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

Senate District 27

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,113 (X)
Married-couple household 18,430 61.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,889 26.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,906 9.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,125 3.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,951 13.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 370 1.2
Householder living alone 2,538 8.4
65 years and over 666 2.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,826 16
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,076 3.6
Householder living alone 2,636 8.8
65 years and over 1,445 4.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,348 37.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,288 24.2
Average household size 2.9 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,848 (X)
Householder 30,113 35.1
Spouse 18,475 21.5
Unmarried partner 2,829 3.3
Child 28,965 33.7
Other relatives 3,706 4.3
Other nonrelatives 1,760 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,736 (X)
Never married 10,454 30.1
Now married, except separated 20,007 57.6
Separated 204 0.6
Widowed 659 1.9
Divorced 3,412 9.8
Females 15 years and over 32,888 (X)
Never married 8,299 25.2
Now married, except separated 18,776 57.1
Separated 446 1.4
Widowed 1,777 5.4
Divorced 3,590 10.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,268 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 500 39.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 53 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 105 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 45 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,563 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 366 23.4
Less than 1 year 123 7.9
1 or 2 years 102 6.5
3 or 4 years 85 5.4
5 or more years 56 3.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 366 (X)
Who are female 180 49.2
Who are married 329 89.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,760 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,304 6
Kindergarten 1,557 7.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,140 46.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,350 24.6
College or graduate school 3,409 15.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,828 (X)
Less than 9th grade 578 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,722 4.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,722 31.2
Some college, no degree 13,727 24.2
Associate's degree 8,343 14.7
Bachelor's degree 9,593 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 4,143 7.3
High school graduate or higher 53,528 94.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,736 24.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,454 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,565 7.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,774 (X)
With a disability 8,143 9.5
Under 18 years 22,850 (X)
With a disability 1,128 4.9
18 to 64 years 52,883 (X)
With a disability 4,059 7.7
65 years and over 10,041 (X)
With a disability 2,956 29.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,505 (X)
Same house 77,232 90.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,273 9.7
Different house in the U.S. 8,181 9.6
Same county 2,663 3.1
Different county 5,518 6.5
Same state 5,068 5.9
Different state 450 0.5
Abroad 92 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,499 (X)
Native 85,211 98.5
Born in United States 84,842 98.1
State of residence 72,854 84.2
Different state 11,988 13.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 369 0.4
Foreign born 1,288 1.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,288 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 783 60.8
Not a U.S. citizen 505 39.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,657 (X)
Native 369 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 72 19.5
Entered before 2010 297 80.5
Foreign born 1,288 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 211 16.4
Entered before 2010 1,077 83.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,288 (X)
Europe 229 17.8
Asia 355 27.6
Africa 87 6.8
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 525 40.8
Northern America 92 7.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,968 (X)
English only 78,990 97.6
Language other than English 1,978 2.4
Speak English less than very well 593 0.7
Spanish 1,229 1.5
Speak English less than very well 368 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 434 0.5
Speak English less than very well 104 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 204 0.3
Speak English less than very well 121 0.1
Other languages 111 0.1
Speak English less than very well 0 (X)
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,499 (X)
American 3,825 4.4
Arab 89 0.1
Czech 881 1
Danish 984 1.1
Dutch 604 0.7
English 4,242 4.9
French (except Basque) 2,481 2.9
French Canadian 1,115 1.3
German 30,488 35.2
Greek 159 0.2
Hungarian 83 0.1
Irish 8,308 9.6
Italian 1,337 1.5
Lithuanian 5 0
Norwegian 12,443 14.4
Polish 4,425 5.1
Portuguese 21 0
Russian 266 0.3
Scotch-Irish 321 0.4
Scottish 694 0.8
Slovak 51 0.1
Subsaharan African 149 0.2
Swedish 7,001 8.1
Swiss 548 0.6
Ukrainian 349 0.4
Welsh 317 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,113 (X)
With a computer 29,125 96.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,148 93.5