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

Senate District 28

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,244 (X)
Married-couple household 18,209 58.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,855 21.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,647 8.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 972 3.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,519 14.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 373 1.2
Householder living alone 3,193 10.2
65 years and over 1,201 3.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,869 18.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 975 3.1
Householder living alone 3,697 11.8
65 years and over 2,368 7.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,092 32.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,326 29.8
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,994 (X)
Householder 31,244 37.6
Spouse 18,224 22
Unmarried partner 2,632 3.2
Child 25,114 30.3
Other relatives 3,347 4
Other nonrelatives 2,433 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,055 (X)
Never married 10,673 31.3
Now married, except separated 19,210 56.4
Separated 200 0.6
Widowed 811 2.4
Divorced 3,161 9.3
Females 15 years and over 33,604 (X)
Never married 7,806 23.2
Now married, except separated 19,077 56.8
Separated 335 1
Widowed 2,817 8.4
Divorced 3,569 10.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 973 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 240 24.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 53 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 107 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,677 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 406 24.2
Less than 1 year 102 6.1
1 or 2 years 44 2.6
3 or 4 years 7 0.4
5 or more years 253 15.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 406 (X)
Who are female 210 51.7
Who are married 336 82.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,473 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,072 5.5
Kindergarten 956 4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,348 48
High school (grades 9-12) 4,861 25
College or graduate school 3,236 16.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,833 (X)
Less than 9th grade 687 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,684 4.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,466 31.9
Some college, no degree 15,092 26.1
Associate's degree 8,184 14.2
Bachelor's degree 9,165 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 3,555 6.1
High school graduate or higher 54,462 94.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,720 22
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,059 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,492 8.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,659 (X)
With a disability 9,829 11.7
Under 18 years 19,987 (X)
With a disability 830 4.2
18 to 64 years 50,796 (X)
With a disability 4,779 9.4
65 years and over 12,876 (X)
With a disability 4,220 32.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,199 (X)
Same house 72,569 87.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,630 12.8
Different house in the U.S. 10,556 12.7
Same county 4,304 5.2
Different county 6,252 7.5
Same state 5,430 6.5
Different state 822 1
Abroad 74 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,092 (X)
Native 82,151 97.7
Born in United States 81,548 97
State of residence 66,424 79
Different state 15,124 18
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 603 0.7
Foreign born 1,941 2.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,941 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,093 56.3
Not a U.S. citizen 848 43.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,544 (X)
Native 603 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 69 11.4
Entered before 2010 534 88.6
Foreign born 1,941 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 439 22.6
Entered before 2010 1,502 77.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,941 (X)
Europe 246 12.7
Asia 741 38.2
Africa 63 3.2
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 566 29.2
Northern America 325 16.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,183 (X)
English only 76,576 96.7
Language other than English 2,607 3.3
Speak English less than very well 554 0.7
Spanish 1,222 1.5
Speak English less than very well 299 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 505 0.6
Speak English less than very well 36 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 794 1
Speak English less than very well 200 0.3
Other languages 86 0.1
Speak English less than very well 19 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,092 (X)
American 3,121 3.7
Arab 292 0.3
Czech 1,823 2.2
Danish 949 1.1
Dutch 1,076 1.3
English 4,371 5.2
French (except Basque) 2,956 3.5
French Canadian 1,257 1.5
German 27,912 33.2
Greek 37 0
Hungarian 248 0.3
Irish 8,745 10.4
Italian 2,610 3.1
Lithuanian 83 0.1
Norwegian 10,709 12.7
Polish 4,276 5.1
Portuguese 50 0.1
Russian 311 0.4
Scotch-Irish 337 0.4
Scottish 1,013 1.2
Slovak 43 0.1
Subsaharan African 177 0.2
Swedish 12,871 15.3
Swiss 225 0.3
Ukrainian 84 0.1
Welsh 324 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 3 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,244 (X)
With a computer 29,062 93
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,984 89.6