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

Senate District 51

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,633 (X)
Married-couple household 15,526 42.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,265 14.4
Cohabiting couple household 3,058 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 772 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,758 21.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 312 0.9
Householder living alone 5,648 15.4
65 years and over 1,594 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,291 28.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,607 4.4
Householder living alone 6,716 18.3
65 years and over 3,468 9.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,880 24.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,836 29.6
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,367 (X)
Householder 36,633 42.9
Spouse 15,755 18.5
Unmarried partner 3,091 3.6
Child 21,784 25.5
Other relatives 4,397 5.2
Other nonrelatives 3,707 4.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,840 (X)
Never married 15,059 42
Now married, except separated 17,262 48.2
Separated 226 0.6
Widowed 712 2
Divorced 2,581 7.2
Females 15 years and over 36,174 (X)
Never married 11,837 32.7
Now married, except separated 16,663 46.1
Separated 398 1.1
Widowed 2,762 7.6
Divorced 4,514 12.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 899 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 156 17.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 14 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 43 (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 17 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,175 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 389 33.1
Less than 1 year 117 10
1 or 2 years 93 7.9
3 or 4 years 29 2.5
5 or more years 150 12.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 389 (X)
Who are female 281 72.2
Who are married 229 58.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,941 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,158 6.1
Kindergarten 1,234 6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,717 40.7
High school (grades 9-12) 3,990 21.1
College or graduate school 4,842 25.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,254 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,348 5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,947 4.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,093 21
Some college, no degree 12,271 19.7
Associate's degree 6,018 9.7
Bachelor's degree 17,462 28
Graduate or professional degree 7,115 11.4
High school graduate or higher 55,959 89.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 24,577 39.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,801 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,903 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,917 (X)
With a disability 11,596 13.5
Under 18 years 17,690 (X)
With a disability 730 4.1
18 to 64 years 53,845 (X)
With a disability 5,743 10.7
65 years and over 14,382 (X)
With a disability 5,123 35.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,680 (X)
Same house 73,387 85.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 12,293 14.3
Different house in the U.S. 11,640 13.6
Same county 7,424 8.7
Different county 4,216 4.9
Same state 2,421 2.8
Different state 1,795 2.1
Abroad 653 0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,602 (X)
Native 71,580 82.7
Born in United States 70,600 81.5
State of residence 52,056 60.1
Different state 18,544 21.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 980 1.1
Foreign-born 15,022 17.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 15,022 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,533 50.1
Not a U.S. citizen 7,489 49.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 16,002 (X)
Native 980 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 223 22.8
Entered before 2010 757 77.2
Foreign-born 15,022 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,874 32.4
Entered before 2010 10,148 67.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 15,022 (X)
Europe 573 3.8
Asia 3,456 23
Africa 4,803 32
Oceania 26 0.2
Latin America 5,985 39.8
Northern America 179 1.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,673 (X)
English only 61,171 74.9
Language other than English 20,502 25.1
Speak English less than very well 8,272 10.1
Spanish 10,934 13.4
Speak English less than very well 4,124 5
Other Indo-European languages 1,742 2.1
Speak English less than very well 392 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,247 4
Speak English less than very well 1,540 1.9
Other languages 4,579 5.6
Speak English less than very well 2,216 2.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,602 (X)
American 1,564 1.8
Arab 225 0.3
Czech 828 1
Danish 570 0.7
Dutch 1,102 1.3
English 4,743 5.5
French (except Basque) 2,626 3
French Canadian 503 0.6
German 19,043 22
Greek 145 0.2
Hungarian 175 0.2
Irish 7,166 8.3
Italian 1,512 1.7
Lithuanian 90 0.1
Norwegian 8,899 10.3
Polish 2,937 3.4
Portuguese 37 0
Russian 334 0.4
Scotch-Irish 443 0.5
Scottish 975 1.1
Slovak 156 0.2
Subsaharan African 5,380 6.2
Swedish 5,292 6.1
Swiss 236 0.3
Ukrainian 168 0.2
Welsh 393 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 160 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,633 (X)
With a computer 34,857 95.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,906 89.8