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

Senate District 36

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,684 (X)
Married-couple household 18,434 54.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,550 19.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,298 6.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 584 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,728 14
With children of the householder under 18 years 505 1.5
Householder living alone 3,468 10.3
65 years and over 1,361 4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,224 24.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,526 4.5
Householder living alone 5,385 16
65 years and over 3,394 10.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,693 28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,424 33.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,147 (X)
Householder 33,684 40.5
Spouse 18,375 22.1
Unmarried partner 2,265 2.7
Child 25,374 30.5
Other relatives 2,406 2.9
Other nonrelatives 1,043 1.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,635 (X)
Never married 10,544 31.3
Now married, except separated 19,065 56.7
Separated 426 1.3
Widowed 997 3
Divorced 2,603 7.7
Females 15 years and over 35,405 (X)
Never married 8,947 25.3
Now married, except separated 19,105 54
Separated 342 1
Widowed 2,570 7.3
Divorced 4,441 12.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 843 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 189 22.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 88 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 30 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 881 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 207 23.5
Less than 1 year 8 0.9
1 or 2 years 45 5.1
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 154 17.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 207 (X)
Who are female 121 58.5
Who are married 190 91.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,970 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,294 6.5
Kindergarten 966 4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,067 45.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,458 22.3
College or graduate school 4,185 21
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,041 (X)
Less than 9th grade 853 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,294 2.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,080 20.1
Some college, no degree 11,195 18.6
Associate's degree 6,953 11.6
Bachelor's degree 18,360 30.6
Graduate or professional degree 9,306 15.5
High school graduate or higher 57,894 96.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 27,666 46.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,697 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,151 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,496 (X)
With a disability 8,797 10.5
Under 18 years 19,195 (X)
With a disability 726 3.8
18 to 64 years 48,436 (X)
With a disability 4,162 8.6
65 years and over 15,865 (X)
With a disability 3,909 24.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,273 (X)
Same house 75,634 89.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,639 10.3
Different house in the U.S. 8,576 10.2
Same county 3,092 3.7
Different county 5,484 6.5
Same state 4,338 5.1
Different state 1,146 1.4
Abroad 63 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,972 (X)
Native 79,855 94
Born in United States 79,404 93.4
State of residence 62,284 73.3
Different state 17,120 20.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 451 0.5
Foreign-born 5,117 6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,117 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,247 63.5
Not a U.S. citizen 1,870 36.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,568 (X)
Native 451 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 127 28.2
Entered before 2010 324 71.8
Foreign-born 5,117 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,436 28.1
Entered before 2010 3,681 71.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,117 (X)
Europe 849 16.6
Asia 2,009 39.3
Africa 780 15.2
Oceania 16 0.3
Latin America 1,300 25.4
Northern America 163 3.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,232 (X)
English only 74,135 92.4
Language other than English 6,097 7.6
Speak English less than very well 2,064 2.6
Spanish 2,013 2.5
Speak English less than very well 784 1
Other Indo-European languages 1,053 1.3
Speak English less than very well 245 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,271 2.8
Speak English less than very well 884 1.1
Other languages 760 0.9
Speak English less than very well 151 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,972 (X)
American 2,556 3
Arab 377 0.4
Czech 1,466 1.7
Danish 1,051 1.2
Dutch 952 1.1
English 6,749 7.9
French (except Basque) 3,084 3.6
French Canadian 1,514 1.8
German 26,627 31.3
Greek 202 0.2
Hungarian 248 0.3
Irish 11,457 13.5
Italian 2,247 2.6
Lithuanian 188 0.2
Norwegian 8,034 9.5
Polish 4,190 4.9
Portuguese 57 0.1
Russian 328 0.4
Scotch-Irish 611 0.7
Scottish 1,095 1.3
Slovak 100 0.1
Subsaharan African 968 1.1
Swedish 7,385 8.7
Swiss 539 0.6
Ukrainian 350 0.4
Welsh 368 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 58 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,684 (X)
With a computer 32,461 96.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,621 93.9