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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2019-2023 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 49

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,524 (X)
Married-couple household 18,748 54.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,452 24.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,921 5.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 555 1.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,330 15.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 574 1.7
Householder living alone 3,767 10.9
65 years and over 1,035 3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,525 24.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,006 2.9
Householder living alone 6,045 17.5
65 years and over 3,189 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,005 31.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,316 29.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,401 (X)
Householder 34,524 41.4
Spouse 18,811 22.6
Unmarried partner 1,883 2.3
Child 23,834 28.6
Other relatives 2,871 3.4
Other nonrelatives 1,478 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,342 (X)
Never married 9,486 29.3
Now married, except separated 19,821 61.3
Separated 187 0.6
Widowed 458 1.4
Divorced 2,390 7.4
Females 15 years and over 34,944 (X)
Never married 8,982 25.7
Now married, except separated 19,026 54.4
Separated 268 0.8
Widowed 2,208 6.3
Divorced 4,460 12.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 847 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 116 13.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 13 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 46 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 85 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 907 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 257 28.3
Less than 1 year 7 0.8
1 or 2 years 14 1.5
3 or 4 years 38 4.2
5 or more years 198 21.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 257 (X)
Who are female 208 80.9
Who are married 67 26.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,427 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,823 8.9
Kindergarten 945 4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,018 44.1
High school (grades 9-12) 5,037 24.7
College or graduate school 3,604 17.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,474 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,055 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 901 1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,443 10.8
Some college, no degree 7,953 13.4
Associate's degree 5,214 8.8
Bachelor's degree 23,042 38.7
Graduate or professional degree 14,866 25
High school graduate or higher 57,518 96.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 37,908 63.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,833 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,975 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,530 (X)
With a disability 6,614 7.9
Under 18 years 19,829 (X)
With a disability 338 1.7
18 to 64 years 49,596 (X)
With a disability 3,145 6.3
65 years and over 14,105 (X)
With a disability 3,131 22.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,938 (X)
Same house 74,096 89.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,842 10.7
Different house in the U.S. 8,390 10.1
Same county 5,545 6.7
Different county 2,845 3.4
Same state 1,460 1.8
Different state 1,385 1.7
Abroad 452 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,744 (X)
Native 71,386 85.2
Born in United States 70,755 84.5
State of residence 47,556 56.8
Different state 23,199 27.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 631 0.8
Foreign-born 12,358 14.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 12,358 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,205 58.3
Not a U.S. citizen 5,153 41.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,989 (X)
Native 631 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 130 20.6
Entered before 2010 501 79.4
Foreign-born 12,358 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,245 34.4
Entered before 2010 8,113 65.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 12,358 (X)
Europe 1,314 10.6
Asia 6,571 53.2
Africa 2,093 16.9
Oceania 8 0.1
Latin America 1,840 14.9
Northern America 532 4.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,951 (X)
English only 63,593 80.5
Language other than English 15,358 19.5
Speak English less than very well 4,145 5.3
Spanish 3,351 4.2
Speak English less than very well 856 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 4,077 5.2
Speak English less than very well 964 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,015 6.4
Speak English less than very well 1,559 2
Other languages 2,915 3.7
Speak English less than very well 766 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,744 (X)
American 1,912 2.3
Arab 1,004 1.2
Czech 1,108 1.3
Danish 1,172 1.4
Dutch 978 1.2
English 7,012 8.4
French (except Basque) 2,637 3.1
French Canadian 465 0.6
German 21,128 25.2
Greek 230 0.3
Hungarian 136 0.2
Irish 9,318 11.1
Italian 1,927 2.3
Lithuanian 68 0.1
Norwegian 9,414 11.2
Polish 2,677 3.2
Portuguese 48 0.1
Russian 875 1
Scotch-Irish 395 0.5
Scottish 1,309 1.6
Slovak 159 0.2
Subsaharan African 3,142 3.8
Swedish 5,970 7.1
Swiss 403 0.5
Ukrainian 645 0.8
Welsh 413 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 178 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,524 (X)
With a computer 33,803 97.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,950 95.4