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

Senate District 55

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,822 (X)
Married-couple household 17,123 52.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,604 20.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,603 7.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 856 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,229 15.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 408 1.2
Householder living alone 3,900 11.9
65 years and over 1,036 3.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,867 24
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,726 5.3
Householder living alone 4,656 14.2
65 years and over 2,321 7.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,294 31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,062 27.6
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,773 (X)
Householder 32,822 39.2
Spouse 17,209 20.5
Unmarried partner 2,847 3.4
Child 25,083 29.9
Other relatives 3,828 4.6
Other nonrelatives 1,984 2.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,434 (X)
Never married 12,405 36
Now married, except separated 18,403 53.4
Separated 202 0.6
Widowed 552 1.6
Divorced 2,872 8.3
Females 15 years and over 34,224 (X)
Never married 10,224 29.9
Now married, except separated 17,465 51
Separated 205 0.6
Widowed 2,114 6.2
Divorced 4,216 12.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,057 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 305 28.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 29 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 95 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,057 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 202 19.1
Less than 1 year 51 4.8
1 or 2 years 21 2
3 or 4 years 51 4.8
5 or more years 79 7.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 202 (X)
Who are female 175 86.6
Who are married 87 43.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,701 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,460 7.4
Kindergarten 676 3.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,274 42
High school (grades 9-12) 4,699 23.9
College or graduate school 4,592 23.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,636 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,718 3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,379 2.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,076 19.2
Some college, no degree 11,358 19.7
Associate's degree 7,092 12.3
Bachelor's degree 17,434 30.2
Graduate or professional degree 7,579 13.1
High school graduate or higher 54,539 94.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 25,013 43.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,885 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,837 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,912 (X)
With a disability 9,509 11.3
Under 18 years 19,307 (X)
With a disability 563 2.9
18 to 64 years 51,751 (X)
With a disability 5,397 10.4
65 years and over 12,854 (X)
With a disability 3,549 27.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,355 (X)
Same house 73,842 88.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,513 11.4
Different house in the U.S. 8,999 10.8
Same county 3,276 3.9
Different county 5,723 6.9
Same state 4,750 5.7
Different state 973 1.2
Abroad 514 0.6
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,259 (X)
Native 74,212 88.1
Born in United States 73,362 87.1
State of residence 50,708 60.2
Different state 22,654 26.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 850 1
Foreign-born 10,047 11.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,047 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,848 68.2
Not a U.S. citizen 3,199 31.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 10,897 (X)
Native 850 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 177 20.8
Entered before 2010 673 79.2
Foreign-born 10,047 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,494 24.8
Entered before 2010 7,553 75.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,047 (X)
Europe 750 7.5
Asia 3,085 30.7
Africa 3,052 30.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 2,967 29.5
Northern America 193 1.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,101 (X)
English only 64,829 82
Language other than English 14,272 18
Speak English less than very well 5,701 7.2
Spanish 5,728 7.2
Speak English less than very well 2,347 3
Other Indo-European languages 1,669 2.1
Speak English less than very well 665 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,727 3.4
Speak English less than very well 1,176 1.5
Other languages 4,148 5.2
Speak English less than very well 1,513 1.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,259 (X)
American 1,975 2.3
Arab 720 0.9
Czech 1,043 1.2
Danish 928 1.1
Dutch 1,376 1.6
English 4,981 5.9
French (except Basque) 1,874 2.2
French Canadian 711 0.8
German 22,864 27.1
Greek 357 0.4
Hungarian 169 0.2
Irish 8,229 9.8
Italian 2,481 2.9
Lithuanian 42 0
Norwegian 8,963 10.6
Polish 2,685 3.2
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 616 0.7
Scotch-Irish 445 0.5
Scottish 1,049 1.2
Slovak 172 0.2
Subsaharan African 4,812 5.7
Swedish 4,961 5.9
Swiss 343 0.4
Ukrainian 351 0.4
Welsh 414 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 262 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,822 (X)
With a computer 32,111 97.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,966 94.3