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

Senate District 53

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,074 (X)
Married-couple household 16,992 47.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,162 17.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,924 8.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 786 2.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,593 18.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 559 1.5
Householder living alone 4,708 13.1
65 years and over 1,316 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,565 26.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,524 4.2
Householder living alone 6,291 17.4
65 years and over 3,516 9.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,775 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,554 32
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,599 (X)
Householder 36,074 42.6
Spouse 16,837 19.9
Unmarried partner 2,912 3.4
Child 23,181 27.4
Other relatives 3,569 4.2
Other nonrelatives 2,026 2.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,633 (X)
Never married 12,144 35.1
Now married, except separated 18,413 53.2
Separated 360 1
Widowed 704 2
Divorced 3,012 8.7
Females 15 years and over 36,373 (X)
Never married 10,857 29.8
Now married, except separated 17,204 47.3
Separated 397 1.1
Widowed 3,088 8.5
Divorced 4,827 13.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 941 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 238 25.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 22 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 46 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 921 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 331 35.9
Less than 1 year 18 2
1 or 2 years 26 2.8
3 or 4 years 117 12.7
5 or more years 170 18.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 331 (X)
Who are female 236 71.3
Who are married 166 50.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,692 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,257 6.7
Kindergarten 986 5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,395 39.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,423 23.7
College or graduate school 4,631 24.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,907 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,270 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,581 4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,250 25
Some college, no degree 12,379 20.3
Associate's degree 6,542 10.7
Bachelor's degree 14,989 24.6
Graduate or professional degree 7,896 13
High school graduate or higher 57,056 93.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 22,885 37.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,809 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,319 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,880 (X)
With a disability 11,915 14
Under 18 years 17,489 (X)
With a disability 1,022 5.8
18 to 64 years 51,755 (X)
With a disability 5,972 11.5
65 years and over 15,636 (X)
With a disability 4,921 31.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,612 (X)
Same house 76,157 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,455 10
Different house in the U.S. 8,383 9.9
Same county 3,083 3.6
Different county 5,300 6.3
Same state 4,319 5.1
Different state 981 1.2
Abroad 72 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,323 (X)
Native 77,864 91.3
Born in United States 77,119 90.4
State of residence 58,805 68.9
Different state 18,314 21.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 745 0.9
Foreign-born 7,459 8.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,459 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,909 52.4
Not a U.S. citizen 3,550 47.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,204 (X)
Native 745 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 223 29.9
Entered before 2010 522 70.1
Foreign-born 7,459 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,250 30.2
Entered before 2010 5,209 69.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,459 (X)
Europe 712 9.5
Asia 1,615 21.7
Africa 1,373 18.4
Oceania 92 1.2
Latin America 3,580 48
Northern America 87 1.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,789 (X)
English only 69,357 85.8
Language other than English 11,432 14.2
Speak English less than very well 4,260 5.3
Spanish 6,883 8.5
Speak English less than very well 2,816 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 1,246 1.5
Speak English less than very well 276 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,858 2.3
Speak English less than very well 809 1
Other languages 1,445 1.8
Speak English less than very well 359 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,323 (X)
American 1,350 1.6
Arab 318 0.4
Czech 1,386 1.6
Danish 806 0.9
Dutch 590 0.7
English 5,696 6.7
French (except Basque) 2,189 2.6
French Canadian 786 0.9
German 26,783 31.4
Greek 248 0.3
Hungarian 217 0.3
Irish 10,678 12.5
Italian 2,740 3.2
Lithuanian 30 0
Norwegian 8,154 9.6
Polish 3,760 4.4
Portuguese 20 0
Russian 572 0.7
Scotch-Irish 243 0.3
Scottish 886 1
Slovak 19 0
Subsaharan African 1,678 2
Swedish 4,921 5.8
Swiss 500 0.6
Ukrainian 162 0.2
Welsh 222 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 109 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,074 (X)
With a computer 34,308 95.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,433 89.9