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

Senate District 38

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,194 (X)
Married-couple household 11,528 38.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,065 16.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,272 7.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,063 3.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,652 18.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 595 2
Householder living alone 3,632 12
65 years and over 695 2.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,742 35.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,973 13.2
Householder living alone 4,299 14.2
65 years and over 1,446 4.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,650 38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,701 22.2
Average household size 2.9 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,477 (X)
Householder 30,194 34.9
Spouse 11,351 13.1
Unmarried partner 2,231 2.6
Child 31,109 36
Other relatives 8,275 9.6
Other nonrelatives 3,317 3.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 30,967 (X)
Never married 13,919 44.9
Now married, except separated 13,141 42.4
Separated 742 2.4
Widowed 462 1.5
Divorced 2,703 8.7
Females 15 years and over 34,463 (X)
Never married 13,497 39.2
Now married, except separated 13,258 38.5
Separated 787 2.3
Widowed 1,808 5.2
Divorced 5,113 14.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,816 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 909 50.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 65 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 82 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 129 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 45 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 2,281 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 287 12.6
Less than 1 year 85 3.7
1 or 2 years 49 2.1
3 or 4 years 5 0.2
5 or more years 148 6.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 287 (X)
Who are female 219 76.3
Who are married 141 49.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 26,174 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,682 6.4
Kindergarten 2,091 8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,442 39.9
High school (grades 9-12) 5,515 21.1
College or graduate school 6,444 24.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,813 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,897 7.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,128 5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 14,247 26
Some college, no degree 13,109 23.9
Associate's degree 6,469 11.8
Bachelor's degree 9,662 17.6
Graduate or professional degree 4,301 7.8
High school graduate or higher 47,788 87.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,963 25.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,488 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,893 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,643 (X)
With a disability 9,286 10.7
Under 18 years 25,342 (X)
With a disability 840 3.3
18 to 64 years 52,048 (X)
With a disability 4,846 9.3
65 years and over 9,253 (X)
With a disability 3,600 38.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,295 (X)
Same house 75,992 89.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,303 10.9
Different house in the U.S. 8,659 10.2
Same county 5,039 5.9
Different county 3,620 4.2
Same state 3,156 3.7
Different state 464 0.5
Abroad 644 0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,904 (X)
Native 64,800 74.6
Born in United States 63,883 73.5
State of residence 46,633 53.7
Different state 17,250 19.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 917 1.1
Foreign born 22,104 25.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 22,104 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 12,297 55.6
Not a U.S. citizen 9,807 44.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 23,021 (X)
Native 917 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 290 31.6
Entered before 2010 627 68.4
Foreign born 22,104 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 6,961 31.5
Entered before 2010 15,143 68.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 22,104 (X)
Europe 488 2.2
Asia 6,125 27.7
Africa 11,494 52
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 3,856 17.4
Northern America 141 0.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,392 (X)
English only 55,718 70.2
Language other than English 23,674 29.8
Speak English less than very well 10,174 12.8
Spanish 5,672 7.1
Speak English less than very well 2,297 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 1,662 2.1
Speak English less than very well 963 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 10,488 13.2
Speak English less than very well 4,666 5.9
Other languages 5,852 7.4
Speak English less than very well 2,248 2.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,904 (X)
American 2,413 2.8
Arab 354 0.4
Czech 506 0.6
Danish 363 0.4
Dutch 629 0.7
English 2,654 3.1
French (except Basque) 1,162 1.3
French Canadian 232 0.3
German 12,475 14.4
Greek 162 0.2
Hungarian 53 0.1
Irish 4,141 4.8
Italian 639 0.7
Lithuanian 30 0
Norwegian 5,293 6.1
Polish 1,882 2.2
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 212 0.2
Scotch-Irish 295 0.3
Scottish 520 0.6
Slovak 63 0.1
Subsaharan African 14,750 17
Swedish 3,791 4.4
Swiss 169 0.2
Ukrainian 160 0.2
Welsh 211 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 423 0.5
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,194 (X)
With a computer 28,425 94.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 26,666 88.3