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

Senate District 49

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,127 (X)
Married-couple household 19,002 55.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,757 25.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,871 5.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 533 1.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,020 14.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 548 1.6
Householder living alone 3,478 10.2
65 years and over 954 2.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,234 24.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,160 3.4
Householder living alone 5,712 16.7
65 years and over 2,836 8.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,441 33.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,538 27.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,753 (X)
Householder 34,127 40.7
Spouse 19,118 22.8
Unmarried partner 1,868 2.2
Child 24,542 29.3
Other relatives 2,298 2.7
Other nonrelatives 1,800 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,548 (X)
Never married 9,278 28.5
Now married, except separated 20,005 61.5
Separated 348 1.1
Widowed 461 1.4
Divorced 2,456 7.5
Females 15 years and over 35,407 (X)
Never married 9,605 27.1
Now married, except separated 19,390 54.8
Separated 245 0.7
Widowed 1,770 5
Divorced 4,397 12.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,122 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 111 9.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 58 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 93 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 50 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 864 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 176 20.4
Less than 1 year 8 0.9
1 or 2 years 38 4.4
3 or 4 years 41 4.7
5 or more years 89 10.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 176 (X)
Who are female 137 77.8
Who are married 59 33.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,796 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,616 8.2
Kindergarten 765 3.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,751 44.2
High school (grades 9-12) 5,173 26.1
College or graduate school 3,491 17.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,663 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,056 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 896 1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,340 10.6
Some college, no degree 8,123 13.6
Associate's degree 5,202 8.7
Bachelor's degree 23,674 39.7
Graduate or professional degree 14,372 24.1
High school graduate or higher 57,711 96.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,046 63.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,236 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,039 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,860 (X)
With a disability 5,893 7
Under 18 years 19,733 (X)
With a disability 388 2
18 to 64 years 50,847 (X)
With a disability 3,002 5.9
65 years and over 13,280 (X)
With a disability 2,503 18.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,952 (X)
Same house 72,741 87.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,211 12.3
Different house in the U.S. 9,846 11.9
Same county 6,338 7.6
Different county 3,508 4.2
Same state 1,672 2
Different state 1,836 2.2
Abroad 365 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,045 (X)
Native 70,999 84.5
Born in United States 70,293 83.6
State of residence 46,107 54.9
Different state 24,186 28.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 706 0.8
Foreign born 13,046 15.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 13,046 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,587 58.2
Not a U.S. citizen 5,459 41.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 13,752 (X)
Native 706 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 152 21.5
Entered before 2010 554 78.5
Foreign born 13,046 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,034 30.9
Entered before 2010 9,012 69.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 13,046 (X)
Europe 1,333 10.2
Asia 6,677 51.2
Africa 2,363 18.1
Oceania 7 0.1
Latin America 2,154 16.5
Northern America 512 3.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,913 (X)
English only 63,826 80.9
Language other than English 15,087 19.1
Speak English less than very well 3,942 5
Spanish 3,389 4.3
Speak English less than very well 924 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 4,149 5.3
Speak English less than very well 1,012 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,823 6.1
Speak English less than very well 1,221 1.5
Other languages 2,726 3.5
Speak English less than very well 785 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,045 (X)
American 2,024 2.4
Arab 1,341 1.6
Czech 810 1
Danish 1,183 1.4
Dutch 1,144 1.4
English 6,756 8
French (except Basque) 2,899 3.4
French Canadian 576 0.7
German 20,442 24.3
Greek 309 0.4
Hungarian 156 0.2
Irish 9,548 11.4
Italian 2,002 2.4
Lithuanian 69 0.1
Norwegian 9,737 11.6
Polish 2,713 3.2
Portuguese 77 0.1
Russian 853 1
Scotch-Irish 430 0.5
Scottish 1,377 1.6
Slovak 161 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,832 3.4
Swedish 5,336 6.3
Swiss 378 0.4
Ukrainian 583 0.7
Welsh 472 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 216 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,127 (X)
With a computer 33,381 97.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,434 95