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

Senate District 26

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,977 (X)
Married-couple household 16,549 47.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,514 15.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,910 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 766 2.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,190 20.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 449 1.3
Householder living alone 5,497 15.7
65 years and over 1,553 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,328 23.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 871 2.5
Householder living alone 5,771 16.5
65 years and over 3,012 8.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,122 23.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,302 32.3
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,171 (X)
Householder 34,977 43.1
Spouse 16,638 20.5
Unmarried partner 2,955 3.6
Child 20,994 25.9
Other relatives 2,040 2.5
Other nonrelatives 3,567 4.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,574 (X)
Never married 13,400 37.7
Now married, except separated 17,467 49.1
Separated 307 0.9
Widowed 1,027 2.9
Divorced 3,373 9.5
Females 15 years and over 35,881 (X)
Never married 11,479 32
Now married, except separated 17,049 47.5
Separated 182 0.5
Widowed 3,285 9.2
Divorced 3,886 10.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 782 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 192 24.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 41 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 3 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 66 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 617 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 221 35.8
Less than 1 year 13 2.1
1 or 2 years 37 6
3 or 4 years 34 5.5
5 or more years 137 22.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 221 (X)
Who are female 120 54.3
Who are married 184 83.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,742 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,292 5.7
Kindergarten 937 4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,641 33.6
High school (grades 9-12) 3,830 16.8
College or graduate school 9,042 39.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,151 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,140 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,608 4.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,790 29.9
Some college, no degree 11,483 20.5
Associate's degree 8,342 14.9
Bachelor's degree 10,700 19.1
Graduate or professional degree 5,088 9.1
High school graduate or higher 52,403 93.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,788 28.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,424 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,585 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,297 (X)
With a disability 9,525 11.3
Under 18 years 16,919 (X)
With a disability 483 2.9
18 to 64 years 51,311 (X)
With a disability 4,300 8.4
65 years and over 16,067 (X)
With a disability 4,742 29.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,553 (X)
Same house 73,891 87.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,662 12.6
Different house in the U.S. 10,473 12.4
Same county 5,480 6.5
Different county 4,993 5.9
Same state 3,140 3.7
Different state 1,853 2.2
Abroad 189 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,387 (X)
Native 83,469 97.8
Born in United States 83,101 97.3
State of residence 49,508 58
Different state 33,593 39.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 368 0.4
Foreign born 1,918 2.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,918 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 810 42.2
Not a U.S. citizen 1,108 57.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,286 (X)
Native 368 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 48 13
Entered before 2010 320 87
Foreign born 1,918 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 843 44
Entered before 2010 1,075 56
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,918 (X)
Europe 299 15.6
Asia 704 36.7
Africa 297 15.5
Oceania 2 0.1
Latin America 513 26.7
Northern America 103 5.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,256 (X)
English only 77,697 95.6
Language other than English 3,559 4.4
Speak English less than very well 1,301 1.6
Spanish 1,105 1.4
Speak English less than very well 308 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,386 1.7
Speak English less than very well 660 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 791 1
Speak English less than very well 259 0.3
Other languages 277 0.3
Speak English less than very well 74 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,387 (X)
American 4,387 5.1
Arab 100 0.1
Czech 1,387 1.6
Danish 1,007 1.2
Dutch 1,448 1.7
English 4,914 5.8
French (except Basque) 1,619 1.9
French Canadian 265 0.3
German 32,785 38.4
Greek 40 0
Hungarian 172 0.2
Irish 9,323 10.9
Italian 1,529 1.8
Lithuanian 96 0.1
Norwegian 18,237 21.4
Polish 5,876 6.9
Portuguese 64 0.1
Russian 292 0.3
Scotch-Irish 460 0.5
Scottish 830 1
Slovak 80 0.1
Subsaharan African 221 0.3
Swedish 2,666 3.1
Swiss 577 0.7
Ukrainian 229 0.3
Welsh 231 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 88 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,977 (X)
With a computer 32,427 92.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,802 88.1