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

Senate District 12

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,147 (X)
Married-couple household 19,229 53.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,876 19
Cohabiting couple household 2,169 6
With children of the householder under 18 years 686 1.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,716 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 466 1.3
Householder living alone 5,348 14.8
65 years and over 1,801 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,033 22.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,133 3.1
Householder living alone 5,493 15.2
65 years and over 3,494 9.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,641 26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,227 33.8
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,521 (X)
Householder 36,147 43.3
Spouse 19,063 22.8
Unmarried partner 2,128 2.5
Child 22,734 27.2
Other relatives 1,645 2
Other nonrelatives 1,804 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,798 (X)
Never married 9,995 28.7
Now married, except separated 20,281 58.3
Separated 278 0.8
Widowed 835 2.4
Divorced 3,409 9.8
Females 15 years and over 34,267 (X)
Never married 7,568 22.1
Now married, except separated 19,436 56.7
Separated 250 0.7
Widowed 3,675 10.7
Divorced 3,338 9.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,248 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 201 16.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 75 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 147 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 557 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 200 35.9
Less than 1 year 38 6.8
1 or 2 years 30 5.4
3 or 4 years 59 10.6
5 or more years 73 13.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 200 (X)
Who are female 115 57.5
Who are married 125 62.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,064 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,411 7.4
Kindergarten 1,081 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,285 43.5
High school (grades 9-12) 4,108 21.5
College or graduate school 4,179 21.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,650 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,726 2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,351 4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,420 33.1
Some college, no degree 11,960 20.4
Associate's degree 9,391 16
Bachelor's degree 9,757 16.6
Graduate or professional degree 4,045 6.9
High school graduate or higher 54,573 93
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,802 23.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,733 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,258 8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,055 (X)
With a disability 10,767 12.8
Under 18 years 19,344 (X)
With a disability 559 2.9
18 to 64 years 47,552 (X)
With a disability 4,457 9.4
65 years and over 17,159 (X)
With a disability 5,751 33.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,971 (X)
Same house 74,039 88.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,932 11.8
Different house in the U.S. 9,714 11.6
Same county 5,004 6
Different county 4,710 5.6
Same state 3,471 4.1
Different state 1,239 1.5
Abroad 218 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,166 (X)
Native 83,058 97.5
Born in United States 82,633 97
State of residence 69,338 81.4
Different state 13,295 15.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 425 0.5
Foreign born 2,108 2.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,108 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 870 41.3
Not a U.S. citizen 1,238 58.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,533 (X)
Native 425 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 104 24.5
Entered before 2010 321 75.5
Foreign born 2,108 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 794 37.7
Entered before 2010 1,314 62.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,108 (X)
Europe 245 11.6
Asia 474 22.5
Africa 96 4.6
Oceania 103 4.9
Latin America 1,136 53.9
Northern America 54 2.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,959 (X)
English only 75,801 94.8
Language other than English 4,158 5.2
Speak English less than very well 1,665 2.1
Spanish 2,672 3.3
Speak English less than very well 1,186 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 816 1
Speak English less than very well 87 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 592 0.7
Speak English less than very well 379 0.5
Other languages 78 0.1
Speak English less than very well 13 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,166 (X)
American 3,021 3.5
Arab 32 0
Czech 1,734 2
Danish 743 0.9
Dutch 1,749 2.1
English 3,605 4.2
French (except Basque) 2,023 2.4
French Canadian 421 0.5
German 36,979 43.4
Greek 63 0.1
Hungarian 91 0.1
Irish 6,515 7.6
Italian 638 0.7
Lithuanian 12 0
Norwegian 19,177 22.5
Polish 2,922 3.4
Portuguese 8 0
Russian 294 0.3
Scotch-Irish 343 0.4
Scottish 704 0.8
Slovak 83 0.1
Subsaharan African 151 0.2
Swedish 5,577 6.5
Swiss 465 0.5
Ukrainian 84 0.1
Welsh 275 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 7 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,147 (X)
With a computer 32,649 90.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,842 82.6