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

Senate District 55

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,063 (X)
Married-couple household 17,227 53.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,842 21.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,603 8.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 734 2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,865 15.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 331 1
Householder living alone 3,487 10.9
65 years and over 875 2.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,368 23
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,491 4.7
Householder living alone 4,250 13.3
65 years and over 2,088 6.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,166 31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,676 27.1
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,549 (X)
Householder 32,063 38.4
Spouse 17,499 20.9
Unmarried partner 2,868 3.4
Child 25,035 30
Other relatives 4,386 5.2
Other nonrelatives 1,698 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,363 (X)
Never married 12,136 35.3
Now married, except separated 18,817 54.8
Separated 184 0.5
Widowed 658 1.9
Divorced 2,568 7.5
Females 15 years and over 34,137 (X)
Never married 9,889 29
Now married, except separated 17,711 51.9
Separated 217 0.6
Widowed 2,098 6.1
Divorced 4,222 12.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,282 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 385 30
Per 1,000 unmarried women 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 121 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,256 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 289 23
Less than 1 year 47 3.7
1 or 2 years 38 3
3 or 4 years 53 4.2
5 or more years 151 12
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 289 (X)
Who are female 260 90
Who are married 138 47.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,556 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,555 8
Kindergarten 860 4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,880 40.3
High school (grades 9-12) 4,664 23.8
College or graduate school 4,597 23.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,712 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,773 3.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,386 2.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,076 19.2
Some college, no degree 11,584 20.1
Associate's degree 6,752 11.7
Bachelor's degree 17,572 30.4
Graduate or professional degree 7,569 13.1
High school graduate or higher 54,553 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 25,141 43.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,777 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,930 6.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,688 (X)
With a disability 8,743 10.4
Under 18 years 19,195 (X)
With a disability 519 2.7
18 to 64 years 52,053 (X)
With a disability 4,708 9
65 years and over 12,440 (X)
With a disability 3,516 28.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,009 (X)
Same house 73,798 88.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,211 11.1
Different house in the U.S. 8,779 10.6
Same county 2,936 3.5
Different county 5,843 7
Same state 4,823 5.8
Different state 1,020 1.2
Abroad 432 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,020 (X)
Native 73,155 87.1
Born in United States 72,272 86
State of residence 50,400 60
Different state 21,872 26
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 883 1.1
Foreign born 10,865 12.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,865 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,274 66.9
Not a U.S. citizen 3,591 33.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,748 (X)
Native 883 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 186 21.1
Entered before 2010 697 78.9
Foreign born 10,865 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,436 22.4
Entered before 2010 8,429 77.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,865 (X)
Europe 713 6.6
Asia 3,433 31.6
Africa 3,517 32.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 2,996 27.6
Northern America 206 1.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,729 (X)
English only 63,555 80.7
Language other than English 15,174 19.3
Speak English less than very well 6,281 8
Spanish 5,632 7.2
Speak English less than very well 2,358 3
Other Indo-European languages 1,715 2.2
Speak English less than very well 681 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,191 4.1
Speak English less than very well 1,422 1.8
Other languages 4,636 5.9
Speak English less than very well 1,820 2.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,020 (X)
American 1,578 1.9
Arab 390 0.5
Czech 982 1.2
Danish 1,045 1.2
Dutch 1,208 1.4
English 5,164 6.1
French (except Basque) 2,169 2.6
French Canadian 824 1
German 23,018 27.4
Greek 377 0.4
Hungarian 204 0.2
Irish 8,452 10.1
Italian 2,557 3
Lithuanian 27 0
Norwegian 9,866 11.7
Polish 3,021 3.6
Portuguese 23 0
Russian 734 0.9
Scotch-Irish 393 0.5
Scottish 1,034 1.2
Slovak 151 0.2
Subsaharan African 5,218 6.2
Swedish 5,141 6.1
Swiss 347 0.4
Ukrainian 367 0.4
Welsh 433 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 219 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,063 (X)
With a computer 31,371 97.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,126 94