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

Senate District 35

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,623 (X)
Married-couple household 15,718 46.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,800 17.3
Cohabiting couple household 3,106 9.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,336 4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,003 17.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 476 1.4
Householder living alone 4,269 12.7
65 years and over 1,136 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,796 26.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,756 5.2
Householder living alone 4,995 14.9
65 years and over 2,954 8.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,166 30.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,207 30.4
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,390 (X)
Householder 33,623 39.8
Spouse 15,638 18.5
Unmarried partner 3,207 3.8
Child 24,556 29.1
Other relatives 4,922 5.8
Other nonrelatives 2,444 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,019 (X)
Never married 13,459 38.4
Now married, except separated 16,852 48.1
Separated 328 0.9
Widowed 972 2.8
Divorced 3,408 9.7
Females 15 years and over 35,447 (X)
Never married 10,333 29.2
Now married, except separated 16,568 46.7
Separated 651 1.8
Widowed 3,277 9.2
Divorced 4,618 13
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,010 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 425 42.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 53 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 94 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 23 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,446 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 311 21.5
Less than 1 year 101 7
1 or 2 years 82 5.7
3 or 4 years 87 6
5 or more years 41 2.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 311 (X)
Who are female 220 70.7
Who are married 197 63.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,957 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 670 3.5
Kindergarten 936 4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,420 44.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,858 25.6
College or graduate school 4,073 21.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,713 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,526 2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,255 3.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,056 29.7
Some college, no degree 14,340 23.6
Associate's degree 8,595 14.2
Bachelor's degree 12,184 20.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,757 6.2
High school graduate or higher 56,932 93.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,941 26.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,930 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,453 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,888 (X)
With a disability 10,224 12
Under 18 years 18,828 (X)
With a disability 1,028 5.5
18 to 64 years 52,278 (X)
With a disability 5,091 9.7
65 years and over 13,782 (X)
With a disability 4,105 29.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,000 (X)
Same house 75,000 88.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,000 11.8
Different house in the U.S. 9,723 11.4
Same county 3,830 4.5
Different county 5,893 6.9
Same state 5,086 6
Different state 807 0.9
Abroad 277 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,797 (X)
Native 77,626 90.5
Born in United States 76,953 89.7
State of residence 59,777 69.7
Different state 17,176 20
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 673 0.8
Foreign-born 8,171 9.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,171 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,035 61.6
Not a U.S. citizen 3,136 38.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,844 (X)
Native 673 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 230 34.2
Entered before 2010 443 65.8
Foreign-born 8,171 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,996 36.7
Entered before 2010 5,175 63.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,171 (X)
Europe 1,003 12.3
Asia 2,867 35.1
Africa 2,912 35.6
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 1,315 16.1
Northern America 74 0.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,113 (X)
English only 71,174 87.7
Language other than English 9,939 12.3
Speak English less than very well 3,908 4.8
Spanish 2,393 3
Speak English less than very well 908 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1,924 2.4
Speak English less than very well 986 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,169 3.9
Speak English less than very well 1,211 1.5
Other languages 2,453 3
Speak English less than very well 803 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,797 (X)
American 4,524 5.3
Arab 812 0.9
Czech 594 0.7
Danish 813 0.9
Dutch 635 0.7
English 5,480 6.4
French (except Basque) 2,430 2.8
French Canadian 1,019 1.2
German 21,892 25.5
Greek 123 0.1
Hungarian 110 0.1
Irish 8,440 9.8
Italian 2,012 2.3
Lithuanian 105 0.1
Norwegian 10,541 12.3
Polish 4,311 5
Portuguese 124 0.1
Russian 551 0.6
Scotch-Irish 224 0.3
Scottish 989 1.2
Slovak 277 0.3
Subsaharan African 3,265 3.8
Swedish 6,710 7.8
Swiss 131 0.2
Ukrainian 457 0.5
Welsh 313 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 185 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,623 (X)
With a computer 32,347 96.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,002 92.2