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

Senate District 56

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,764 (X)
Married-couple household 18,256 57.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,893 24.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,397 7.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 709 2.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,668 11.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 557 1.8
Householder living alone 2,306 7.3
65 years and over 827 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,443 23.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,644 5.2
Householder living alone 4,609 14.5
65 years and over 2,510 7.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,412 35.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,710 27.4
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,976 (X)
Householder 31,764 37.8
Spouse 18,390 21.9
Unmarried partner 2,301 2.7
Child 27,274 32.5
Other relatives 2,481 3
Other nonrelatives 1,766 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,218 (X)
Never married 9,879 30.7
Now married, except separated 19,129 59.4
Separated 161 0.5
Widowed 626 1.9
Divorced 2,423 7.5
Females 15 years and over 33,982 (X)
Never married 9,037 26.6
Now married, except separated 18,657 54.9
Separated 180 0.5
Widowed 1,902 5.6
Divorced 4,206 12.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,323 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 377 28.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 69 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 5 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 119 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 45 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 743 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 82 11
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 22 3
3 or 4 years 19 2.6
5 or more years 41 5.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 82 (X)
Who are female 62 75.6
Who are married 46 56.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,318 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,394 6.2
Kindergarten 1,290 5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,415 46.7
High school (grades 9-12) 4,915 22
College or graduate school 4,304 19.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,058 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,048 1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,007 1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,858 17.6
Some college, no degree 10,281 18.3
Associate's degree 6,665 11.9
Bachelor's degree 17,895 31.9
Graduate or professional degree 9,304 16.6
High school graduate or higher 54,003 96.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 27,199 48.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,428 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,883 6.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,077 (X)
With a disability 7,471 8.9
Under 18 years 21,973 (X)
With a disability 840 3.8
18 to 64 years 49,595 (X)
With a disability 3,664 7.4
65 years and over 12,509 (X)
With a disability 2,967 23.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,365 (X)
Same house 73,284 87.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,081 12.1
Different house in the U.S. 9,855 11.8
Same county 4,664 5.6
Different county 5,191 6.2
Same state 3,990 4.8
Different state 1,201 1.4
Abroad 226 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,495 (X)
Native 75,912 89.8
Born in United States 74,952 88.7
State of residence 50,880 60.2
Different state 24,072 28.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 960 1.1
Foreign-born 8,583 10.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,583 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,300 61.7
Not a U.S. citizen 3,283 38.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,543 (X)
Native 960 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 241 25.1
Entered before 2010 719 74.9
Foreign-born 8,583 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,769 32.3
Entered before 2010 5,814 67.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,583 (X)
Europe 577 6.7
Asia 3,606 42
Africa 2,421 28.2
Oceania 66 0.8
Latin America 1,709 19.9
Northern America 204 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,339 (X)
English only 69,257 87.3
Language other than English 10,082 12.7
Speak English less than very well 3,612 4.6
Spanish 3,229 4.1
Speak English less than very well 1,368 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,728 2.2
Speak English less than very well 476 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,931 3.7
Speak English less than very well 841 1.1
Other languages 2,194 2.8
Speak English less than very well 927 1.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,495 (X)
American 2,416 2.9
Arab 361 0.4
Czech 1,571 1.9
Danish 898 1.1
Dutch 1,419 1.7
English 7,836 9.3
French (except Basque) 2,214 2.6
French Canadian 429 0.5
German 26,422 31.3
Greek 165 0.2
Hungarian 142 0.2
Irish 9,216 10.9
Italian 2,735 3.2
Lithuanian 188 0.2
Norwegian 9,092 10.8
Polish 3,813 4.5
Portuguese 95 0.1
Russian 896 1.1
Scotch-Irish 296 0.4
Scottish 717 0.8
Slovak 70 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,981 3.5
Swedish 5,190 6.1
Swiss 283 0.3
Ukrainian 196 0.2
Welsh 642 0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 112 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,764 (X)
With a computer 31,028 97.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,170 95