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

Senate District 28

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,765 (X)
Married-couple household 18,460 58.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,818 21.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,704 8.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,085 3.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,786 15.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 565 1.8
Householder living alone 3,284 10.3
65 years and over 1,160 3.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,815 18.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 947 3
Householder living alone 3,733 11.8
65 years and over 2,489 7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,295 32.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,633 30.3
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,784 (X)
Householder 31,765 37.9
Spouse 18,447 22
Unmarried partner 2,769 3.3
Child 25,015 29.9
Other relatives 3,366 4
Other nonrelatives 2,422 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,876 (X)
Never married 11,044 31.7
Now married, except separated 19,674 56.4
Separated 181 0.5
Widowed 839 2.4
Divorced 3,138 9
Females 15 years and over 33,929 (X)
Never married 8,192 24.1
Now married, except separated 19,165 56.5
Separated 376 1.1
Widowed 2,706 8
Divorced 3,490 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,063 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 316 29.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 58 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 119 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,513 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 457 30.2
Less than 1 year 127 8.4
1 or 2 years 68 4.5
3 or 4 years 9 0.6
5 or more years 253 16.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 457 (X)
Who are female 247 54
Who are married 373 81.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,995 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,075 5.7
Kindergarten 1,001 5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,981 47.3
High school (grades 9-12) 4,820 25.4
College or graduate school 3,118 16.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,823 (X)
Less than 9th grade 710 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,665 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,625 31.7
Some college, no degree 15,018 25.5
Associate's degree 8,242 14
Bachelor's degree 9,681 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 3,882 6.6
High school graduate or higher 55,448 94.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,563 23.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,246 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,218 8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,543 (X)
With a disability 9,949 11.8
Under 18 years 19,727 (X)
With a disability 790 4
18 to 64 years 51,333 (X)
With a disability 5,027 9.8
65 years and over 13,483 (X)
With a disability 4,132 30.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,029 (X)
Same house 74,408 88.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,621 11.4
Different house in the U.S. 9,535 11.3
Same county 3,619 4.3
Different county 5,916 7
Same state 5,084 6.1
Different state 832 1
Abroad 86 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,020 (X)
Native 82,899 97.5
Born in United States 82,532 97.1
State of residence 67,123 78.9
Different state 15,409 18.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 367 0.4
Foreign born 2,121 2.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,121 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,208 57
Not a U.S. citizen 913 43
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,488 (X)
Native 367 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 29 7.9
Entered before 2010 338 92.1
Foreign born 2,121 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 463 21.8
Entered before 2010 1,658 78.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,121 (X)
Europe 338 15.9
Asia 760 35.8
Africa 94 4.4
Oceania 8 0.4
Latin America 721 34
Northern America 200 9.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,152 (X)
English only 77,145 96.2
Language other than English 3,007 3.8
Speak English less than very well 792 1
Spanish 1,453 1.8
Speak English less than very well 421 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 598 0.7
Speak English less than very well 111 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 883 1.1
Speak English less than very well 237 0.3
Other languages 73 0.1
Speak English less than very well 23 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,020 (X)
American 3,035 3.6
Arab 242 0.3
Czech 1,411 1.7
Danish 889 1
Dutch 938 1.1
English 4,638 5.5
French (except Basque) 3,161 3.7
French Canadian 1,274 1.5
German 27,735 32.6
Greek 20 0
Hungarian 255 0.3
Irish 8,829 10.4
Italian 2,307 2.7
Lithuanian 75 0.1
Norwegian 10,890 12.8
Polish 4,632 5.4
Portuguese 53 0.1
Russian 286 0.3
Scotch-Irish 306 0.4
Scottish 935 1.1
Slovak 24 0
Subsaharan African 237 0.3
Swedish 12,358 14.5
Swiss 260 0.3
Ukrainian 102 0.1
Welsh 348 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 17 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,765 (X)
With a computer 29,941 94.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,756 90.5