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

Senate District 23

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,098 (X)
Married-couple household 17,550 51.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,935 17.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,606 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,248 3.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,136 18
With children of the householder under 18 years 580 1.7
Householder living alone 4,832 14.2
65 years and over 1,525 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,806 22.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,407 4.1
Householder living alone 5,222 15.3
65 years and over 3,068 9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,065 29.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,555 33.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,836 (X)
Householder 34,098 41.2
Spouse 17,293 20.9
Unmarried partner 2,860 3.5
Child 23,470 28.3
Other relatives 3,381 4.1
Other nonrelatives 1,734 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,975 (X)
Never married 10,285 30.3
Now married, except separated 18,993 55.9
Separated 387 1.1
Widowed 961 2.8
Divorced 3,349 9.9
Females 15 years and over 33,582 (X)
Never married 8,242 24.5
Now married, except separated 17,690 52.7
Separated 428 1.3
Widowed 3,600 10.7
Divorced 3,622 10.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,266 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 481 38
Per 1,000 unmarried women 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 76 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 19 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 148 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,072 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 508 47.4
Less than 1 year 133 12.4
1 or 2 years 180 16.8
3 or 4 years 57 5.3
5 or more years 138 12.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 508 (X)
Who are female 297 58.5
Who are married 342 67.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,173 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,458 7.6
Kindergarten 1,289 6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,080 47.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,484 23.4
College or graduate school 2,862 14.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,162 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,632 4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,510 6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,578 33.7
Some college, no degree 12,625 21.7
Associate's degree 7,859 13.5
Bachelor's degree 8,446 14.5
Graduate or professional degree 3,512 6
High school graduate or higher 52,020 89.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 11,958 20.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,175 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,308 8.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,241 (X)
With a disability 9,835 11.8
Under 18 years 19,996 (X)
With a disability 743 3.7
18 to 64 years 46,830 (X)
With a disability 4,555 9.7
65 years and over 16,415 (X)
With a disability 4,537 27.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,261 (X)
Same house 73,789 88.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,472 11.4
Different house in the U.S. 9,171 11
Same county 5,130 6.2
Different county 4,041 4.9
Same state 2,837 3.4
Different state 1,204 1.4
Abroad 301 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,292 (X)
Native 78,065 92.6
Born in United States 77,533 92
State of residence 60,839 72.2
Different state 16,694 19.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 532 0.6
Foreign born 6,227 7.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,227 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,808 29
Not a U.S. citizen 4,419 71
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,759 (X)
Native 532 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 174 32.7
Entered before 2010 358 67.3
Foreign born 6,227 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,328 37.4
Entered before 2010 3,899 62.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,227 (X)
Europe 158 2.5
Asia 2,147 34.5
Africa 698 11.2
Oceania 82 1.3
Latin America 3,098 49.8
Northern America 44 0.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,100 (X)
English only 69,179 87.5
Language other than English 9,921 12.5
Speak English less than very well 5,060 6.4
Spanish 5,869 7.4
Speak English less than very well 2,787 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 814 1
Speak English less than very well 261 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,405 3
Speak English less than very well 1,558 2
Other languages 833 1.1
Speak English less than very well 454 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,292 (X)
American 2,958 3.5
Arab 76 0.1
Czech 1,849 2.2
Danish 3,125 3.7
Dutch 1,745 2.1
English 4,345 5.2
French (except Basque) 2,068 2.5
French Canadian 350 0.4
German 28,198 33.5
Greek 22 0
Hungarian 22 0
Irish 7,536 8.9
Italian 407 0.5
Lithuanian 28 0
Norwegian 19,616 23.3
Polish 2,097 2.5
Portuguese 27 0
Russian 263 0.3
Scotch-Irish 322 0.4
Scottish 725 0.9
Slovak 15 0
Subsaharan African 1,337 1.6
Swedish 2,616 3.1
Swiss 75 0.1
Ukrainian 37 0
Welsh 469 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 4 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,098 (X)
With a computer 30,698 90
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,141 82.5