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

Senate District 09

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,263 (X)
Married-couple household 19,582 55.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,085 17.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,242 6.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 650 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,152 17.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 316 0.9
Householder living alone 4,966 14.1
65 years and over 2,055 5.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,287 20.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,155 3.3
Householder living alone 4,984 14.1
65 years and over 2,918 8.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,735 24.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,285 37.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,225 (X)
Householder 35,263 42.4
Spouse 19,610 23.6
Unmarried partner 2,238 2.7
Child 22,225 26.7
Other relatives 2,362 2.8
Other nonrelatives 1,527 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,172 (X)
Never married 9,440 26.8
Now married, except separated 20,578 58.5
Separated 375 1.1
Widowed 1,195 3.4
Divorced 3,584 10.2
Females 15 years and over 34,027 (X)
Never married 6,935 20.4
Now married, except separated 19,808 58.2
Separated 272 0.8
Widowed 3,248 9.5
Divorced 3,764 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,097 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 337 30.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 45 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 73 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 140 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 36 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 797 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 299 37.5
Less than 1 year 113 14.2
1 or 2 years 71 8.9
3 or 4 years 20 2.5
5 or more years 95 11.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 299 (X)
Who are female 167 55.9
Who are married 228 76.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 16,806 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,309 7.8
Kindergarten 1,076 6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,064 48
High school (grades 9-12) 4,055 24.1
College or graduate school 2,302 13.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,442 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,479 2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,607 4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,456 28.9
Some college, no degree 13,964 23.1
Associate's degree 9,876 16.3
Bachelor's degree 10,572 17.5
Graduate or professional degree 4,488 7.4
High school graduate or higher 56,356 93.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,060 24.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,108 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,550 8.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,722 (X)
With a disability 11,186 13.4
Under 18 years 18,432 (X)
With a disability 885 4.8
18 to 64 years 46,139 (X)
With a disability 4,810 10.4
65 years and over 19,151 (X)
With a disability 5,491 28.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,627 (X)
Same house 75,223 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,404 10
Different house in the U.S. 8,300 9.9
Same county 4,199 5
Different county 4,101 4.9
Same state 2,461 2.9
Different state 1,640 2
Abroad 104 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,594 (X)
Native 82,629 97.7
Born in United States 82,194 97.2
State of residence 61,632 72.9
Different state 20,562 24.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 435 0.5
Foreign born 1,965 2.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,965 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,134 57.7
Not a U.S. citizen 831 42.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,400 (X)
Native 435 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 39 9
Entered before 2010 396 91
Foreign born 1,965 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 401 20.4
Entered before 2010 1,564 79.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,965 (X)
Europe 281 14.3
Asia 290 14.8
Africa 348 17.7
Oceania 2 0.1
Latin America 952 48.4
Northern America 92 4.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,678 (X)
English only 76,487 96
Language other than English 3,191 4
Speak English less than very well 1,371 1.7
Spanish 1,647 2.1
Speak English less than very well 716 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 855 1.1
Speak English less than very well 313 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 236 0.3
Speak English less than very well 147 0.2
Other languages 453 0.6
Speak English less than very well 195 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,594 (X)
American 2,330 2.8
Arab 112 0.1
Czech 1,047 1.2
Danish 1,216 1.4
Dutch 1,509 1.8
English 4,061 4.8
French (except Basque) 2,412 2.9
French Canadian 474 0.6
German 34,511 40.8
Greek 122 0.1
Hungarian 107 0.1
Irish 6,181 7.3
Italian 904 1.1
Lithuanian 15 0
Norwegian 22,699 26.8
Polish 2,990 3.5
Portuguese 62 0.1
Russian 596 0.7
Scotch-Irish 430 0.5
Scottish 800 0.9
Slovak 76 0.1
Subsaharan African 444 0.5
Swedish 7,169 8.5
Swiss 247 0.3
Ukrainian 48 0.1
Welsh 177 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 145 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,263 (X)
With a computer 31,813 90.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,844 81.8