,900 31.8
Greek 57 0.1
Hungarian 38 0
Irish 7,662 9.1
Italian 472 0.6
Lithuanian 21 0
Norwegian 17,557 20.8
Polish 1,873 2.2
Portuguese 19 0
Russian 213 0.3
Scotch-Irish 294 0.3
Scottish 888 1.1
Slovak 30 0
Subsaharan African 1,083 1.3
Swedish 2,364 2.8
Swiss 99 0.1
Ukrainian 76 0.1
Welsh 461 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 17 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,320 (X)
With a computer 31,823 92.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,435 85.8