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

Senate District 16

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,605 (X)
Married-couple household 17,727 52.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,186 18.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,466 7.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,015 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,237 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 515 1.5
Householder living alone 4,851 14.4
65 years and over 1,556 4.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,175 21.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,193 3.6
Householder living alone 4,811 14.3
65 years and over 2,893 8.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,687 28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,069 32.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,109 (X)
Householder 33,605 40.4
Spouse 17,626 21.2
Unmarried partner 2,532 3
Child 24,092 29
Other relatives 2,827 3.4
Other nonrelatives 2,427 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,355 (X)
Never married 10,830 31.5
Now married, except separated 18,872 54.9
Separated 298 0.9
Widowed 968 2.8
Divorced 3,387 9.9
Females 15 years and over 33,525 (X)
Never married 8,370 25
Now married, except separated 18,147 54.1
Separated 207 0.6
Widowed 3,298 9.8
Divorced 3,503 10.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,169 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 515 44.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 59 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 13 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 130 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 962 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 421 43.8
Less than 1 year 17 1.8
1 or 2 years 77 8
3 or 4 years 42 4.4
5 or more years 285 29.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 421 (X)
Who are female 247 58.7
Who are married 232 55.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,687 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,381 7
Kindergarten 1,139 5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,186 46.7
High school (grades 9-12) 4,605 23.4
College or graduate school 3,376 17.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,747 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,153 3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,823 4.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,098 31.3
Some college, no degree 13,471 23.3
Associate's degree 8,848 15.3
Bachelor's degree 8,780 15.2
Graduate or professional degree 3,574 6.2
High school graduate or higher 52,771 91.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,354 21.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,409 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,740 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,675 (X)
With a disability 10,857 13
Under 18 years 20,471 (X)
With a disability 776 3.8
18 to 64 years 47,477 (X)
With a disability 5,160 10.9
65 years and over 15,727 (X)
With a disability 4,921 31.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,949 (X)
Same house 74,768 89.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,181 10.9
Different house in the U.S. 9,011 10.7
Same county 4,937 5.9
Different county 4,074 4.9
Same state 3,039 3.6
Different state 1,035 1.2
Abroad 170 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,019 (X)
Native 80,105 94.2
Born in United States 79,767 93.8
State of residence 66,803 78.6
Different state 12,964 15.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 338 0.4
Foreign born 4,914 5.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,914 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,785 36.3
Not a U.S. citizen 3,129 63.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,252 (X)
Native 338 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 36 10.7
Entered before 2010 302 89.3
Foreign born 4,914 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,073 42.2
Entered before 2010 2,841 57.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,914 (X)
Europe 207 4.2
Asia 521 10.6
Africa 1,223 24.9
Oceania 159 3.2
Latin America 2,638 53.7
Northern America 166 3.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,618 (X)
English only 71,520 89.8
Language other than English 8,098 10.2
Speak English less than very well 3,094 3.9
Spanish 5,512 6.9
Speak English less than very well 1,871 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 615 0.8
Speak English less than very well 185 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 571 0.7
Speak English less than very well 321 0.4
Other languages 1,400 1.8
Speak English less than very well 717 0.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,019 (X)
American 2,207 2.6
Arab 15 0
Czech 1,526 1.8
Danish 792 0.9
Dutch 3,454 4.1
English 3,687 4.3
French (except Basque) 1,287 1.5
French Canadian 346 0.4
German 33,435 39.3
Greek 66 0.1
Hungarian 64 0.1
Irish 6,409 7.5
Italian 644 0.8
Lithuanian 35 0
Norwegian 17,464 20.5
Polish 1,570 1.8
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 236 0.3
Scotch-Irish 168 0.2
Scottish 658 0.8
Slovak 17 0
Subsaharan African 1,897 2.2
Swedish 7,118 8.4
Swiss 187 0.2
Ukrainian 130 0.2
Welsh 331 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 67 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,605 (X)
With a computer 30,549 90.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,797 82.7