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

Senate District 38

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,324 (X)
Married-couple household 11,026 36.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,106 16.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,535 8.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,237 4.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,120 20.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 431 1.4
Householder living alone 4,113 13.6
65 years and over 963 3.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,643 35.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,198 10.5
Householder living alone 4,810 15.9
65 years and over 1,747 5.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,111 36.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,407 24.4
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.6 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,432 (X)
Householder 30,324 35.5
Spouse 10,893 12.8
Unmarried partner 2,529 3
Child 29,615 34.7
Other relatives 8,923 10.4
Other nonrelatives 3,148 3.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,389 (X)
Never married 14,590 46.5
Now married, except separated 12,497 39.8
Separated 859 2.7
Widowed 647 2.1
Divorced 2,796 8.9
Females 15 years and over 34,129 (X)
Never married 13,733 40.2
Now married, except separated 13,000 38.1
Separated 608 1.8
Widowed 1,980 5.8
Divorced 4,808 14.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,561 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 560 35.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 71 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 19 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 126 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 34 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 2,340 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 418 17.9
Less than 1 year 152 6.5
1 or 2 years 129 5.5
3 or 4 years 17 0.7
5 or more years 120 5.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 418 (X)
Who are female 273 65.3
Who are married 217 51.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 25,762 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,266 4.9
Kindergarten 2,017 7.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,717 41.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,877 22.8
College or graduate school 5,885 22.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,833 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,821 7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,068 5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,987 25.5
Some college, no degree 12,326 22.5
Associate's degree 6,554 12
Bachelor's degree 10,526 19.2
Graduate or professional degree 4,551 8.3
High school graduate or higher 47,944 87.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,077 27.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,249 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,226 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,872 (X)
With a disability 9,261 10.8
Under 18 years 24,899 (X)
With a disability 914 3.7
18 to 64 years 51,368 (X)
With a disability 4,490 8.7
65 years and over 9,605 (X)
With a disability 3,857 40.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,703 (X)
Same house 75,594 89.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,109 10.8
Different house in the U.S. 8,804 10.4
Same county 4,314 5.1
Different county 4,490 5.3
Same state 3,916 4.6
Different state 574 0.7
Abroad 305 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,171 (X)
Native 63,932 74.2
Born in United States 62,984 73.1
State of residence 46,208 53.6
Different state 16,776 19.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 948 1.1
Foreign-born 22,239 25.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 22,239 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 12,502 56.2
Not a U.S. citizen 9,737 43.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 23,187 (X)
Native 948 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 371 39.1
Entered before 2010 577 60.9
Foreign-born 22,239 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 8,214 36.9
Entered before 2010 14,025 63.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 22,239 (X)
Europe 472 2.1
Asia 6,111 27.5
Africa 11,740 52.8
Oceania 27 0.1
Latin America 3,734 16.8
Northern America 155 0.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,378 (X)
English only 54,485 68.6
Language other than English 24,893 31.4
Speak English less than very well 10,541 13.3
Spanish 6,184 7.8
Speak English less than very well 2,868 3.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,351 1.7
Speak English less than very well 778 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 10,612 13.4
Speak English less than very well 4,434 5.6
Other languages 6,746 8.5
Speak English less than very well 2,461 3.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,171 (X)
American 2,831 3.3
Arab 360 0.4
Czech 368 0.4
Danish 541 0.6
Dutch 466 0.5
English 2,808 3.3
French (except Basque) 967 1.1
French Canadian 299 0.3
German 10,384 12.1
Greek 46 0.1
Hungarian 44 0.1
Irish 3,673 4.3
Italian 553 0.6
Lithuanian 20 0
Norwegian 4,100 4.8
Polish 1,715 2
Portuguese 58 0.1
Russian 150 0.2
Scotch-Irish 282 0.3
Scottish 372 0.4
Slovak 74 0.1
Subsaharan African 15,053 17.5
Swedish 3,057 3.5
Swiss 160 0.2
Ukrainian 116 0.1
Welsh 140 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 373 0.4
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,324 (X)
With a computer 28,704 94.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,586 91