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

Senate District 46

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 40,223 (X)
Married-couple household 15,017 37.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,692 14.2
Cohabiting couple household 3,342 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 435 1.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,638 21.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 387 1
Householder living alone 6,494 16.1
65 years and over 1,463 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 13,226 32.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,570 3.9
Householder living alone 9,928 24.7
65 years and over 4,452 11.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,531 21.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,989 27.3
Average household size 2.1 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,672 (X)
Householder 40,223 48.7
Spouse 15,359 18.6
Unmarried partner 3,363 4.1
Child 18,371 22.2
Other relatives 2,053 2.5
Other nonrelatives 3,303 4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,115 (X)
Never married 13,645 41.2
Now married, except separated 16,130 48.7
Separated 231 0.7
Widowed 425 1.3
Divorced 2,684 8.1
Females 15 years and over 37,362 (X)
Never married 13,311 35.6
Now married, except separated 15,926 42.6
Separated 607 1.6
Widowed 3,396 9.1
Divorced 4,122 11
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 976 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 118 12.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 46 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 47 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 765 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 128 16.7
Less than 1 year 11 1.4
1 or 2 years 11 1.4
3 or 4 years 70 9.2
5 or more years 36 4.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 128 (X)
Who are female 58 45.3
Who are married 11 8.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,614 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,301 8.3
Kindergarten 704 4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 6,936 44.4
High school (grades 9-12) 2,974 19
College or graduate school 3,699 23.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,916 (X)
Less than 9th grade 697 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,095 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,775 12.4
Some college, no degree 9,964 15.8
Associate's degree 4,806 7.6
Bachelor's degree 24,866 39.5
Graduate or professional degree 13,713 21.8
High school graduate or higher 61,124 97.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,579 61.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,299 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,430 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,907 (X)
With a disability 9,197 11.1
Under 18 years 15,556 (X)
With a disability 784 5
18 to 64 years 52,617 (X)
With a disability 3,915 7.4
65 years and over 14,734 (X)
With a disability 4,498 30.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,003 (X)
Same house 68,963 83.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 14,040 16.9
Different house in the U.S. 13,669 16.5
Same county 8,858 10.7
Different county 4,811 5.8
Same state 2,680 3.2
Different state 2,131 2.6
Abroad 371 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,857 (X)
Native 76,167 90.8
Born in United States 74,641 89
State of residence 49,242 58.7
Different state 25,399 30.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,526 1.8
Foreign-born 7,690 9.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,690 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,805 49.5
Not a U.S. citizen 3,885 50.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,216 (X)
Native 1,526 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 710 46.5
Entered before 2010 816 53.5
Foreign-born 7,690 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,301 42.9
Entered before 2010 4,389 57.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,690 (X)
Europe 1,132 14.7
Asia 2,620 34.1
Africa 1,977 25.7
Oceania 11 0.1
Latin America 1,587 20.6
Northern America 363 4.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,212 (X)
English only 69,653 87.9
Language other than English 9,559 12.1
Speak English less than very well 3,206 4
Spanish 2,720 3.4
Speak English less than very well 769 1
Other Indo-European languages 2,904 3.7
Speak English less than very well 1,090 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,879 2.4
Speak English less than very well 716 0.9
Other languages 2,056 2.6
Speak English less than very well 631 0.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,857 (X)
American 2,512 3
Arab 287 0.3
Czech 1,597 1.9
Danish 1,362 1.6
Dutch 1,493 1.8
English 8,443 10.1
French (except Basque) 2,333 2.8
French Canadian 497 0.6
German 21,814 26
Greek 226 0.3
Hungarian 225 0.3
Irish 10,043 12
Italian 2,017 2.4
Lithuanian 122 0.1
Norwegian 9,117 10.9
Polish 3,746 4.5
Portuguese 18 0
Russian 1,122 1.3
Scotch-Irish 747 0.9
Scottish 1,222 1.5
Slovak 108 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,742 3.3
Swedish 6,284 7.5
Swiss 295 0.4
Ukrainian 432 0.5
Welsh 605 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 278 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 40,223 (X)
With a computer 38,320 95.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 37,386 92.9