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

Senate District 53

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,432 (X)
Married-couple household 16,558 46.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,953 16.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,707 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 743 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,329 17.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 667 1.9
Householder living alone 4,452 12.6
65 years and over 1,262 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,838 27.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,480 4.2
Householder living alone 6,570 18.5
65 years and over 3,572 10.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,631 27.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,224 31.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,124 (X)
Householder 35,432 42.6
Spouse 16,440 19.8
Unmarried partner 2,704 3.3
Child 22,898 27.5
Other relatives 3,524 4.2
Other nonrelatives 2,126 2.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,829 (X)
Never married 11,596 34.3
Now married, except separated 18,004 53.2
Separated 399 1.2
Widowed 667 2
Divorced 3,163 9.3
Females 15 years and over 35,893 (X)
Never married 10,840 30.2
Now married, except separated 16,701 46.5
Separated 473 1.3
Widowed 3,125 8.7
Divorced 4,754 13.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,143 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 321 28.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 61 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 91 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 47 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,153 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 424 36.8
Less than 1 year 18 1.6
1 or 2 years 159 13.8
3 or 4 years 103 8.9
5 or more years 144 12.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 424 (X)
Who are female 283 66.7
Who are married 266 62.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,702 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,114 6
Kindergarten 1,004 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,590 40.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,442 23.8
College or graduate school 4,552 24.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,534 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,188 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,579 4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 14,724 24.7
Some college, no degree 12,265 20.6
Associate's degree 6,628 11.1
Bachelor's degree 14,980 25.2
Graduate or professional degree 7,170 12
High school graduate or higher 55,767 93.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 22,150 37.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,419 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,165 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,370 (X)
With a disability 11,746 14.1
Under 18 years 17,362 (X)
With a disability 985 5.7
18 to 64 years 50,904 (X)
With a disability 6,067 11.9
65 years and over 15,104 (X)
With a disability 4,694 31.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,946 (X)
Same house 74,249 89.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,697 10.5
Different house in the U.S. 8,568 10.3
Same county 3,304 4
Different county 5,264 6.3
Same state 4,439 5.4
Different state 825 1
Abroad 129 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,811 (X)
Native 76,574 91.4
Born in United States 75,831 90.5
State of residence 58,620 69.9
Different state 17,211 20.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 743 0.9
Foreign born 7,237 8.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,237 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,942 54.5
Not a U.S. citizen 3,295 45.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 7,980 (X)
Native 743 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 180 24.2
Entered before 2010 563 75.8
Foreign born 7,237 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,889 26.1
Entered before 2010 5,348 73.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,237 (X)
Europe 735 10.2
Asia 1,747 24.1
Africa 1,367 18.9
Oceania 81 1.1
Latin America 3,239 44.8
Northern America 68 0.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,564 (X)
English only 68,850 86.5
Language other than English 10,714 13.5
Speak English less than very well 3,866 4.9
Spanish 6,284 7.9
Speak English less than very well 2,463 3.1
Other Indo-European languages 1,123 1.4
Speak English less than very well 264 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,914 2.4
Speak English less than very well 823 1
Other languages 1,393 1.8
Speak English less than very well 316 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,811 (X)
American 1,464 1.7
Arab 538 0.6
Czech 1,352 1.6
Danish 857 1
Dutch 632 0.8
English 5,726 6.8
French (except Basque) 2,173 2.6
French Canadian 743 0.9
German 27,552 32.9
Greek 270 0.3
Hungarian 227 0.3
Irish 10,435 12.5
Italian 2,609 3.1
Lithuanian 25 0
Norwegian 8,383 10
Polish 3,752 4.5
Portuguese 29 0
Russian 568 0.7
Scotch-Irish 260 0.3
Scottish 897 1.1
Slovak 82 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,843 2.2
Swedish 5,258 6.3
Swiss 428 0.5
Ukrainian 222 0.3
Welsh 219 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 137 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,432 (X)
With a computer 33,548 94.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,591 89.2