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

Senate District 27

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,494 (X)
Married-couple household 18,591 61
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,035 26.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,706 8.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,079 3.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,225 13.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 351 1.2
Householder living alone 2,830 9.3
65 years and over 750 2.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,972 16.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,249 4.1
Householder living alone 2,543 8.3
65 years and over 1,466 4.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,447 37.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,477 24.5
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,548 (X)
Householder 30,494 35.2
Spouse 18,608 21.5
Unmarried partner 2,671 3.1
Child 29,425 34
Other relatives 3,465 4
Other nonrelatives 1,885 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,710 (X)
Never married 10,663 30.7
Now married, except separated 19,983 57.6
Separated 152 0.4
Widowed 751 2.2
Divorced 3,161 9.1
Females 15 years and over 33,275 (X)
Never married 8,428 25.3
Now married, except separated 18,954 57
Separated 353 1.1
Widowed 1,843 5.5
Divorced 3,697 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,235 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 523 42.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 54 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 102 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 44 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,470 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 305 20.7
Less than 1 year 73 5
1 or 2 years 81 5.5
3 or 4 years 63 4.3
5 or more years 88 6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 305 (X)
Who are female 147 48.2
Who are married 279 91.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,655 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,151 5.3
Kindergarten 1,575 7.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,173 47
High school (grades 9-12) 5,508 25.4
College or graduate school 3,248 15
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,097 (X)
Less than 9th grade 637 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,341 4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,612 30.8
Some college, no degree 13,551 23.7
Associate's degree 8,868 15.5
Bachelor's degree 9,683 17
Graduate or professional degree 4,405 7.7
High school graduate or higher 54,119 94.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,088 24.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,719 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,263 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,471 (X)
With a disability 8,677 10
Under 18 years 22,890 (X)
With a disability 1,323 5.8
18 to 64 years 53,272 (X)
With a disability 4,334 8.1
65 years and over 10,309 (X)
With a disability 3,020 29.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,854 (X)
Same house 78,835 91.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,019 8.2
Different house in the U.S. 6,912 8.1
Same county 1,810 2.1
Different county 5,102 5.9
Same state 4,696 5.5
Different state 406 0.5
Abroad 107 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,814 (X)
Native 85,423 98.4
Born in United States 84,959 97.9
State of residence 72,956 84
Different state 12,003 13.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 464 0.5
Foreign-born 1,391 1.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,391 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 856 61.5
Not a U.S. citizen 535 38.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,855 (X)
Native 464 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 96 20.7
Entered before 2010 368 79.3
Foreign-born 1,391 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 209 15
Entered before 2010 1,182 85
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,391 (X)
Europe 223 16
Asia 459 33
Africa 153 11
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 482 34.7
Northern America 74 5.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,262 (X)
English only 78,871 97.1
Language other than English 2,391 2.9
Speak English less than very well 727 0.9
Spanish 1,335 1.6
Speak English less than very well 395 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 597 0.7
Speak English less than very well 191 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 262 0.3
Speak English less than very well 112 0.1
Other languages 197 0.2
Speak English less than very well 29 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,814 (X)
American 4,987 5.7
Arab 61 0.1
Czech 993 1.1
Danish 1,028 1.2
Dutch 495 0.6
English 4,177 4.8
French (except Basque) 1,862 2.1
French Canadian 1,133 1.3
German 30,527 35.2
Greek 168 0.2
Hungarian 102 0.1
Irish 7,710 8.9
Italian 1,625 1.9
Lithuanian 27 0
Norwegian 11,829 13.6
Polish 4,258 4.9
Portuguese 18 0
Russian 319 0.4
Scotch-Irish 274 0.3
Scottish 570 0.7
Slovak 40 0
Subsaharan African 222 0.3
Swedish 6,787 7.8
Swiss 446 0.5
Ukrainian 367 0.4
Welsh 202 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,494 (X)
With a computer 29,635 97.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,656 94