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

Senate District 40

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,188 (X)
Married-couple household 17,774 52
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,463 18.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,012 5.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 630 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,291 15.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 324 0.9
Householder living alone 4,107 12
65 years and over 1,620 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,111 26.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,075 3.1
Householder living alone 6,416 18.8
65 years and over 3,640 10.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,140 26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,868 34.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 80,935 (X)
Householder 34,188 42.2
Spouse 17,635 21.8
Unmarried partner 2,006 2.5
Child 22,142 27.4
Other relatives 2,861 3.5
Other nonrelatives 2,103 2.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,735 (X)
Never married 11,544 34.2
Now married, except separated 18,552 55
Separated 198 0.6
Widowed 1,242 3.7
Divorced 2,199 6.5
Females 15 years and over 36,007 (X)
Never married 10,485 29.1
Now married, except separated 18,598 51.7
Separated 158 0.4
Widowed 2,907 8.1
Divorced 3,859 10.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 941 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 73 7.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 7 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 51 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 81 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 37 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 782 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 223 28.5
Less than 1 year 69 8.8
1 or 2 years 11 1.4
3 or 4 years 53 6.8
5 or more years 90 11.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 223 (X)
Who are female 191 85.7
Who are married 157 70.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,946 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,303 6.5
Kindergarten 792 4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,636 38.3
High school (grades 9-12) 3,480 17.4
College or graduate school 6,735 33.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,760 (X)
Less than 9th grade 992 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,151 2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,901 16.8
Some college, no degree 9,723 16.5
Associate's degree 5,096 8.7
Bachelor's degree 19,071 32.5
Graduate or professional degree 12,826 21.8
High school graduate or higher 56,617 96.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 31,897 54.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,009 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,135 6.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,097 (X)
With a disability 8,932 10.6
Under 18 years 17,580 (X)
With a disability 412 2.3
18 to 64 years 50,176 (X)
With a disability 4,153 8.3
65 years and over 16,341 (X)
With a disability 4,367 26.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,740 (X)
Same house 72,278 86.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,462 13.7
Different house in the U.S. 11,160 13.3
Same county 5,032 6
Different county 6,128 7.3
Same state 5,063 6
Different state 1,065 1.3
Abroad 302 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,629 (X)
Native 76,567 90.5
Born in United States 76,010 89.8
State of residence 56,729 67
Different state 19,281 22.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 557 0.7
Foreign born 8,062 9.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,062 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,471 55.5
Not a U.S. citizen 3,591 44.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,619 (X)
Native 557 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 196 35.2
Entered before 2010 361 64.8
Foreign born 8,062 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,676 33.2
Entered before 2010 5,386 66.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,062 (X)
Europe 680 8.4
Asia 4,261 52.9
Africa 1,746 21.7
Oceania 15 0.2
Latin America 1,297 16.1
Northern America 63 0.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,992 (X)
English only 68,987 87.3
Language other than English 10,005 12.7
Speak English less than very well 3,396 4.3
Spanish 2,050 2.6
Speak English less than very well 859 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 2,417 3.1
Speak English less than very well 601 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,999 5.1
Speak English less than very well 1,421 1.8
Other languages 1,539 1.9
Speak English less than very well 515 0.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,629 (X)
American 2,228 2.6
Arab 332 0.4
Czech 1,086 1.3
Danish 1,721 2
Dutch 1,257 1.5
English 5,543 6.5
French (except Basque) 2,856 3.4
French Canadian 919 1.1
German 23,394 27.6
Greek 73 0.1
Hungarian 311 0.4
Irish 9,826 11.6
Italian 2,542 3
Lithuanian 43 0.1
Norwegian 10,215 12.1
Polish 3,523 4.2
Portuguese 17 0
Russian 401 0.5
Scotch-Irish 672 0.8
Scottish 1,239 1.5
Slovak 201 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,073 2.4
Swedish 8,633 10.2
Swiss 303 0.4
Ukrainian 165 0.2
Welsh 306 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 41 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,188 (X)
With a computer 32,433 94.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,011 90.7