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

Senate District 61

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 44,323 (X)
Married-couple household 13,066 29.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,818 10.9
Cohabiting couple household 4,341 9.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 419 0.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 14,267 32.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 449 1
Householder living alone 11,659 26.3
65 years and over 1,948 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 12,649 28.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 587 1.3
Householder living alone 10,092 22.8
65 years and over 2,363 5.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,402 14.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,199 18.5
Average household size 1.9 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,906 (X)
Householder 44,323 54.1
Spouse 13,057 15.9
Unmarried partner 4,451 5.4
Child 13,341 16.3
Other relatives 1,377 1.7
Other nonrelatives 5,357 6.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 40,939 (X)
Never married 22,263 54.4
Now married, except separated 14,223 34.7
Separated 365 0.9
Widowed 541 1.3
Divorced 3,547 8.7
Females 15 years and over 35,522 (X)
Never married 16,761 47.2
Now married, except separated 13,322 37.5
Separated 322 0.9
Widowed 1,549 4.4
Divorced 3,568 10
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 702 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 172 24.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 11 (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 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 43 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 215 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 68 31.6
Less than 1 year 12 5.6
1 or 2 years 15 7
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 41 19.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 68 (X)
Who are female 21 30.9
Who are married 16 23.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,596 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,179 7.6
Kindergarten 611 3.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,639 29.7
High school (grades 9-12) 2,628 16.9
College or graduate school 6,539 41.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 65,804 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,026 1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,047 1.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,398 8.2
Some college, no degree 8,858 13.5
Associate's degree 4,135 6.3
Bachelor's degree 25,934 39.4
Graduate or professional degree 19,406 29.5
High school graduate or higher 63,731 96.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 45,340 68.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 74,440 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,641 3.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,469 (X)
With a disability 8,519 10.1
Under 18 years 11,167 (X)
With a disability 372 3.3
18 to 64 years 62,565 (X)
With a disability 5,377 8.6
65 years and over 10,737 (X)
With a disability 2,770 25.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,874 (X)
Same house 63,436 74.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 21,438 25.3
Different house in the U.S. 21,030 24.8
Same county 12,172 14.3
Different county 8,858 10.4
Same state 3,747 4.4
Different state 5,111 6
Abroad 408 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,679 (X)
Native 78,051 91.1
Born in United States 76,937 89.8
State of residence 43,364 50.6
Different state 33,573 39.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,114 1.3
Foreign born 7,628 8.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,628 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,595 60.2
Not a U.S. citizen 3,033 39.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,742 (X)
Native 1,114 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 334 30
Entered before 2010 780 70
Foreign born 7,628 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,002 26.2
Entered before 2010 5,626 73.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,628 (X)
Europe 1,509 19.8
Asia 2,148 28.2
Africa 1,929 25.3
Oceania 62 0.8
Latin America 1,660 21.8
Northern America 320 4.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 82,261 (X)
English only 73,155 88.9
Language other than English 9,106 11.1
Speak English less than very well 2,441 3
Spanish 2,718 3.3
Speak English less than very well 924 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 2,907 3.5
Speak English less than very well 569 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,316 1.6
Speak English less than very well 268 0.3
Other languages 2,165 2.6
Speak English less than very well 680 0.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,679 (X)
American 1,662 1.9
Arab 763 0.9
Czech 1,027 1.2
Danish 1,224 1.4
Dutch 1,468 1.7
English 7,756 9.1
French (except Basque) 2,884 3.4
French Canadian 837 1
German 21,858 25.5
Greek 442 0.5
Hungarian 282 0.3
Irish 11,539 13.5
Italian 2,987 3.5
Lithuanian 173 0.2
Norwegian 9,274 10.8
Polish 4,818 5.6
Portuguese 200 0.2
Russian 1,087 1.3
Scotch-Irish 439 0.5
Scottish 1,551 1.8
Slovak 360 0.4
Subsaharan African 2,450 2.9
Swedish 6,031 7
Swiss 598 0.7
Ukrainian 507 0.6
Welsh 479 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 250 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 44,323 (X)
With a computer 42,846 96.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 41,247 93.1