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

Senate District 47

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,058 (X)
Married-couple household 19,019 59.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,199 28.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,276 7.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 486 1.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,868 12.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 462 1.4
Householder living alone 2,629 8.2
65 years and over 815 2.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,895 21.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 823 2.6
Householder living alone 4,570 14.3
65 years and over 2,231 7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,599 36.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,919 24.7
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,727 (X)
Householder 32,058 37.8
Spouse 19,030 22.5
Unmarried partner 2,247 2.7
Child 26,740 31.6
Other relatives 2,980 3.5
Other nonrelatives 1,672 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,927 (X)
Never married 9,946 30.2
Now married, except separated 20,008 60.8
Separated 154 0.5
Widowed 356 1.1
Divorced 2,463 7.5
Females 15 years and over 34,337 (X)
Never married 9,584 27.9
Now married, except separated 19,417 56.5
Separated 401 1.2
Widowed 1,921 5.6
Divorced 3,014 8.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,111 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 222 20
Per 1,000 unmarried women 23 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 84 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 47 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 837 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 264 31.5
Less than 1 year 128 15.3
1 or 2 years 8 1
3 or 4 years 75 9
5 or more years 53 6.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 264 (X)
Who are female 155 58.7
Who are married 243 92
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,546 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,644 7
Kindergarten 1,324 5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,480 44.5
High school (grades 9-12) 5,337 22.7
College or graduate school 4,761 20.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,858 (X)
Less than 9th grade 555 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 734 1.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,913 12.2
Some college, no degree 8,813 15.5
Associate's degree 5,121 9
Bachelor's degree 22,126 38.9
Graduate or professional degree 12,596 22.2
High school graduate or higher 55,569 97.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 34,722 61.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,362 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,490 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,909 (X)
With a disability 6,734 7.9
Under 18 years 21,931 (X)
With a disability 719 3.3
18 to 64 years 51,817 (X)
With a disability 3,618 7
65 years and over 11,161 (X)
With a disability 2,397 21.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,410 (X)
Same house 72,475 85.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,935 14.1
Different house in the U.S. 11,567 13.7
Same county 4,068 4.8
Different county 7,499 8.9
Same state 4,654 5.5
Different state 2,845 3.4
Abroad 368 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,331 (X)
Native 74,822 87.7
Born in United States 73,736 86.4
State of residence 49,383 57.9
Different state 24,353 28.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,086 1.3
Foreign born 10,509 12.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,509 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,349 69.9
Not a U.S. citizen 3,160 30.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,595 (X)
Native 1,086 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 231 21.3
Entered before 2010 855 78.7
Foreign born 10,509 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,297 31.4
Entered before 2010 7,212 68.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,509 (X)
Europe 941 9
Asia 6,115 58.2
Africa 1,579 15
Oceania 53 0.5
Latin America 1,656 15.8
Northern America 165 1.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,704 (X)
English only 66,955 83
Language other than English 13,749 17
Speak English less than very well 4,352 5.4
Spanish 2,932 3.6
Speak English less than very well 1,089 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 3,253 4
Speak English less than very well 637 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,477 6.8
Speak English less than very well 1,843 2.3
Other languages 2,087 2.6
Speak English less than very well 783 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,331 (X)
American 2,249 2.6
Arab 626 0.7
Czech 1,062 1.2
Danish 1,172 1.4
Dutch 1,141 1.3
English 6,714 7.9
French (except Basque) 2,854 3.3
French Canadian 722 0.8
German 23,515 27.6
Greek 166 0.2
Hungarian 225 0.3
Irish 9,348 11
Italian 3,914 4.6
Lithuanian 117 0.1
Norwegian 8,757 10.3
Polish 3,973 4.7
Portuguese 111 0.1
Russian 416 0.5
Scotch-Irish 312 0.4
Scottish 905 1.1
Slovak 93 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,154 3.7
Swedish 5,780 6.8
Swiss 431 0.5
Ukrainian 432 0.5
Welsh 253 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 25 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,058 (X)
With a computer 31,441 98.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,959 96.6