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

Senate District 36

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,160 (X)
Married-couple household 18,877 56.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,922 20.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,009 6.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 494 1.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,184 12.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 442 1.3
Householder living alone 3,012 9.1
65 years and over 1,299 3.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,090 24.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,431 4.3
Householder living alone 5,250 15.8
65 years and over 3,238 9.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,890 29.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,131 33.6
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,584 (X)
Householder 33,160 39.7
Spouse 18,815 22.5
Unmarried partner 1,998 2.4
Child 25,653 30.7
Other relatives 2,865 3.4
Other nonrelatives 1,093 1.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,859 (X)
Never married 10,472 30.9
Now married, except separated 19,567 57.8
Separated 389 1.1
Widowed 1,071 3.2
Divorced 2,360 7
Females 15 years and over 35,316 (X)
Never married 8,395 23.8
Now married, except separated 19,551 55.4
Separated 409 1.2
Widowed 2,726 7.7
Divorced 4,235 12
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 863 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 161 18.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 102 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 23 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,026 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 309 30.1
Less than 1 year 29 2.8
1 or 2 years 73 7.1
3 or 4 years 39 3.8
5 or more years 168 16.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 309 (X)
Who are female 164 53.1
Who are married 307 99.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,845 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,426 7.2
Kindergarten 893 4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,133 46
High school (grades 9-12) 4,648 23.4
College or graduate school 3,745 18.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,352 (X)
Less than 9th grade 712 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,277 2.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,750 21.1
Some college, no degree 12,035 19.9
Associate's degree 6,671 11.1
Bachelor's degree 17,920 29.7
Graduate or professional degree 8,987 14.9
High school graduate or higher 58,363 96.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 26,907 44.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,696 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,568 7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,889 (X)
With a disability 8,039 9.6
Under 18 years 19,471 (X)
With a disability 676 3.5
18 to 64 years 48,967 (X)
With a disability 3,451 7
65 years and over 15,451 (X)
With a disability 3,912 25.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,589 (X)
Same house 75,835 89.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,754 10.3
Different house in the U.S. 8,641 10.2
Same county 3,141 3.7
Different county 5,500 6.5
Same state 4,466 5.3
Different state 1,034 1.2
Abroad 113 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,251 (X)
Native 80,304 94.2
Born in United States 79,971 93.8
State of residence 62,660 73.5
Different state 17,311 20.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 333 0.4
Foreign born 4,947 5.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,947 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,152 63.7
Not a U.S. citizen 1,795 36.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,280 (X)
Native 333 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 14 4.2
Entered before 2010 319 95.8
Foreign born 4,947 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,292 26.1
Entered before 2010 3,655 73.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,947 (X)
Europe 810 16.4
Asia 1,866 37.7
Africa 749 15.1
Oceania 15 0.3
Latin America 1,402 28.3
Northern America 105 2.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,447 (X)
English only 74,432 92.5
Language other than English 6,015 7.5
Speak English less than very well 1,974 2.5
Spanish 2,102 2.6
Speak English less than very well 783 1
Other Indo-European languages 1,037 1.3
Speak English less than very well 299 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,184 2.7
Speak English less than very well 765 1
Other languages 692 0.9
Speak English less than very well 127 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,251 (X)
American 3,355 3.9
Arab 372 0.4
Czech 1,402 1.6
Danish 1,025 1.2
Dutch 790 0.9
English 6,461 7.6
French (except Basque) 3,488 4.1
French Canadian 1,722 2
German 26,645 31.3
Greek 193 0.2
Hungarian 296 0.3
Irish 11,362 13.3
Italian 2,250 2.6
Lithuanian 204 0.2
Norwegian 8,289 9.7
Polish 3,934 4.6
Portuguese 78 0.1
Russian 321 0.4
Scotch-Irish 579 0.7
Scottish 961 1.1
Slovak 100 0.1
Subsaharan African 885 1
Swedish 7,368 8.6
Swiss 480 0.6
Ukrainian 336 0.4
Welsh 272 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,160 (X)
With a computer 31,661 95.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,636 92.4