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

Senate District 61

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 44,520 (X)
Married-couple household 12,776 28.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,511 10.1
Cohabiting couple household 4,346 9.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 352 0.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 14,104 31.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 527 1.2
Householder living alone 11,625 26.1
65 years and over 1,949 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 13,294 29.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 518 1.2
Householder living alone 10,494 23.6
65 years and over 2,394 5.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,121 13.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,296 18.6
Average household size 1.8 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,640 (X)
Householder 44,520 54.5
Spouse 12,763 15.6
Unmarried partner 4,509 5.5
Child 13,115 16.1
Other relatives 1,641 2
Other nonrelatives 5,092 6.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 40,056 (X)
Never married 21,210 53
Now married, except separated 13,914 34.7
Separated 406 1
Widowed 618 1.5
Divorced 3,908 9.8
Females 15 years and over 36,080 (X)
Never married 17,191 47.6
Now married, except separated 13,015 36.1
Separated 266 0.7
Widowed 1,528 4.2
Divorced 4,080 11.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 690 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 152 22
Per 1,000 unmarried women 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 29 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 38 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 344 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 72 20.9
Less than 1 year 15 4.4
1 or 2 years 17 4.9
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 40 11.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 72 (X)
Who are female 17 23.6
Who are married 0 (X)
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,878 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,148 7.2
Kindergarten 607 3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,912 30.9
High school (grades 9-12) 2,664 16.8
College or graduate school 6,547 41.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 65,360 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,080 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,127 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,590 8.6
Some college, no degree 8,486 13
Associate's degree 3,763 5.8
Bachelor's degree 25,781 39.4
Graduate or professional degree 19,533 29.9
High school graduate or higher 63,153 96.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 45,314 69.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 73,962 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,634 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,072 (X)
With a disability 9,128 10.9
Under 18 years 11,214 (X)
With a disability 580 5.2
18 to 64 years 62,056 (X)
With a disability 5,876 9.5
65 years and over 10,802 (X)
With a disability 2,672 24.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,481 (X)
Same house 62,871 74.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 21,610 25.6
Different house in the U.S. 21,303 25.2
Same county 12,129 14.4
Different county 9,174 10.9
Same state 3,359 4
Different state 5,815 6.9
Abroad 307 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,300 (X)
Native 77,084 90.4
Born in United States 76,071 89.2
State of residence 42,708 50.1
Different state 33,363 39.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,013 1.2
Foreign-born 8,216 9.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,216 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,876 59.3
Not a U.S. citizen 3,340 40.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,229 (X)
Native 1,013 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 243 24
Entered before 2010 770 76
Foreign-born 8,216 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,267 27.6
Entered before 2010 5,949 72.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,216 (X)
Europe 1,522 18.5
Asia 2,148 26.1
Africa 2,320 28.2
Oceania 70 0.9
Latin America 1,896 23.1
Northern America 260 3.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 82,186 (X)
English only 72,514 88.2
Language other than English 9,672 11.8
Speak English less than very well 2,852 3.5
Spanish 3,272 4
Speak English less than very well 1,054 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 2,842 3.5
Speak English less than very well 687 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,390 1.7
Speak English less than very well 340 0.4
Other languages 2,168 2.6
Speak English less than very well 771 0.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,300 (X)
American 1,502 1.8
Arab 626 0.7
Czech 916 1.1
Danish 1,118 1.3
Dutch 1,235 1.4
English 8,500 10
French (except Basque) 2,488 2.9
French Canadian 821 1
German 22,054 25.9
Greek 446 0.5
Hungarian 338 0.4
Irish 12,123 14.2
Italian 2,886 3.4
Lithuanian 147 0.2
Norwegian 8,801 10.3
Polish 4,503 5.3
Portuguese 227 0.3
Russian 1,211 1.4
Scotch-Irish 490 0.6
Scottish 1,450 1.7
Slovak 278 0.3
Subsaharan African 2,834 3.3
Swedish 5,967 7
Swiss 494 0.6
Ukrainian 493 0.6
Welsh 474 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 199 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 44,520 (X)
With a computer 43,447 97.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 41,363 92.9