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

Senate District 37

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,859 (X)
Married-couple household 21,041 64
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,590 29.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,799 5.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 424 1.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,728 11.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 283 0.9
Householder living alone 2,649 8.1
65 years and over 608 1.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,291 19.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 987 3
Householder living alone 4,145 12.6
65 years and over 1,901 5.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,878 36.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,438 25.7
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,012 (X)
Householder 32,859 38.2
Spouse 20,761 24.1
Unmarried partner 1,818 2.1
Child 26,487 30.8
Other relatives 2,328 2.7
Other nonrelatives 1,759 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,373 (X)
Never married 8,909 26.7
Now married, except separated 21,422 64.2
Separated 247 0.7
Widowed 806 2.4
Divorced 1,989 6
Females 15 years and over 35,346 (X)
Never married 7,790 22
Now married, except separated 21,668 61.3
Separated 437 1.2
Widowed 1,513 4.3
Divorced 3,938 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,009 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 164 16.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 53 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 106 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 29 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 777 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 177 22.8
Less than 1 year 17 2.2
1 or 2 years 29 3.7
3 or 4 years 45 5.8
5 or more years 86 11.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 177 (X)
Who are female 99 55.9
Who are married 144 81.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,322 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,494 7
Kindergarten 1,067 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,580 44.9
High school (grades 9-12) 5,480 25.7
College or graduate school 3,701 17.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,906 (X)
Less than 9th grade 576 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 895 1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,672 16.1
Some college, no degree 11,159 18.6
Associate's degree 5,851 9.8
Bachelor's degree 19,788 33
Graduate or professional degree 11,965 20
High school graduate or higher 58,435 97.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 31,753 53
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,459 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,511 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,009 (X)
With a disability 5,948 6.9
Under 18 years 21,620 (X)
With a disability 518 2.4
18 to 64 years 52,315 (X)
With a disability 3,161 6
65 years and over 12,074 (X)
With a disability 2,269 18.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,018 (X)
Same house 75,787 89.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,231 10.9
Different house in the U.S. 8,835 10.4
Same county 5,890 6.9
Different county 2,945 3.5
Same state 1,793 2.1
Different state 1,152 1.4
Abroad 396 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,142 (X)
Native 78,673 91.3
Born in United States 77,903 90.4
State of residence 56,698 65.8
Different state 21,205 24.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 770 0.9
Foreign born 7,469 8.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,469 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,337 58.1
Not a U.S. citizen 3,132 41.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,239 (X)
Native 770 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 265 34.4
Entered before 2010 505 65.6
Foreign born 7,469 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,177 29.1
Entered before 2010 5,292 70.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,469 (X)
Europe 1,334 17.9
Asia 3,181 42.6
Africa 1,900 25.4
Oceania 29 0.4
Latin America 608 8.1
Northern America 417 5.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,692 (X)
English only 72,111 89.4
Language other than English 8,581 10.6
Speak English less than very well 2,285 2.8
Spanish 1,267 1.6
Speak English less than very well 294 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 2,959 3.7
Speak English less than very well 821 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,916 3.6
Speak English less than very well 842 1
Other languages 1,439 1.8
Speak English less than very well 328 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,142 (X)
American 2,304 2.7
Arab 448 0.5
Czech 989 1.1
Danish 922 1.1
Dutch 997 1.2
English 7,805 9.1
French (except Basque) 3,405 4
French Canadian 968 1.1
German 27,243 31.6
Greek 213 0.2
Hungarian 276 0.3
Irish 10,324 12
Italian 1,862 2.2
Lithuanian 141 0.2
Norwegian 10,401 12.1
Polish 4,252 4.9
Portuguese 45 0.1
Russian 964 1.1
Scotch-Irish 198 0.2
Scottish 1,110 1.3
Slovak 116 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,722 3.2
Swedish 7,199 8.4
Swiss 322 0.4
Ukrainian 682 0.8
Welsh 723 0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 102 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,859 (X)
With a computer 32,327 98.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,429 95.6