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

Senate District 43

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,852 (X)
Married-couple household 15,606 43.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,920 16.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,539 7.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 630 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,098 19.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 406 1.1
Householder living alone 5,025 14
65 years and over 1,621 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,609 29.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,707 4.8
Householder living alone 6,684 18.6
65 years and over 3,522 9.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,412 26.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,518 29.3
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,570 (X)
Householder 35,852 43.4
Spouse 15,436 18.7
Unmarried partner 2,595 3.1
Child 21,599 26.2
Other relatives 4,192 5.1
Other nonrelatives 2,896 3.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,846 (X)
Never married 12,616 37.3
Now married, except separated 16,683 49.3
Separated 280 0.8
Widowed 753 2.2
Divorced 3,514 10.4
Females 15 years and over 35,860 (X)
Never married 11,005 30.7
Now married, except separated 16,108 44.9
Separated 417 1.2
Widowed 3,280 9.1
Divorced 5,050 14.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 924 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 223 24.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 82 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,094 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 288 26.3
Less than 1 year 73 6.7
1 or 2 years 22 2
3 or 4 years 10 0.9
5 or more years 183 16.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 288 (X)
Who are female 95 33
Who are married 134 46.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 17,395 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,279 7.4
Kindergarten 955 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,489 43.1
High school (grades 9-12) 3,611 20.8
College or graduate school 4,061 23.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 61,569 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,132 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,864 3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,821 20.8
Some college, no degree 13,475 21.9
Associate's degree 5,801 9.4
Bachelor's degree 18,180 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 8,296 13.5
High school graduate or higher 58,573 95.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 26,476 43
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,998 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,967 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,988 (X)
With a disability 10,056 12.1
Under 18 years 16,976 (X)
With a disability 1,004 5.9
18 to 64 years 51,963 (X)
With a disability 4,377 8.4
65 years and over 14,049 (X)
With a disability 4,675 33.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,063 (X)
Same house 71,457 86
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,606 14
Different house in the U.S. 11,385 13.7
Same county 8,253 9.9
Different county 3,132 3.8
Same state 2,064 2.5
Different state 1,068 1.3
Abroad 221 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,001 (X)
Native 74,886 89.1
Born in United States 74,019 88.1
State of residence 53,050 63.2
Different state 20,969 25
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 867 1
Foreign born 9,115 10.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 9,115 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,623 61.7
Not a U.S. citizen 3,492 38.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,982 (X)
Native 867 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 319 36.8
Entered before 2010 548 63.2
Foreign born 9,115 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,206 24.2
Entered before 2010 6,909 75.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 9,115 (X)
Europe 1,323 14.5
Asia 2,156 23.7
Africa 3,657 40.1
Oceania 19 0.2
Latin America 1,724 18.9
Northern America 236 2.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,128 (X)
English only 69,026 87.2
Language other than English 10,102 12.8
Speak English less than very well 3,596 4.5
Spanish 3,472 4.4
Speak English less than very well 1,210 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 2,475 3.1
Speak English less than very well 920 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,761 2.2
Speak English less than very well 771 1
Other languages 2,394 3
Speak English less than very well 695 0.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,001 (X)
American 2,095 2.5
Arab 301 0.4
Czech 1,497 1.8
Danish 1,135 1.4
Dutch 861 1
English 5,016 6
French (except Basque) 2,476 2.9
French Canadian 718 0.9
German 20,138 24
Greek 322 0.4
Hungarian 184 0.2
Irish 9,039 10.8
Italian 1,841 2.2
Lithuanian 102 0.1
Norwegian 9,793 11.7
Polish 3,054 3.6
Portuguese 65 0.1
Russian 813 1
Scotch-Irish 420 0.5
Scottish 1,019 1.2
Slovak 74 0.1
Subsaharan African 4,936 5.9
Swedish 6,572 7.8
Swiss 302 0.4
Ukrainian 497 0.6
Welsh 337 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 455 0.5
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,852 (X)
With a computer 33,406 93.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,732 88.5