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

Senate District 31

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,844 (X)
Married-couple household 20,319 65.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,763 25.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,049 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 691 2.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,942 12.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 333 1.1
Householder living alone 2,718 8.8
65 years and over 900 2.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,534 14.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,237 4
Householder living alone 2,301 7.5
65 years and over 1,461 4.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,743 34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,790 28.5
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,376 (X)
Householder 30,844 35.7
Spouse 20,050 23.2
Unmarried partner 1,987 2.3
Child 27,653 32
Other relatives 3,924 4.5
Other nonrelatives 1,918 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,743 (X)
Never married 9,976 28.7
Now married, except separated 21,202 61
Separated 135 0.4
Widowed 679 2
Divorced 2,751 7.9
Females 15 years and over 34,323 (X)
Never married 8,244 24
Now married, except separated 20,689 60.3
Separated 295 0.9
Widowed 1,840 5.4
Divorced 3,255 9.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,313 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 165 12.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 19 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 69 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 128 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 46 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,510 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 449 29.7
Less than 1 year 36 2.4
1 or 2 years 181 12
3 or 4 years 167 11.1
5 or more years 65 4.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 449 (X)
Who are female 293 65.3
Who are married 299 66.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,591 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,198 5.8
Kindergarten 1,162 5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,806 47.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,073 24.6
College or graduate school 3,352 16.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,700 (X)
Less than 9th grade 670 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,746 3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,860 27
Some college, no degree 14,504 24.7
Associate's degree 8,189 14
Bachelor's degree 12,732 21.7
Graduate or professional degree 4,999 8.5
High school graduate or higher 56,284 95.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 17,731 30.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,139 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,546 7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,437 (X)
With a disability 7,589 8.8
Under 18 years 21,331 (X)
With a disability 989 4.6
18 to 64 years 52,412 (X)
With a disability 3,312 6.3
65 years and over 12,694 (X)
With a disability 3,288 25.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,674 (X)
Same house 79,659 93
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,015 7
Different house in the U.S. 5,916 6.9
Same county 2,824 3.3
Different county 3,092 3.6
Same state 2,513 2.9
Different state 579 0.7
Abroad 99 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,553 (X)
Native 82,866 95.7
Born in United States 82,485 95.3
State of residence 67,608 78.1
Different state 14,877 17.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 381 0.4
Foreign-born 3,687 4.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,687 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,805 76.1
Not a U.S. citizen 882 23.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 4,068 (X)
Native 381 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 109 28.6
Entered before 2010 272 71.4
Foreign-born 3,687 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,113 30.2
Entered before 2010 2,574 69.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,687 (X)
Europe 534 14.5
Asia 1,240 33.6
Africa 1,349 36.6
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 427 11.6
Northern America 137 3.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,338 (X)
English only 76,967 94.6
Language other than English 4,371 5.4
Speak English less than very well 1,318 1.6
Spanish 777 1
Speak English less than very well 232 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 1,138 1.4
Speak English less than very well 270 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,328 1.6
Speak English less than very well 605 0.7
Other languages 1,128 1.4
Speak English less than very well 211 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,553 (X)
American 6,850 7.9
Arab 274 0.3
Czech 1,314 1.5
Danish 853 1
Dutch 1,229 1.4
English 5,210 6
French (except Basque) 2,975 3.4
French Canadian 782 0.9
German 26,796 31
Greek 29 0
Hungarian 235 0.3
Irish 10,001 11.6
Italian 1,751 2
Lithuanian 58 0.1
Norwegian 10,827 12.5
Polish 5,390 6.2
Portuguese 27 0
Russian 388 0.4
Scotch-Irish 205 0.2
Scottish 739 0.9
Slovak 156 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,308 1.5
Swedish 7,569 8.7
Swiss 250 0.3
Ukrainian 403 0.5
Welsh 226 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 35 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,844 (X)
With a computer 30,055 97.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,196 94.7