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

Senate District 39

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,286 (X)
Married-couple household 13,813 41.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,504 16.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,999 9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,017 3.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,135 21.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 401 1.2
Householder living alone 5,183 15.6
65 years and over 1,664 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,339 28.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,599 4.8
Householder living alone 5,652 17
65 years and over 2,991 9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,379 28.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,889 29.7
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,849 (X)
Householder 33,286 40.2
Spouse 14,008 16.9
Unmarried partner 3,138 3.8
Child 24,555 29.6
Other relatives 4,839 5.8
Other nonrelatives 3,023 3.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,994 (X)
Never married 12,826 38.9
Now married, except separated 15,230 46.2
Separated 552 1.7
Widowed 754 2.3
Divorced 3,632 11
Females 15 years and over 33,391 (X)
Never married 11,337 34
Now married, except separated 14,609 43.8
Separated 631 1.9
Widowed 2,653 7.9
Divorced 4,161 12.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,191 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 308 25.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 28 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 91 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 44 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,209 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 322 26.6
Less than 1 year 51 4.2
1 or 2 years 96 7.9
3 or 4 years 130 10.8
5 or more years 45 3.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 322 (X)
Who are female 236 73.3
Who are married 203 63
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,312 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,204 6.6
Kindergarten 958 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,226 44.9
High school (grades 9-12) 3,390 18.5
College or graduate school 4,534 24.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,270 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,052 3.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,689 4.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,188 26.1
Some college, no degree 12,018 20.6
Associate's degree 5,720 9.8
Bachelor's degree 13,659 23.4
Graduate or professional degree 6,944 11.9
High school graduate or higher 53,529 91.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 20,603 35.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,127 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,276 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,100 (X)
With a disability 9,107 11
Under 18 years 19,477 (X)
With a disability 768 3.9
18 to 64 years 50,350 (X)
With a disability 4,374 8.7
65 years and over 13,273 (X)
With a disability 3,965 29.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,353 (X)
Same house 70,753 85.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,600 14.1
Different house in the U.S. 10,972 13.3
Same county 2,966 3.6
Different county 8,006 9.7
Same state 6,594 8
Different state 1,412 1.7
Abroad 628 0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,604 (X)
Native 69,106 82.7
Born in United States 68,269 81.7
State of residence 51,566 61.7
Different state 16,703 20
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 837 1
Foreign born 14,498 17.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,498 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 8,323 57.4
Not a U.S. citizen 6,175 42.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,335 (X)
Native 837 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 329 39.3
Entered before 2010 508 60.7
Foreign born 14,498 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,381 30.2
Entered before 2010 10,117 69.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,498 (X)
Europe 1,220 8.4
Asia 3,091 21.3
Africa 5,790 39.9
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 4,175 28.8
Northern America 222 1.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 77,103 (X)
English only 58,563 76
Language other than English 18,540 24
Speak English less than very well 8,021 10.4
Spanish 6,373 8.3
Speak English less than very well 3,279 4.3
Other Indo-European languages 2,631 3.4
Speak English less than very well 974 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,031 3.9
Speak English less than very well 1,192 1.5
Other languages 6,505 8.4
Speak English less than very well 2,576 3.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,604 (X)
American 2,826 3.4
Arab 1,109 1.3
Czech 930 1.1
Danish 640 0.8
Dutch 1,156 1.4
English 4,672 5.6
French (except Basque) 1,826 2.2
French Canadian 655 0.8
German 17,287 20.7
Greek 254 0.3
Hungarian 112 0.1
Irish 7,023 8.4
Italian 2,224 2.7
Lithuanian 39 0
Norwegian 7,515 9
Polish 4,209 5
Portuguese 80 0.1
Russian 516 0.6
Scotch-Irish 398 0.5
Scottish 932 1.1
Slovak 616 0.7
Subsaharan African 7,958 9.5
Swedish 6,301 7.5
Swiss 171 0.2
Ukrainian 468 0.6
Welsh 163 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 136 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,286 (X)
With a computer 31,000 93.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,619 89