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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2017-2021 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 07

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 37,900 (X)
Married-couple household 17,613 46.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,102 13.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,211 8.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,167 3.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,559 22.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 514 1.4
Householder living alone 6,968 18.4
65 years and over 2,447 6.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,517 22.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,272 3.4
Householder living alone 5,980 15.8
65 years and over 3,599 9.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,804 23.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 14,163 37.4
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,646 (X)
Householder 37,900 44.8
Spouse 17,483 20.7
Unmarried partner 3,246 3.8
Child 20,612 24.4
Other relatives 3,012 3.6
Other nonrelatives 2,393 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 37,010 (X)
Never married 11,674 31.5
Now married, except separated 18,377 49.7
Separated 381 1
Widowed 1,259 3.4
Divorced 5,319 14.4
Females 15 years and over 35,518 (X)
Never married 8,187 23.1
Now married, except separated 18,423 51.9
Separated 476 1.3
Widowed 3,893 11
Divorced 4,539 12.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 688 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 354 51.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 41 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 17 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 99 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 9 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,010 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 499 49.4
Less than 1 year 178 17.6
1 or 2 years 100 9.9
3 or 4 years 65 6.4
5 or more years 156 15.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 499 (X)
Who are female 299 59.9
Who are married 364 72.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 17,367 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,073 6.2
Kindergarten 907 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,496 43.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,761 27.4
College or graduate school 3,130 18
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 63,179 (X)
Less than 9th grade 982 1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,868 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,378 30.7
Some college, no degree 16,959 26.8
Associate's degree 9,600 15.2
Bachelor's degree 9,783 15.5
Graduate or professional degree 3,609 5.7
High school graduate or higher 59,329 93.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,392 21.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,931 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,830 9.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,318 (X)
With a disability 14,471 17
Under 18 years 16,940 (X)
With a disability 846 5
18 to 64 years 48,719 (X)
With a disability 7,482 15.4
65 years and over 19,659 (X)
With a disability 6,143 31.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,242 (X)
Same house 76,106 89.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,136 10.7
Different house in the U.S. 9,036 10.6
Same county 6,105 7.2
Different county 2,931 3.4
Same state 1,973 2.3
Different state 958 1.1
Abroad 100 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,943 (X)
Native 84,945 98.8
Born in United States 84,658 98.5
State of residence 70,232 81.7
Different state 14,426 16.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 287 0.3
Foreign born 998 1.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 998 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 708 70.9
Not a U.S. citizen 290 29.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,285 (X)
Native 287 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 15 5.2
Entered before 2010 272 94.8
Foreign born 998 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 165 16.5
Entered before 2010 833 83.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 998 (X)
Europe 199 19.9
Asia 322 32.3
Africa 207 20.7
Oceania 8 0.8
Latin America 125 12.5
Northern America 137 13.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 82,134 (X)
English only 80,389 97.9
Language other than English 1,745 2.1
Speak English less than very well 503 0.6
Spanish 399 0.5
Speak English less than very well 159 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 536 0.7
Speak English less than very well 50 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 302 0.4
Speak English less than very well 172 0.2
Other languages 508 0.6
Speak English less than very well 122 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,943 (X)
American 3,181 3.7
Arab 75 0.1
Czech 898 1
Danish 796 0.9
Dutch 917 1.1
English 5,616 6.5
French (except Basque) 2,846 3.3
French Canadian 1,208 1.4
German 19,592 22.8
Greek 68 0.1
Hungarian 199 0.2
Irish 7,996 9.3
Italian 4,359 5.1
Lithuanian 30 0
Norwegian 9,789 11.4
Polish 3,145 3.7
Portuguese 32 0
Russian 275 0.3
Scotch-Irish 422 0.5
Scottish 837 1
Slovak 134 0.2
Subsaharan African 279 0.3
Swedish 7,609 8.9
Swiss 171 0.2
Ukrainian 105 0.1
Welsh 234 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 2 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 37,900 (X)
With a computer 33,540 88.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,844 81.4