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

Senate District 50

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,126 (X)
Married-couple household 18,442 51
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,291 20.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,554 4.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 384 1.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,505 15.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 374 1
Householder living alone 4,015 11.1
65 years and over 1,605 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,625 29.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,055 2.9
Householder living alone 7,899 21.9
65 years and over 4,974 13.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,477 26.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,276 36.7
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,046 (X)
Householder 36,126 43.5
Spouse 18,530 22.3
Unmarried partner 1,546 1.9
Child 22,520 27.1
Other relatives 2,627 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,697 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,708 (X)
Never married 9,958 30.4
Now married, except separated 19,327 59.1
Separated 99 0.3
Widowed 792 2.4
Divorced 2,532 7.7
Females 15 years and over 36,757 (X)
Never married 9,381 25.5
Now married, except separated 19,395 52.8
Separated 183 0.5
Widowed 3,165 8.6
Divorced 4,633 12.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 984 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 270 27.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 32 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 102 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 43 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 429 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 81 18.9
Less than 1 year 23 5.4
1 or 2 years 15 3.5
3 or 4 years 14 3.3
5 or more years 29 6.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 81 (X)
Who are female 47 58
Who are married 64 79
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,354 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,658 9
Kindergarten 824 4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,264 39.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,777 26
College or graduate school 3,831 20.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 61,093 (X)
Less than 9th grade 865 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 676 1.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,954 11.4
Some college, no degree 9,466 15.5
Associate's degree 5,486 9
Bachelor's degree 23,027 37.7
Graduate or professional degree 14,619 23.9
High school graduate or higher 59,552 97.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 37,646 61.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,071 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,552 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,148 (X)
With a disability 8,128 9.8
Under 18 years 17,582 (X)
With a disability 779 4.4
18 to 64 years 47,844 (X)
With a disability 2,892 6
65 years and over 17,722 (X)
With a disability 4,457 25.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,992 (X)
Same house 71,105 85.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,887 14.3
Different house in the U.S. 11,482 13.8
Same county 6,996 8.4
Different county 4,486 5.4
Same state 2,244 2.7
Different state 2,242 2.7
Abroad 405 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,802 (X)
Native 74,454 88.8
Born in United States 73,691 87.9
State of residence 48,984 58.5
Different state 24,707 29.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 763 0.9
Foreign born 9,348 11.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 9,348 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,755 50.9
Not a U.S. citizen 4,593 49.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 10,111 (X)
Native 763 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 132 17.3
Entered before 2010 631 82.7
Foreign born 9,348 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,197 34.2
Entered before 2010 6,151 65.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 9,348 (X)
Europe 1,237 13.2
Asia 4,244 45.4
Africa 2,235 23.9
Oceania 54 0.6
Latin America 1,282 13.7
Northern America 296 3.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,875 (X)
English only 68,665 87.1
Language other than English 10,210 12.9
Speak English less than very well 2,750 3.5
Spanish 2,406 3.1
Speak English less than very well 914 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 2,983 3.8
Speak English less than very well 416 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,673 3.4
Speak English less than very well 840 1.1
Other languages 2,148 2.7
Speak English less than very well 580 0.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,802 (X)
American 1,814 2.2
Arab 515 0.6
Czech 1,184 1.4
Danish 1,250 1.5
Dutch 1,563 1.9
English 8,238 9.8
French (except Basque) 2,761 3.3
French Canadian 522 0.6
German 23,186 27.7
Greek 406 0.5
Hungarian 320 0.4
Irish 10,753 12.8
Italian 2,061 2.5
Lithuanian 93 0.1
Norwegian 11,356 13.6
Polish 2,726 3.3
Portuguese 63 0.1
Russian 982 1.2
Scotch-Irish 588 0.7
Scottish 1,339 1.6
Slovak 157 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,794 3.3
Swedish 7,734 9.2
Swiss 465 0.6
Ukrainian 183 0.2
Welsh 595 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 126 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,126 (X)
With a computer 34,548 95.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 33,280 92.1