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

Senate District 56

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,379 (X)
Married-couple household 18,515 59
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,154 26
Cohabiting couple household 2,169 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 654 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,359 10.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 568 1.8
Householder living alone 2,099 6.7
65 years and over 818 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,336 23.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,664 5.3
Householder living alone 4,601 14.7
65 years and over 2,438 7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,618 37
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,263 26.3
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,754 (X)
Householder 31,379 37.5
Spouse 18,666 22.3
Unmarried partner 2,098 2.5
Child 27,423 32.7
Other relatives 2,656 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,532 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,123 (X)
Never married 9,288 28.9
Now married, except separated 19,450 60.5
Separated 208 0.6
Widowed 625 1.9
Divorced 2,552 7.9
Females 15 years and over 33,574 (X)
Never married 8,679 25.9
Now married, except separated 18,769 55.9
Separated 85 0.3
Widowed 1,756 5.2
Divorced 4,285 12.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,247 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 315 25.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 33 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 65 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 111 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 47 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 770 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 80 10.4
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 62 8.1
3 or 4 years 12 1.6
5 or more years 6 0.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 80 (X)
Who are female 60 75
Who are married 74 92.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,232 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,506 6.8
Kindergarten 1,368 6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,285 46.3
High school (grades 9-12) 4,936 22.2
College or graduate school 4,137 18.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,703 (X)
Less than 9th grade 934 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 958 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,866 17.7
Some college, no degree 10,515 18.9
Associate's degree 6,316 11.3
Bachelor's degree 18,226 32.7
Graduate or professional degree 8,888 16
High school graduate or higher 53,811 96.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 27,114 48.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,002 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,956 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,869 (X)
With a disability 6,977 8.3
Under 18 years 22,152 (X)
With a disability 745 3.4
18 to 64 years 49,937 (X)
With a disability 3,407 6.8
65 years and over 11,780 (X)
With a disability 2,825 24
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,059 (X)
Same house 73,715 88.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,344 11.2
Different house in the U.S. 9,147 11
Same county 4,629 5.6
Different county 4,518 5.4
Same state 3,437 4.1
Different state 1,081 1.3
Abroad 197 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,222 (X)
Native 75,875 90.1
Born in United States 74,741 88.7
State of residence 51,504 61.2
Different state 23,237 27.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,134 1.3
Foreign born 8,347 9.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,347 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,722 56.6
Not a U.S. citizen 3,625 43.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,481 (X)
Native 1,134 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 300 26.5
Entered before 2010 834 73.5
Foreign born 8,347 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,741 32.8
Entered before 2010 5,606 67.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,347 (X)
Europe 592 7.1
Asia 3,291 39.4
Africa 2,356 28.2
Oceania 71 0.9
Latin America 1,870 22.4
Northern America 167 2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,871 (X)
English only 68,935 87.4
Language other than English 9,936 12.6
Speak English less than very well 3,507 4.4
Spanish 3,512 4.5
Speak English less than very well 1,329 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,829 2.3
Speak English less than very well 588 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,383 3
Speak English less than very well 703 0.9
Other languages 2,212 2.8
Speak English less than very well 887 1.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,222 (X)
American 2,108 2.5
Arab 443 0.5
Czech 1,380 1.6
Danish 900 1.1
Dutch 1,458 1.7
English 7,909 9.4
French (except Basque) 2,688 3.2
French Canadian 496 0.6
German 27,170 32.3
Greek 151 0.2
Hungarian 112 0.1
Irish 9,529 11.3
Italian 2,957 3.5
Lithuanian 145 0.2
Norwegian 9,808 11.6
Polish 3,932 4.7
Portuguese 113 0.1
Russian 891 1.1
Scotch-Irish 443 0.5
Scottish 906 1.1
Slovak 121 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,688 3.2
Swedish 5,622 6.7
Swiss 245 0.3
Ukrainian 181 0.2
Welsh 449 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 125 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,379 (X)
With a computer 30,525 97.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,919 95.3