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

Senate District 47

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,454 (X)
Married-couple household 18,808 58
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,292 28.6
Cohabiting couple household 2,473 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 579 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,830 11.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 384 1.2
Householder living alone 2,554 7.9
65 years and over 860 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,343 22.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,140 3.5
Householder living alone 4,657 14.3
65 years and over 2,401 7.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,897 36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,329 25.7
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,325 (X)
Householder 32,454 37.6
Spouse 18,896 21.9
Unmarried partner 2,559 3
Child 27,908 32.3
Other relatives 3,104 3.6
Other nonrelatives 1,404 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,852 (X)
Never married 10,213 31.1
Now married, except separated 19,726 60
Separated 146 0.4
Widowed 393 1.2
Divorced 2,374 7.2
Females 15 years and over 35,403 (X)
Never married 10,248 28.9
Now married, except separated 19,364 54.7
Separated 506 1.4
Widowed 1,942 5.5
Divorced 3,343 9.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,155 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 241 20.9
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 49 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 832 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 142 17.1
Less than 1 year 51 6.1
1 or 2 years 16 1.9
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 75 9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 142 (X)
Who are female 102 71.8
Who are married 91 64.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,959 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,470 6.1
Kindergarten 1,308 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,687 44.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,573 23.3
College or graduate school 4,921 20.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,572 (X)
Less than 9th grade 756 1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 694 1.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,150 12.4
Some college, no degree 8,334 14.5
Associate's degree 5,579 9.7
Bachelor's degree 22,619 39.3
Graduate or professional degree 12,440 21.6
High school graduate or higher 56,122 97.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 35,059 60.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,298 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,185 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,499 (X)
With a disability 7,082 8.2
Under 18 years 22,535 (X)
With a disability 807 3.6
18 to 64 years 52,416 (X)
With a disability 3,596 6.9
65 years and over 11,548 (X)
With a disability 2,679 23.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,865 (X)
Same house 73,936 86.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,929 13.9
Different house in the U.S. 11,699 13.6
Same county 4,011 4.7
Different county 7,688 9
Same state 4,585 5.3
Different state 3,103 3.6
Abroad 230 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,873 (X)
Native 75,925 87.4
Born in United States 75,007 86.3
State of residence 50,875 58.6
Different state 24,132 27.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 918 1.1
Foreign-born 10,948 12.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,948 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,724 70.6
Not a U.S. citizen 3,224 29.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,866 (X)
Native 918 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 373 40.6
Entered before 2010 545 59.4
Foreign-born 10,948 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,439 31.4
Entered before 2010 7,509 68.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,948 (X)
Europe 1,016 9.3
Asia 6,237 57
Africa 1,657 15.1
Oceania 35 0.3
Latin America 1,855 16.9
Northern America 148 1.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,938 (X)
English only 67,364 82.2
Language other than English 14,574 17.8
Speak English less than very well 4,648 5.7
Spanish 3,169 3.9
Speak English less than very well 1,137 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 3,805 4.6
Speak English less than very well 772 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,533 6.8
Speak English less than very well 1,981 2.4
Other languages 2,067 2.5
Speak English less than very well 758 0.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,873 (X)
American 2,126 2.4
Arab 292 0.3
Czech 841 1
Danish 1,168 1.3
Dutch 1,141 1.3
English 6,424 7.4
French (except Basque) 2,637 3
French Canadian 713 0.8
German 23,500 27.1
Greek 96 0.1
Hungarian 274 0.3
Irish 10,239 11.8
Italian 3,265 3.8
Lithuanian 132 0.2
Norwegian 8,261 9.5
Polish 4,168 4.8
Portuguese 98 0.1
Russian 345 0.4
Scotch-Irish 497 0.6
Scottish 982 1.1
Slovak 98 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,287 3.8
Swedish 5,872 6.8
Swiss 397 0.5
Ukrainian 433 0.5
Welsh 270 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 590 0.7
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,454 (X)
With a computer 31,889 98.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,417 96.8