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

Senate District 47

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,104 (X)
Married-couple household 18,699 60.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,030 29
Cohabiting couple household 2,136 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 455 1.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,867 12.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 545 1.8
Householder living alone 2,656 8.5
65 years and over 757 2.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,402 20.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 895 2.9
Householder living alone 4,211 13.5
65 years and over 2,101 6.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,417 36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,468 24
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,441 (X)
Householder 31,104 37.3
Spouse 18,769 22.5
Unmarried partner 2,134 2.6
Child 27,169 32.6
Other relatives 2,924 3.5
Other nonrelatives 1,341 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,321 (X)
Never married 9,589 29.7
Now married, except separated 19,631 60.7
Separated 196 0.6
Widowed 353 1.1
Divorced 2,552 7.9
Females 15 years and over 33,540 (X)
Never married 9,019 26.9
Now married, except separated 19,364 57.7
Separated 285 0.8
Widowed 1,982 5.9
Divorced 2,890 8.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 958 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 137 14.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 15 (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 81 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 39 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 789 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 239 30.3
Less than 1 year 69 8.7
1 or 2 years 0 (X)
3 or 4 years 59 7.5
5 or more years 111 14.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 239 (X)
Who are female 133 55.6
Who are married 229 95.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,985 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,617 6.7
Kindergarten 1,310 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,618 44.3
High school (grades 9-12) 5,695 23.7
College or graduate school 4,745 19.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,294 (X)
Less than 9th grade 533 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 705 1.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,939 12.5
Some college, no degree 8,849 16
Associate's degree 5,306 9.6
Bachelor's degree 21,141 38.2
Graduate or professional degree 11,821 21.4
High school graduate or higher 54,056 97.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 32,962 59.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,740 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,462 5.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,573 (X)
With a disability 6,573 7.9
Under 18 years 22,207 (X)
With a disability 798 3.6
18 to 64 years 50,838 (X)
With a disability 3,490 6.9
65 years and over 10,528 (X)
With a disability 2,285 21.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,127 (X)
Same house 71,568 86.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,559 13.9
Different house in the U.S. 11,179 13.4
Same county 4,640 5.6
Different county 6,539 7.9
Same state 4,126 5
Different state 2,413 2.9
Abroad 380 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,987 (X)
Native 73,981 88.1
Born in United States 73,138 87.1
State of residence 49,524 59
Different state 23,614 28.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 843 1
Foreign born 10,006 11.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,006 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,115 71.1
Not a U.S. citizen 2,891 28.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 10,849 (X)
Native 843 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 150 17.8
Entered before 2010 693 82.2
Foreign born 10,006 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,771 27.7
Entered before 2010 7,235 72.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,006 (X)
Europe 902 9
Asia 6,077 60.7
Africa 1,415 14.1
Oceania 42 0.4
Latin America 1,336 13.4
Northern America 234 2.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,505 (X)
English only 67,022 84.3
Language other than English 12,483 15.7
Speak English less than very well 3,520 4.4
Spanish 2,385 3
Speak English less than very well 701 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 3,345 4.2
Speak English less than very well 651 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,112 6.4
Speak English less than very well 1,590 2
Other languages 1,641 2.1
Speak English less than very well 578 0.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,987 (X)
American 2,352 2.8
Arab 658 0.8
Czech 1,022 1.2
Danish 792 0.9
Dutch 1,159 1.4
English 6,016 7.2
French (except Basque) 2,816 3.4
French Canadian 1,024 1.2
German 23,585 28.1
Greek 140 0.2
Hungarian 183 0.2
Irish 9,539 11.4
Italian 3,693 4.4
Lithuanian 61 0.1
Norwegian 8,585 10.2
Polish 4,015 4.8
Portuguese 200 0.2
Russian 391 0.5
Scotch-Irish 372 0.4
Scottish 937 1.1
Slovak 66 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,604 3.1
Swedish 5,887 7
Swiss 467 0.6
Ukrainian 214 0.3
Welsh 315 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 24 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,104 (X)
With a computer 30,364 97.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,835 95.9