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

Senate District 26

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,252 (X)
Married-couple household 16,686 47.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,467 15.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,938 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 859 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,285 20.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 437 1.2
Householder living alone 5,725 16.2
65 years and over 1,774 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,343 23.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 852 2.4
Householder living alone 5,886 16.7
65 years and over 3,069 8.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,087 22.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,694 33.2
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,076 (X)
Householder 35,252 43.5
Spouse 16,713 20.6
Unmarried partner 3,021 3.7
Child 21,063 26
Other relatives 1,825 2.3
Other nonrelatives 3,202 3.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,317 (X)
Never married 13,093 37.1
Now married, except separated 17,462 49.4
Separated 309 0.9
Widowed 1,056 3
Divorced 3,397 9.6
Females 15 years and over 35,907 (X)
Never married 11,528 32.1
Now married, except separated 17,150 47.8
Separated 166 0.5
Widowed 3,237 9
Divorced 3,826 10.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 839 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 195 23.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 69 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 510 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 200 39.2
Less than 1 year 15 2.9
1 or 2 years 33 6.5
3 or 4 years 23 4.5
5 or more years 129 25.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 200 (X)
Who are female 114 57
Who are married 158 79
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,049 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,377 6.2
Kindergarten 871 4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,704 34.9
High school (grades 9-12) 3,851 17.5
College or graduate school 8,246 37.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,409 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,090 1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,378 4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,490 29.2
Some college, no degree 11,466 20.3
Associate's degree 8,748 15.5
Bachelor's degree 10,921 19.4
Graduate or professional degree 5,316 9.4
High school graduate or higher 52,941 93.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 16,237 28.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,189 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,339 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,063 (X)
With a disability 9,417 11.2
Under 18 years 16,925 (X)
With a disability 563 3.3
18 to 64 years 50,622 (X)
With a disability 4,292 8.5
65 years and over 16,516 (X)
With a disability 4,562 27.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,385 (X)
Same house 73,865 87.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,520 12.5
Different house in the U.S. 10,333 12.2
Same county 5,283 6.3
Different county 5,050 6
Same state 3,075 3.6
Different state 1,975 2.3
Abroad 187 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,156 (X)
Native 83,227 97.7
Born in United States 82,828 97.3
State of residence 49,085 57.6
Different state 33,743 39.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 399 0.5
Foreign-born 1,929 2.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,929 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,002 51.9
Not a U.S. citizen 927 48.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,328 (X)
Native 399 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 61 15.3
Entered before 2010 338 84.7
Foreign-born 1,929 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 663 34.4
Entered before 2010 1,266 65.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,929 (X)
Europe 237 12.3
Asia 809 41.9
Africa 240 12.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 516 26.7
Northern America 127 6.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,108 (X)
English only 77,781 95.9
Language other than English 3,327 4.1
Speak English less than very well 1,309 1.6
Spanish 1,145 1.4
Speak English less than very well 358 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,215 1.5
Speak English less than very well 594 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 746 0.9
Speak English less than very well 300 0.4
Other languages 221 0.3
Speak English less than very well 57 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,156 (X)
American 5,212 6.1
Arab 79 0.1
Czech 1,141 1.3
Danish 1,003 1.2
Dutch 1,484 1.7
English 5,297 6.2
French (except Basque) 1,553 1.8
French Canadian 238 0.3
German 31,571 37.1
Greek 43 0.1
Hungarian 155 0.2
Irish 8,581 10.1
Italian 1,359 1.6
Lithuanian 99 0.1
Norwegian 17,283 20.3
Polish 5,493 6.5
Portuguese 28 0
Russian 199 0.2
Scotch-Irish 303 0.4
Scottish 806 0.9
Slovak 85 0.1
Subsaharan African 189 0.2
Swedish 2,421 2.8
Swiss 451 0.5
Ukrainian 183 0.2
Welsh 234 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 102 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,252 (X)
With a computer 32,872 93.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,257 88.7