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

Senate District 48

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,184 (X)
Married-couple household 19,652 61.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,194 28.6
Cohabiting couple household 1,875 5.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 561 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,258 13.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 608 1.9
Householder living alone 2,889 9
65 years and over 780 2.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,399 19.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,220 3.8
Householder living alone 3,714 11.5
65 years and over 1,892 5.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 12,059 37.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,869 24.5
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,955 (X)
Householder 32,184 37.4
Spouse 19,731 23
Unmarried partner 1,815 2.1
Child 28,201 32.8
Other relatives 2,236 2.6
Other nonrelatives 1,788 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,147 (X)
Never married 9,704 28.4
Now married, except separated 20,860 61.1
Separated 254 0.7
Widowed 618 1.8
Divorced 2,711 7.9
Females 15 years and over 34,067 (X)
Never married 8,466 24.9
Now married, except separated 19,660 57.7
Separated 176 0.5
Widowed 1,924 5.6
Divorced 3,841 11.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 885 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 54 6.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 45 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 79 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 750 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 126 16.8
Less than 1 year 3 0.4
1 or 2 years 16 2.1
3 or 4 years 40 5.3
5 or more years 67 8.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 126 (X)
Who are female 42 33.3
Who are married 122 96.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,499 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,994 8.5
Kindergarten 1,191 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,643 45.3
High school (grades 9-12) 5,664 24.1
College or graduate school 4,007 17.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,551 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,248 2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 916 1.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,621 15
Some college, no degree 9,636 16.7
Associate's degree 5,683 9.9
Bachelor's degree 20,983 36.5
Graduate or professional degree 10,464 18.2
High school graduate or higher 55,387 96.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 31,447 54.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,262 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,205 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,601 (X)
With a disability 7,224 8.3
Under 18 years 22,576 (X)
With a disability 863 3.8
18 to 64 years 52,475 (X)
With a disability 3,345 6.4
65 years and over 11,550 (X)
With a disability 3,016 26.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 86,006 (X)
Same house 77,230 89.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,776 10.2
Different house in the U.S. 8,536 9.9
Same county 2,758 3.2
Different county 5,778 6.7
Same state 4,737 5.5
Different state 1,041 1.2
Abroad 240 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,852 (X)
Native 81,755 94.1
Born in United States 81,108 93.4
State of residence 57,908 66.7
Different state 23,200 26.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 647 0.7
Foreign-born 5,097 5.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,097 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,917 57.2
Not a U.S. citizen 2,180 42.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,744 (X)
Native 647 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 131 20.2
Entered before 2010 516 79.8
Foreign-born 5,097 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,516 29.7
Entered before 2010 3,581 70.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,097 (X)
Europe 777 15.2
Asia 2,293 45
Africa 371 7.3
Oceania 56 1.1
Latin America 1,384 27.2
Northern America 216 4.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,458 (X)
English only 74,389 91.3
Language other than English 7,069 8.7
Speak English less than very well 2,040 2.5
Spanish 2,967 3.6
Speak English less than very well 794 1
Other Indo-European languages 1,435 1.8
Speak English less than very well 277 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,228 2.7
Speak English less than very well 864 1.1
Other languages 439 0.5
Speak English less than very well 105 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,852 (X)
American 2,462 2.8
Arab 139 0.2
Czech 1,494 1.7
Danish 890 1
Dutch 1,656 1.9
English 7,648 8.8
French (except Basque) 2,674 3.1
French Canadian 769 0.9
German 31,655 36.4
Greek 158 0.2
Hungarian 254 0.3
Irish 9,667 11.1
Italian 2,616 3
Lithuanian 133 0.2
Norwegian 11,221 12.9
Polish 3,545 4.1
Portuguese 57 0.1
Russian 390 0.4
Scotch-Irish 315 0.4
Scottish 861 1
Slovak 103 0.1
Subsaharan African 647 0.7
Swedish 6,244 7.2
Swiss 267 0.3
Ukrainian 137 0.2
Welsh 444 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 88 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,184 (X)
With a computer 31,488 97.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,613 95.1