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

Senate District 50

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,040 (X)
Married-couple household 18,729 52
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,267 20.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,682 4.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 304 0.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,496 15.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 407 1.1
Householder living alone 4,107 11.4
65 years and over 1,635 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,133 28.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 901 2.5
Householder living alone 7,595 21.1
65 years and over 4,832 13.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,219 25.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,458 37.3
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,933 (X)
Householder 36,040 44
Spouse 18,722 22.9
Unmarried partner 1,656 2
Child 21,742 26.5
Other relatives 2,200 2.7
Other nonrelatives 1,573 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,172 (X)
Never married 10,238 30.9
Now married, except separated 19,726 59.5
Separated 141 0.4
Widowed 854 2.6
Divorced 2,213 6.7
Females 15 years and over 36,131 (X)
Never married 8,808 24.4
Now married, except separated 19,505 54
Separated 131 0.4
Widowed 3,365 9.3
Divorced 4,322 12
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,092 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 245 22.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 31 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 65 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 112 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 52 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 331 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 65 19.6
Less than 1 year 4 1.2
1 or 2 years 20 6
3 or 4 years 12 3.6
5 or more years 29 8.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 65 (X)
Who are female 31 47.7
Who are married 48 73.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 17,348 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,914 11
Kindergarten 698 4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 6,681 38.5
High school (grades 9-12) 4,477 25.8
College or graduate school 3,578 20.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,902 (X)
Less than 9th grade 833 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 611 1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,154 11.7
Some college, no degree 9,128 15
Associate's degree 5,266 8.6
Bachelor's degree 23,427 38.5
Graduate or professional degree 14,483 23.8
High school graduate or higher 59,458 97.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 37,910 62.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,124 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,516 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,183 (X)
With a disability 7,944 9.7
Under 18 years 16,763 (X)
With a disability 655 3.9
18 to 64 years 47,130 (X)
With a disability 2,926 6.2
65 years and over 18,290 (X)
With a disability 4,363 23.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,069 (X)
Same house 71,279 86.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,790 13.1
Different house in the U.S. 10,476 12.8
Same county 6,215 7.6
Different county 4,261 5.2
Same state 2,139 2.6
Different state 2,122 2.6
Abroad 314 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,046 (X)
Native 74,062 89.2
Born in United States 73,256 88.2
State of residence 48,354 58.2
Different state 24,902 30
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 806 1
Foreign born 8,984 10.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,984 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,888 54.4
Not a U.S. citizen 4,096 45.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,790 (X)
Native 806 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 165 20.5
Entered before 2010 641 79.5
Foreign born 8,984 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,373 37.5
Entered before 2010 5,611 62.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,984 (X)
Europe 1,111 12.4
Asia 4,044 45
Africa 2,291 25.5
Oceania 154 1.7
Latin America 1,048 11.7
Northern America 336 3.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,034 (X)
English only 67,992 87.1
Language other than English 10,042 12.9
Speak English less than very well 2,553 3.3
Spanish 2,117 2.7
Speak English less than very well 682 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 2,648 3.4
Speak English less than very well 398 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,965 3.8
Speak English less than very well 875 1.1
Other languages 2,312 3
Speak English less than very well 598 0.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,046 (X)
American 1,935 2.3
Arab 448 0.5
Czech 1,076 1.3
Danish 1,198 1.4
Dutch 1,437 1.7
English 8,711 10.5
French (except Basque) 2,743 3.3
French Canadian 523 0.6
German 22,800 27.5
Greek 369 0.4
Hungarian 320 0.4
Irish 10,531 12.7
Italian 1,882 2.3
Lithuanian 50 0.1
Norwegian 10,840 13.1
Polish 2,850 3.4
Portuguese 37 0
Russian 820 1
Scotch-Irish 590 0.7
Scottish 1,394 1.7
Slovak 172 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,729 3.3
Swedish 7,684 9.3
Swiss 534 0.6
Ukrainian 191 0.2
Welsh 521 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 80 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,040 (X)
With a computer 34,524 95.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 33,438 92.8