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

Senate District 38

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,390 (X)
Married-couple household 11,235 37
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,013 16.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,486 8.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,140 3.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,676 18.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 431 1.4
Householder living alone 3,803 12.5
65 years and over 775 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,993 36.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,796 12.5
Householder living alone 4,673 15.4
65 years and over 1,559 5.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,338 37.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,989 23
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,263 (X)
Householder 30,390 35.6
Spouse 11,093 13
Unmarried partner 2,464 2.9
Child 29,877 35
Other relatives 8,409 9.9
Other nonrelatives 3,030 3.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 30,957 (X)
Never married 14,401 46.5
Now married, except separated 12,579 40.6
Separated 739 2.4
Widowed 578 1.9
Divorced 2,660 8.6
Females 15 years and over 34,549 (X)
Never married 14,041 40.6
Now married, except separated 13,017 37.7
Separated 698 2
Widowed 1,862 5.4
Divorced 4,931 14.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,803 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 850 47.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 59 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 81 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 140 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 36 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 2,246 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 359 16
Less than 1 year 139 6.2
1 or 2 years 86 3.8
3 or 4 years 4 0.2
5 or more years 130 5.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 359 (X)
Who are female 266 74.1
Who are married 197 54.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 25,192 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,417 5.6
Kindergarten 1,871 7.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,050 39.9
High school (grades 9-12) 5,672 22.5
College or graduate school 6,182 24.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,611 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,643 6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,203 5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 14,204 26
Some college, no degree 12,969 23.7
Associate's degree 5,939 10.9
Bachelor's degree 10,200 18.7
Graduate or professional degree 4,453 8.2
High school graduate or higher 47,765 87.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,653 26.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,537 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,502 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,614 (X)
With a disability 9,105 10.6
Under 18 years 24,337 (X)
With a disability 671 2.8
18 to 64 years 51,727 (X)
With a disability 4,594 8.9
65 years and over 9,550 (X)
With a disability 3,840 40.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,327 (X)
Same house 75,253 89.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,074 10.8
Different house in the U.S. 8,637 10.2
Same county 4,894 5.8
Different county 3,743 4.4
Same state 3,185 3.8
Different state 558 0.7
Abroad 437 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,903 (X)
Native 64,049 74.6
Born in United States 63,060 73.4
State of residence 45,961 53.5
Different state 17,099 19.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 989 1.2
Foreign born 21,854 25.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 21,854 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 11,901 54.5
Not a U.S. citizen 9,953 45.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 22,843 (X)
Native 989 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 331 33.5
Entered before 2010 658 66.5
Foreign born 21,854 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 7,194 32.9
Entered before 2010 14,660 67.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 21,854 (X)
Europe 538 2.5
Asia 5,822 26.6
Africa 11,147 51
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 4,186 19.2
Northern America 161 0.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,654 (X)
English only 54,742 69.6
Language other than English 23,912 30.4
Speak English less than very well 10,332 13.1
Spanish 6,664 8.5
Speak English less than very well 2,942 3.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,583 2
Speak English less than very well 929 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 9,893 12.6
Speak English less than very well 4,357 5.5
Other languages 5,772 7.3
Speak English less than very well 2,104 2.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,903 (X)
American 2,431 2.8
Arab 338 0.4
Czech 442 0.5
Danish 448 0.5
Dutch 507 0.6
English 2,722 3.2
French (except Basque) 1,141 1.3
French Canadian 269 0.3
German 12,041 14
Greek 89 0.1
Hungarian 53 0.1
Irish 3,934 4.6
Italian 544 0.6
Lithuanian 24 0
Norwegian 4,931 5.7
Polish 1,730 2
Portuguese 30 0
Russian 214 0.2
Scotch-Irish 267 0.3
Scottish 471 0.5
Slovak 82 0.1
Subsaharan African 14,568 17
Swedish 3,278 3.8
Swiss 138 0.2
Ukrainian 151 0.2
Welsh 141 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 565 0.7
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,390 (X)
With a computer 28,744 94.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,165 89.4