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

Senate District 42

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,175 (X)
Married-couple household 19,743 59.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,222 27.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,033 6.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 569 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,000 12.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 341 1
Householder living alone 3,020 9.1
65 years and over 860 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,399 22.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,053 3.2
Householder living alone 5,142 15.5
65 years and over 2,630 7.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,621 35
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,261 27.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,318 (X)
Householder 33,175 40.3
Spouse 19,378 23.5
Unmarried partner 2,046 2.5
Child 24,075 29.2
Other relatives 2,156 2.6
Other nonrelatives 1,488 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,120 (X)
Never married 7,901 25.4
Now married, except separated 20,474 65.8
Separated 138 0.4
Widowed 593 1.9
Divorced 2,014 6.5
Females 15 years and over 33,747 (X)
Never married 8,388 24.9
Now married, except separated 19,743 58.5
Separated 133 0.4
Widowed 1,867 5.5
Divorced 3,616 10.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,026 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 170 16.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 103 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 41 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 483 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 231 47.8
Less than 1 year 16 3.3
1 or 2 years 41 8.5
3 or 4 years 124 25.7
5 or more years 50 10.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 231 (X)
Who are female 99 42.9
Who are married 184 79.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,038 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,713 8.1
Kindergarten 1,056 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,363 49.3
High school (grades 9-12) 4,099 19.5
College or graduate school 3,807 18.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,246 (X)
Less than 9th grade 609 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 524 0.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,658 9.7
Some college, no degree 8,712 15
Associate's degree 4,533 7.8
Bachelor's degree 22,834 39.2
Graduate or professional degree 15,376 26.4
High school graduate or higher 57,113 98.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,210 65.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,938 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,011 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,769 (X)
With a disability 6,453 7.8
Under 18 years 21,227 (X)
With a disability 701 3.3
18 to 64 years 48,327 (X)
With a disability 2,726 5.6
65 years and over 13,215 (X)
With a disability 3,026 22.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,170 (X)
Same house 72,602 88.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,568 11.6
Different house in the U.S. 9,227 11.2
Same county 6,341 7.7
Different county 2,886 3.5
Same state 1,655 2
Different state 1,231 1.5
Abroad 341 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,183 (X)
Native 71,920 86.5
Born in United States 71,261 85.7
State of residence 48,830 58.7
Different state 22,431 27
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 659 0.8
Foreign-born 11,263 13.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,263 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,008 62.2
Not a U.S. citizen 4,255 37.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,922 (X)
Native 659 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 182 27.6
Entered before 2010 477 72.4
Foreign-born 11,263 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,203 28.4
Entered before 2010 8,060 71.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,263 (X)
Europe 2,055 18.2
Asia 6,201 55.1
Africa 1,250 11.1
Oceania 43 0.4
Latin America 1,361 12.1
Northern America 353 3.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 77,622 (X)
English only 65,130 83.9
Language other than English 12,492 16.1
Speak English less than very well 2,455 3.2
Spanish 2,397 3.1
Speak English less than very well 439 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 4,625 6
Speak English less than very well 916 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,201 5.4
Speak English less than very well 870 1.1
Other languages 1,269 1.6
Speak English less than very well 230 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,183 (X)
American 1,763 2.1
Arab 385 0.5
Czech 888 1.1
Danish 964 1.2
Dutch 1,264 1.5
English 6,801 8.2
French (except Basque) 2,301 2.8
French Canadian 531 0.6
German 22,764 27.4
Greek 151 0.2
Hungarian 263 0.3
Irish 9,320 11.2
Italian 2,365 2.8
Lithuanian 167 0.2
Norwegian 10,229 12.3
Polish 3,731 4.5
Portuguese 133 0.2
Russian 1,195 1.4
Scotch-Irish 349 0.4
Scottish 917 1.1
Slovak 191 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,682 2
Swedish 6,280 7.5
Swiss 473 0.6
Ukrainian 307 0.4
Welsh 371 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 103 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,175 (X)
With a computer 32,511 98
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,710 95.6