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

Senate District 28

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,321 (X)
Married-couple household 18,433 57
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,768 20.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,575 8
With children of the householder under 18 years 969 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,077 15.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 617 1.9
Householder living alone 3,441 10.6
65 years and over 1,174 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,236 19.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 993 3.1
Householder living alone 4,066 12.6
65 years and over 2,735 8.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,155 31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,087 31.2
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,785 (X)
Householder 32,321 38.1
Spouse 18,451 21.8
Unmarried partner 2,601 3.1
Child 25,119 29.6
Other relatives 3,448 4.1
Other nonrelatives 2,845 3.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,221 (X)
Never married 11,219 31.9
Now married, except separated 19,617 55.7
Separated 247 0.7
Widowed 884 2.5
Divorced 3,254 9.2
Females 15 years and over 34,477 (X)
Never married 8,615 25
Now married, except separated 19,188 55.7
Separated 374 1.1
Widowed 2,671 7.7
Divorced 3,629 10.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,152 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 278 24.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 119 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,341 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 396 29.5
Less than 1 year 56 4.2
1 or 2 years 55 4.1
3 or 4 years 2 0.1
5 or more years 283 21.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 396 (X)
Who are female 189 47.7
Who are married 301 76
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,131 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,148 6
Kindergarten 1,003 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,921 46.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,702 24.6
College or graduate school 3,357 17.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,743 (X)
Less than 9th grade 726 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,696 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,158 32.1
Some college, no degree 14,748 24.7
Associate's degree 8,597 14.4
Bachelor's degree 9,593 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 4,225 7.1
High school graduate or higher 56,321 94.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,818 23.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,083 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,051 7.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,438 (X)
With a disability 10,068 11.8
Under 18 years 19,766 (X)
With a disability 622 3.1
18 to 64 years 51,550 (X)
With a disability 5,213 10.1
65 years and over 14,122 (X)
With a disability 4,233 30
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,857 (X)
Same house 76,035 89.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,822 10.4
Different house in the U.S. 8,679 10.2
Same county 3,292 3.9
Different county 5,387 6.3
Same state 4,680 5.5
Different state 707 0.8
Abroad 143 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,904 (X)
Native 83,827 97.6
Born in United States 83,423 97.1
State of residence 67,387 78.4
Different state 16,036 18.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 404 0.5
Foreign-born 2,077 2.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,077 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,214 58.4
Not a U.S. citizen 863 41.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,481 (X)
Native 404 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 60 14.9
Entered before 2010 344 85.1
Foreign-born 2,077 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 612 29.5
Entered before 2010 1,465 70.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,077 (X)
Europe 301 14.5
Asia 740 35.6
Africa 127 6.1
Oceania 16 0.8
Latin America 698 33.6
Northern America 195 9.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,963 (X)
English only 77,926 96.2
Language other than English 3,037 3.8
Speak English less than very well 743 0.9
Spanish 1,341 1.7
Speak English less than very well 317 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 575 0.7
Speak English less than very well 104 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,003 1.2
Speak English less than very well 295 0.4
Other languages 118 0.1
Speak English less than very well 27 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,904 (X)
American 3,476 4
Arab 118 0.1
Czech 1,388 1.6
Danish 880 1
Dutch 990 1.2
English 5,141 6
French (except Basque) 2,966 3.5
French Canadian 1,235 1.4
German 27,432 31.9
Greek 20 0
Hungarian 225 0.3
Irish 8,753 10.2
Italian 1,969 2.3
Lithuanian 44 0.1
Norwegian 10,987 12.8
Polish 4,530 5.3
Portuguese 35 0
Russian 294 0.3
Scotch-Irish 258 0.3
Scottish 1,043 1.2
Slovak 17 0
Subsaharan African 220 0.3
Swedish 12,127 14.1
Swiss 274 0.3
Ukrainian 127 0.1
Welsh 367 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 39 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,321 (X)
With a computer 30,665 94.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,524 91.3