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

Senate District 24

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,305 (X)
Married-couple household 18,232 56.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,816 24.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,193 6.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 907 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,888 15.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 529 1.6
Householder living alone 3,386 10.5
65 years and over 738 2.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,992 21.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 949 2.9
Householder living alone 4,782 14.8
65 years and over 2,301 7.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,884 33.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,682 26.9
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,571 (X)
Householder 32,305 39.1
Spouse 18,146 22
Unmarried partner 2,209 2.7
Child 24,478 29.6
Other relatives 2,880 3.5
Other nonrelatives 2,553 3.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,707 (X)
Never married 9,396 29.6
Now married, except separated 18,856 59.5
Separated 178 0.6
Widowed 629 2
Divorced 2,648 8.4
Females 15 years and over 33,473 (X)
Never married 8,762 26.2
Now married, except separated 19,068 57
Separated 278 0.8
Widowed 2,085 6.2
Divorced 3,280 9.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,271 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 220 17.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 24 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 67 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 107 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 50 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 850 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 445 52.4
Less than 1 year 54 6.4
1 or 2 years 176 20.7
3 or 4 years 149 17.5
5 or more years 66 7.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 445 (X)
Who are female 253 56.9
Who are married 322 72.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,648 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,387 6.1
Kindergarten 1,297 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,209 45.1
High school (grades 9-12) 4,969 21.9
College or graduate school 4,786 21.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,362 (X)
Less than 9th grade 835 1.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,509 2.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,028 21.7
Some college, no degree 9,667 17.5
Associate's degree 7,108 12.8
Bachelor's degree 13,493 24.4
Graduate or professional degree 10,722 19.4
High school graduate or higher 53,018 95.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 24,215 43.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,433 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,991 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,769 (X)
With a disability 7,429 9
Under 18 years 21,560 (X)
With a disability 878 4.1
18 to 64 years 49,043 (X)
With a disability 3,388 6.9
65 years and over 12,166 (X)
With a disability 3,163 26
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,070 (X)
Same house 71,074 86.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,996 13.4
Different house in the U.S. 10,515 12.8
Same county 6,305 7.7
Different county 4,210 5.1
Same state 2,123 2.6
Different state 2,087 2.5
Abroad 481 0.6
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,079 (X)
Native 75,160 90.5
Born in United States 74,635 89.8
State of residence 52,586 63.3
Different state 22,049 26.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 525 0.6
Foreign born 7,919 9.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,919 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,233 53.5
Not a U.S. citizen 3,686 46.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,444 (X)
Native 525 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 92 17.5
Entered before 2010 433 82.5
Foreign born 7,919 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,086 26.3
Entered before 2010 5,833 73.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,919 (X)
Europe 1,191 15
Asia 2,876 36.3
Africa 1,654 20.9
Oceania 41 0.5
Latin America 1,784 22.5
Northern America 373 4.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 77,530 (X)
English only 67,531 87.1
Language other than English 9,999 12.9
Speak English less than very well 3,124 4
Spanish 3,536 4.6
Speak English less than very well 770 1
Other Indo-European languages 1,986 2.6
Speak English less than very well 483 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,386 3.1
Speak English less than very well 948 1.2
Other languages 2,091 2.7
Speak English less than very well 923 1.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,079 (X)
American 2,640 3.2
Arab 1,254 1.5
Czech 985 1.2
Danish 1,099 1.3
Dutch 1,344 1.6
English 5,027 6.1
French (except Basque) 1,460 1.8
French Canadian 749 0.9
German 28,515 34.3
Greek 188 0.2
Hungarian 175 0.2
Irish 8,212 9.9
Italian 1,291 1.6
Lithuanian 91 0.1
Norwegian 13,403 16.1
Polish 2,346 2.8
Portuguese 15 0
Russian 360 0.4
Scotch-Irish 269 0.3
Scottish 977 1.2
Slovak 102 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,769 2.1
Swedish 3,077 3.7
Swiss 503 0.6
Ukrainian 189 0.2
Welsh 401 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 76 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,305 (X)
With a computer 30,637 94.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,138 90.2