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

Senate District 51

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,280 (X)
Married-couple household 14,988 42.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,262 14.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,892 8.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 882 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,461 21.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 407 1.2
Householder living alone 5,294 15
65 years and over 1,301 3.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,939 28.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,594 4.5
Householder living alone 6,383 18.1
65 years and over 3,256 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,938 25.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,067 28.5
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,613 (X)
Householder 35,280 41.7
Spouse 15,117 17.9
Unmarried partner 2,914 3.4
Child 22,715 26.8
Other relatives 4,510 5.3
Other nonrelatives 4,077 4.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,241 (X)
Never married 14,746 41.8
Now married, except separated 16,448 46.7
Separated 183 0.5
Widowed 739 2.1
Divorced 3,125 8.9
Females 15 years and over 35,395 (X)
Never married 11,530 32.6
Now married, except separated 16,278 46
Separated 323 0.9
Widowed 2,722 7.7
Divorced 4,542 12.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 873 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 200 22.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 15 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 72 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 19 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,309 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 352 26.9
Less than 1 year 84 6.4
1 or 2 years 82 6.3
3 or 4 years 58 4.4
5 or more years 128 9.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 352 (X)
Who are female 195 55.4
Who are married 166 47.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,741 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,121 6
Kindergarten 1,353 7.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,867 42
High school (grades 9-12) 3,941 21
College or graduate school 4,459 23.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 61,567 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,313 5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,783 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,316 21.6
Some college, no degree 12,994 21.1
Associate's degree 5,928 9.6
Bachelor's degree 16,313 26.5
Graduate or professional degree 6,920 11.2
High school graduate or higher 55,471 90.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 23,233 37.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,521 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,019 6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,964 (X)
With a disability 11,493 13.5
Under 18 years 17,843 (X)
With a disability 858 4.8
18 to 64 years 53,510 (X)
With a disability 5,674 10.6
65 years and over 13,611 (X)
With a disability 4,961 36.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,591 (X)
Same house 72,270 85.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 12,321 14.6
Different house in the U.S. 11,890 14.1
Same county 7,240 8.6
Different county 4,650 5.5
Same state 2,538 3
Different state 2,112 2.5
Abroad 431 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,453 (X)
Native 71,285 83.4
Born in United States 70,194 82.1
State of residence 51,425 60.2
Different state 18,769 22
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,091 1.3
Foreign born 14,168 16.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,168 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,950 49.1
Not a U.S. citizen 7,218 50.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,259 (X)
Native 1,091 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 151 13.8
Entered before 2010 940 86.2
Foreign born 14,168 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,844 27.1
Entered before 2010 10,324 72.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,168 (X)
Europe 498 3.5
Asia 3,313 23.4
Africa 3,746 26.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 6,376 45
Northern America 235 1.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,546 (X)
English only 61,079 75.8
Language other than English 19,467 24.2
Speak English less than very well 8,385 10.4
Spanish 10,640 13.2
Speak English less than very well 4,736 5.9
Other Indo-European languages 1,566 1.9
Speak English less than very well 421 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,345 4.2
Speak English less than very well 1,635 2
Other languages 3,916 4.9
Speak English less than very well 1,593 2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,453 (X)
American 1,534 1.8
Arab 212 0.2
Czech 785 0.9
Danish 755 0.9
Dutch 1,109 1.3
English 4,691 5.5
French (except Basque) 2,861 3.3
French Canadian 651 0.8
German 19,025 22.3
Greek 123 0.1
Hungarian 171 0.2
Irish 8,038 9.4
Italian 1,525 1.8
Lithuanian 101 0.1
Norwegian 9,795 11.5
Polish 2,571 3
Portuguese 27 0
Russian 426 0.5
Scotch-Irish 442 0.5
Scottish 1,204 1.4
Slovak 174 0.2
Subsaharan African 4,881 5.7
Swedish 5,632 6.6
Swiss 231 0.3
Ukrainian 138 0.2
Welsh 391 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 147 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,280 (X)
With a computer 33,178 94
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,246 88.6