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

Senate District 51

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,106 (X)
Married-couple household 15,610 43.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,437 15.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,983 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 873 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,562 20.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 333 0.9
Householder living alone 5,459 15.1
65 years and over 1,469 4.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,951 27.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,493 4.1
Householder living alone 6,268 17.4
65 years and over 3,156 8.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,030 25
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,334 28.6
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,038 (X)
Householder 36,106 42.5
Spouse 15,771 18.5
Unmarried partner 3,022 3.6
Child 22,276 26.2
Other relatives 4,247 5
Other nonrelatives 3,616 4.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,746 (X)
Never married 14,718 41.2
Now married, except separated 17,167 48
Separated 183 0.5
Widowed 758 2.1
Divorced 2,920 8.2
Females 15 years and over 35,824 (X)
Never married 11,757 32.8
Now married, except separated 16,706 46.6
Separated 355 1
Widowed 2,619 7.3
Divorced 4,387 12.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 820 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 175 21.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 15 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 15 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 16 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,221 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 362 29.6
Less than 1 year 144 11.8
1 or 2 years 61 5
3 or 4 years 39 3.2
5 or more years 118 9.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 362 (X)
Who are female 234 64.6
Who are married 205 56.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,920 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,248 6.6
Kindergarten 1,047 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,991 42.2
High school (grades 9-12) 3,903 20.6
College or graduate school 4,731 25
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,022 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,303 5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,140 5.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,958 20.9
Some college, no degree 12,746 20.6
Associate's degree 5,610 9
Bachelor's degree 16,929 27.3
Graduate or professional degree 7,336 11.8
High school graduate or higher 55,579 89.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 24,265 39.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,431 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,922 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,531 (X)
With a disability 11,621 13.6
Under 18 years 17,649 (X)
With a disability 714 4
18 to 64 years 53,800 (X)
With a disability 5,978 11.1
65 years and over 14,082 (X)
With a disability 4,929 35
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,379 (X)
Same house 73,242 85.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 12,137 14.2
Different house in the U.S. 11,549 13.5
Same county 6,896 8.1
Different county 4,653 5.4
Same state 2,718 3.2
Different state 1,935 2.3
Abroad 588 0.7
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,193 (X)
Native 71,606 83.1
Born in United States 70,593 81.9
State of residence 52,058 60.4
Different state 18,535 21.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,013 1.2
Foreign born 14,587 16.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,587 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,099 48.7
Not a U.S. citizen 7,488 51.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,600 (X)
Native 1,013 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 178 17.6
Entered before 2010 835 82.4
Foreign born 14,587 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,317 29.6
Entered before 2010 10,270 70.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,587 (X)
Europe 489 3.4
Asia 3,579 24.5
Africa 4,661 32
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 5,653 38.8
Northern America 205 1.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,223 (X)
English only 61,442 75.6
Language other than English 19,781 24.4
Speak English less than very well 7,908 9.7
Spanish 9,770 12
Speak English less than very well 3,919 4.8
Other Indo-European languages 2,062 2.5
Speak English less than very well 318 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,514 4.3
Speak English less than very well 1,612 2
Other languages 4,435 5.5
Speak English less than very well 2,059 2.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,193 (X)
American 1,593 1.8
Arab 508 0.6
Czech 888 1
Danish 745 0.9
Dutch 1,123 1.3
English 4,847 5.6
French (except Basque) 2,678 3.1
French Canadian 541 0.6
German 19,118 22.2
Greek 156 0.2
Hungarian 194 0.2
Irish 7,722 9
Italian 1,596 1.9
Lithuanian 114 0.1
Norwegian 9,508 11
Polish 2,742 3.2
Portuguese 31 0
Russian 390 0.5
Scotch-Irish 438 0.5
Scottish 1,117 1.3
Slovak 161 0.2
Subsaharan African 5,248 6.1
Swedish 5,639 6.5
Swiss 241 0.3
Ukrainian 167 0.2
Welsh 394 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 153 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,106 (X)
With a computer 34,275 94.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,124 89