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

Senate District 46

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 39,748 (X)
Married-couple household 15,267 38.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,010 15.1
Cohabiting couple household 3,265 8.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 382 1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,313 20.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 362 0.9
Householder living alone 6,442 16.2
65 years and over 1,358 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 12,903 32.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,636 4.1
Householder living alone 9,561 24.1
65 years and over 4,470 11.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,761 22
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,763 27.1
Average household size 2.1 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,728 (X)
Householder 39,748 48
Spouse 15,617 18.9
Unmarried partner 3,322 4
Child 18,789 22.7
Other relatives 2,137 2.6
Other nonrelatives 3,115 3.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,737 (X)
Never married 13,358 40.8
Now married, except separated 16,337 49.9
Separated 285 0.9
Widowed 393 1.2
Divorced 2,364 7.2
Females 15 years and over 37,077 (X)
Never married 12,628 34.1
Now married, except separated 16,128 43.5
Separated 600 1.6
Widowed 3,591 9.7
Divorced 4,130 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,033 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 85 8.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 50 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 50 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 710 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 24 3.4
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 24 3.4
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 0 (X)
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 24 (X)
Who are female 12 50
Who are married 24 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,878 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,452 9.1
Kindergarten 795 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,514 47.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,608 16.4
College or graduate school 3,509 22.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,900 (X)
Less than 9th grade 732 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,069 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,218 13.1
Some college, no degree 10,366 16.5
Associate's degree 4,634 7.4
Bachelor's degree 24,497 38.9
Graduate or professional degree 13,384 21.3
High school graduate or higher 61,099 97.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 37,881 60.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,891 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,371 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,945 (X)
With a disability 9,420 11.4
Under 18 years 15,965 (X)
With a disability 710 4.4
18 to 64 years 52,539 (X)
With a disability 4,039 7.7
65 years and over 14,441 (X)
With a disability 4,671 32.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,045 (X)
Same house 69,032 83.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 14,013 16.9
Different house in the U.S. 13,559 16.3
Same county 8,570 10.3
Different county 4,989 6
Same state 2,838 3.4
Different state 2,151 2.6
Abroad 454 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,858 (X)
Native 76,290 91
Born in United States 74,744 89.1
State of residence 48,812 58.2
Different state 25,932 30.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,546 1.8
Foreign born 7,568 9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,568 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,876 51.2
Not a U.S. citizen 3,692 48.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,114 (X)
Native 1,546 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 687 44.4
Entered before 2010 859 55.6
Foreign born 7,568 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,192 42.2
Entered before 2010 4,376 57.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,568 (X)
Europe 1,132 15
Asia 3,118 41.2
Africa 1,672 22.1
Oceania 8 0.1
Latin America 1,279 16.9
Northern America 359 4.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,197 (X)
English only 69,670 88
Language other than English 9,527 12
Speak English less than very well 3,350 4.2
Spanish 2,378 3
Speak English less than very well 836 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 3,329 4.2
Speak English less than very well 1,350 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,109 2.7
Speak English less than very well 800 1
Other languages 1,711 2.2
Speak English less than very well 364 0.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,858 (X)
American 2,829 3.4
Arab 300 0.4
Czech 1,515 1.8
Danish 1,384 1.7
Dutch 1,427 1.7
English 7,377 8.8
French (except Basque) 2,087 2.5
French Canadian 505 0.6
German 21,441 25.6
Greek 233 0.3
Hungarian 222 0.3
Irish 10,039 12
Italian 2,196 2.6
Lithuanian 156 0.2
Norwegian 9,759 11.6
Polish 3,426 4.1
Portuguese 33 0
Russian 1,229 1.5
Scotch-Irish 684 0.8
Scottish 1,317 1.6
Slovak 155 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,441 2.9
Swedish 6,723 8
Swiss 247 0.3
Ukrainian 394 0.5
Welsh 622 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 171 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 39,748 (X)
With a computer 37,584 94.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 36,424 91.6