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

Senate District 48

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,566 (X)
Married-couple household 19,365 61.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,158 29
Cohabiting couple household 1,677 5.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 533 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,999 12.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 622 2
Householder living alone 2,708 8.6
65 years and over 725 2.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,525 20.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,235 3.9
Householder living alone 3,940 12.5
65 years and over 1,968 6.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 12,005 38
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,629 24.2
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,976 (X)
Householder 31,566 37.1
Spouse 19,368 22.8
Unmarried partner 1,664 2
Child 28,372 33.4
Other relatives 2,223 2.6
Other nonrelatives 1,783 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,323 (X)
Never married 9,548 28.7
Now married, except separated 20,474 61.4
Separated 189 0.6
Widowed 565 1.7
Divorced 2,547 7.6
Females 15 years and over 34,088 (X)
Never married 8,528 25
Now married, except separated 19,519 57.3
Separated 196 0.6
Widowed 1,970 5.8
Divorced 3,875 11.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 921 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 62 6.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 47 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 87 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 739 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 90 12.2
Less than 1 year 4 0.5
1 or 2 years 2 0.3
3 or 4 years 27 3.7
5 or more years 57 7.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 90 (X)
Who are female 23 25.6
Who are married 90 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,455 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,996 8.5
Kindergarten 1,172 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,531 44.9
High school (grades 9-12) 5,781 24.6
College or graduate school 3,975 16.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,458 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,231 2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 857 1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,531 15.1
Some college, no degree 9,550 16.9
Associate's degree 5,825 10.3
Bachelor's degree 20,145 35.7
Graduate or professional degree 10,319 18.3
High school graduate or higher 54,370 96.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 30,464 54
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,337 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,179 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,594 (X)
With a disability 6,583 7.7
Under 18 years 22,481 (X)
With a disability 585 2.6
18 to 64 years 52,026 (X)
With a disability 3,187 6.1
65 years and over 11,087 (X)
With a disability 2,811 25.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,025 (X)
Same house 76,033 89.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,992 10.6
Different house in the U.S. 8,724 10.3
Same county 2,829 3.3
Different county 5,895 6.9
Same state 4,867 5.7
Different state 1,028 1.2
Abroad 268 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,824 (X)
Native 80,727 94.1
Born in United States 80,093 93.3
State of residence 56,974 66.4
Different state 23,119 26.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 634 0.7
Foreign born 5,097 5.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,097 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,823 55.4
Not a U.S. citizen 2,274 44.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,731 (X)
Native 634 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 138 21.8
Entered before 2010 496 78.2
Foreign born 5,097 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,695 33.3
Entered before 2010 3,402 66.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,097 (X)
Europe 969 19
Asia 2,284 44.8
Africa 402 7.9
Oceania 67 1.3
Latin America 1,198 23.5
Northern America 177 3.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,504 (X)
English only 73,854 91.7
Language other than English 6,650 8.3
Speak English less than very well 1,735 2.2
Spanish 2,388 3
Speak English less than very well 571 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,431 1.8
Speak English less than very well 241 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,353 2.9
Speak English less than very well 833 1
Other languages 478 0.6
Speak English less than very well 90 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,824 (X)
American 2,193 2.6
Arab 103 0.1
Czech 1,725 2
Danish 959 1.1
Dutch 1,794 2.1
English 6,896 8
French (except Basque) 2,917 3.4
French Canadian 604 0.7
German 31,972 37.3
Greek 184 0.2
Hungarian 137 0.2
Irish 9,941 11.6
Italian 2,683 3.1
Lithuanian 147 0.2
Norwegian 11,961 13.9
Polish 3,735 4.4
Portuguese 52 0.1
Russian 393 0.5
Scotch-Irish 336 0.4
Scottish 777 0.9
Slovak 94 0.1
Subsaharan African 746 0.9
Swedish 6,025 7
Swiss 283 0.3
Ukrainian 210 0.2
Welsh 373 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 104 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,566 (X)
With a computer 30,687 97.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,787 94.4