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

Senate District 37

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,125 (X)
Married-couple household 21,200 64
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,665 29.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,014 6.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 405 1.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,953 11.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 291 0.9
Householder living alone 2,907 8.8
65 years and over 685 2.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,958 18
With children of the householder under 18 years 762 2.3
Householder living alone 4,062 12.3
65 years and over 2,038 6.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,694 35.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,016 27.2
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,865 (X)
Householder 33,125 38.1
Spouse 21,034 24.2
Unmarried partner 2,029 2.3
Child 26,375 30.4
Other relatives 2,782 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,520 1.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,361 (X)
Never married 9,418 27.4
Now married, except separated 21,661 63
Separated 248 0.7
Widowed 796 2.3
Divorced 2,238 6.5
Females 15 years and over 35,436 (X)
Never married 7,728 21.8
Now married, except separated 21,682 61.2
Separated 391 1.1
Widowed 1,691 4.8
Divorced 3,944 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,050 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 137 13
Per 1,000 unmarried women 17 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 114 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 871 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 134 15.4
Less than 1 year 20 2.3
1 or 2 years 25 2.9
3 or 4 years 2 0.2
5 or more years 87 10
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 134 (X)
Who are female 69 51.5
Who are married 98 73.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,698 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,237 5.7
Kindergarten 1,108 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,854 45.4
High school (grades 9-12) 5,607 25.8
College or graduate school 3,892 17.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,585 (X)
Less than 9th grade 601 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,093 1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,358 15.4
Some college, no degree 11,372 18.8
Associate's degree 5,839 9.6
Bachelor's degree 20,558 33.9
Graduate or professional degree 11,764 19.4
High school graduate or higher 58,891 97.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 32,322 53.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,554 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,071 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,957 (X)
With a disability 6,245 7.2
Under 18 years 21,567 (X)
With a disability 568 2.6
18 to 64 years 52,577 (X)
With a disability 3,205 6.1
65 years and over 12,813 (X)
With a disability 2,472 19.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,913 (X)
Same house 75,935 88.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,978 11.6
Different house in the U.S. 9,636 11.2
Same county 6,157 7.2
Different county 3,479 4
Same state 1,971 2.3
Different state 1,508 1.8
Abroad 342 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 87,121 (X)
Native 78,065 89.6
Born in United States 77,364 88.8
State of residence 56,669 65
Different state 20,695 23.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 701 0.8
Foreign born 9,056 10.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 9,056 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,262 58.1
Not a U.S. citizen 3,794 41.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,757 (X)
Native 701 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 237 33.8
Entered before 2010 464 66.2
Foreign born 9,056 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,950 32.6
Entered before 2010 6,106 67.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 9,056 (X)
Europe 1,595 17.6
Asia 4,077 45
Africa 2,386 26.3
Oceania 38 0.4
Latin America 567 6.3
Northern America 393 4.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 82,018 (X)
English only 71,577 87.3
Language other than English 10,441 12.7
Speak English less than very well 3,046 3.7
Spanish 1,091 1.3
Speak English less than very well 328 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 3,387 4.1
Speak English less than very well 940 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,530 4.3
Speak English less than very well 1,260 1.5
Other languages 2,433 3
Speak English less than very well 518 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 87,121 (X)
American 1,956 2.2
Arab 558 0.6
Czech 1,321 1.5
Danish 841 1
Dutch 896 1
English 7,983 9.2
French (except Basque) 3,416 3.9
French Canadian 817 0.9
German 27,478 31.5
Greek 193 0.2
Hungarian 331 0.4
Irish 10,243 11.8
Italian 2,138 2.5
Lithuanian 172 0.2
Norwegian 10,170 11.7
Polish 4,265 4.9
Portuguese 35 0
Russian 971 1.1
Scotch-Irish 227 0.3
Scottish 988 1.1
Slovak 110 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,514 4
Swedish 7,220 8.3
Swiss 313 0.4
Ukrainian 553 0.6
Welsh 801 0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 100 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,125 (X)
With a computer 32,562 98.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,942 96.4