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

Senate District 37

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,063 (X)
Married-couple household 21,484 63.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,814 28.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,141 6.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 434 1.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,085 12
With children of the householder under 18 years 343 1
Householder living alone 3,034 8.9
65 years and over 952 2.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,353 18.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 613 1.8
Householder living alone 4,354 12.8
65 years and over 2,298 6.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,695 34.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,721 28.5
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 87,703 (X)
Householder 34,063 38.8
Spouse 21,420 24.4
Unmarried partner 2,147 2.4
Child 25,890 29.5
Other relatives 2,888 3.3
Other nonrelatives 1,295 1.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,588 (X)
Never married 9,264 26.8
Now married, except separated 21,987 63.6
Separated 163 0.5
Widowed 834 2.4
Divorced 2,340 6.8
Females 15 years and over 36,419 (X)
Never married 7,877 21.6
Now married, except separated 22,129 60.8
Separated 339 0.9
Widowed 1,865 5.1
Divorced 4,209 11.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,116 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 128 11.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 15 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 57 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 115 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 37 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 673 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 140 20.8
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 40 5.9
3 or 4 years 2 0.3
5 or more years 98 14.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 140 (X)
Who are female 71 50.7
Who are married 111 79.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,262 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,159 5.5
Kindergarten 1,113 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,505 44.7
High school (grades 9-12) 5,995 28.2
College or graduate school 3,490 16.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 61,989 (X)
Less than 9th grade 438 0.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,130 1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,476 15.3
Some college, no degree 10,873 17.5
Associate's degree 5,963 9.6
Bachelor's degree 21,796 35.2
Graduate or professional degree 12,313 19.9
High school graduate or higher 60,421 97.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 34,109 55
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,418 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,091 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 87,808 (X)
With a disability 6,892 7.8
Under 18 years 21,578 (X)
With a disability 640 3
18 to 64 years 52,711 (X)
With a disability 3,221 6.1
65 years and over 13,519 (X)
With a disability 3,031 22.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 86,806 (X)
Same house 77,049 88.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,757 11.2
Different house in the U.S. 9,368 10.8
Same county 6,029 6.9
Different county 3,339 3.8
Same state 1,911 2.2
Different state 1,428 1.6
Abroad 389 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 87,996 (X)
Native 78,335 89
Born in United States 77,588 88.2
State of residence 56,448 64.1
Different state 21,140 24
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 747 0.8
Foreign-born 9,661 11
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 9,661 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,615 58.1
Not a U.S. citizen 4,046 41.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 10,408 (X)
Native 747 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 270 36.1
Entered before 2010 477 63.9
Foreign-born 9,661 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,059 31.7
Entered before 2010 6,602 68.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 9,661 (X)
Europe 1,518 15.7
Asia 4,422 45.8
Africa 2,582 26.7
Oceania 42 0.4
Latin America 639 6.6
Northern America 458 4.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 82,941 (X)
English only 72,837 87.8
Language other than English 10,104 12.2
Speak English less than very well 2,779 3.4
Spanish 1,164 1.4
Speak English less than very well 340 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 2,918 3.5
Speak English less than very well 658 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,742 4.5
Speak English less than very well 1,213 1.5
Other languages 2,280 2.7
Speak English less than very well 568 0.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 87,996 (X)
American 2,385 2.7
Arab 770 0.9
Czech 1,429 1.6
Danish 568 0.6
Dutch 956 1.1
English 8,441 9.6
French (except Basque) 3,527 4
French Canadian 858 1
German 27,501 31.3
Greek 218 0.2
Hungarian 309 0.4
Irish 10,542 12
Italian 2,141 2.4
Lithuanian 244 0.3
Norwegian 10,079 11.5
Polish 4,450 5.1
Portuguese 65 0.1
Russian 809 0.9
Scotch-Irish 265 0.3
Scottish 976 1.1
Slovak 111 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,507 4
Swedish 6,490 7.4
Swiss 263 0.3
Ukrainian 456 0.5
Welsh 669 0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 111 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,063 (X)
With a computer 33,398 98
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,760 96.2