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

Senate District 52

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,928 (X)
Married-couple household 17,977 51.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,091 20.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,407 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 606 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,572 16
With children of the householder under 18 years 402 1.2
Householder living alone 4,238 12.1
65 years and over 1,049 3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,972 25.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,928 5.5
Householder living alone 5,661 16.2
65 years and over 2,843 8.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,572 30.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,530 27.3
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 85,610 (X)
Householder 34,928 40.8
Spouse 17,767 20.8
Unmarried partner 2,508 2.9
Child 24,968 29.2
Other relatives 3,674 4.3
Other nonrelatives 1,765 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,328 (X)
Never married 11,389 33.2
Now married, except separated 19,276 56.2
Separated 209 0.6
Widowed 600 1.7
Divorced 2,854 8.3
Females 15 years and over 36,087 (X)
Never married 10,302 28.5
Now married, except separated 18,648 51.7
Separated 311 0.9
Widowed 2,087 5.8
Divorced 4,739 13.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,173 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 134 11.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 58 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 105 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 903 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 237 26.2
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 98 10.9
3 or 4 years 9 1
5 or more years 130 14.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 237 (X)
Who are female 163 68.8
Who are married 183 77.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,282 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,024 5
Kindergarten 1,154 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,591 42.4
High school (grades 9-12) 5,089 25.1
College or graduate school 4,424 21.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,012 (X)
Less than 9th grade 711 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,303 2.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,905 14.8
Some college, no degree 11,746 19.6
Associate's degree 6,119 10.2
Bachelor's degree 19,952 33.2
Graduate or professional degree 11,276 18.8
High school graduate or higher 57,998 96.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 31,228 52
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,580 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,909 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,739 (X)
With a disability 7,338 8.6
Under 18 years 19,361 (X)
With a disability 569 2.9
18 to 64 years 53,306 (X)
With a disability 3,494 6.6
65 years and over 13,072 (X)
With a disability 3,275 25.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,006 (X)
Same house 74,201 87.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,805 12.7
Different house in the U.S. 10,186 12
Same county 3,987 4.7
Different county 6,199 7.3
Same state 4,865 5.7
Different state 1,334 1.6
Abroad 619 0.7
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,999 (X)
Native 73,924 86
Born in United States 73,127 85
State of residence 51,976 60.4
Different state 21,151 24.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 797 0.9
Foreign born 12,075 14
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 12,075 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,824 56.5
Not a U.S. citizen 5,251 43.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,872 (X)
Native 797 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 173 21.7
Entered before 2010 624 78.3
Foreign born 12,075 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,137 34.3
Entered before 2010 7,938 65.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 12,075 (X)
Europe 1,555 12.9
Asia 5,651 46.8
Africa 3,083 25.5
Oceania 9 0.1
Latin America 1,559 12.9
Northern America 218 1.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,274 (X)
English only 67,628 83.2
Language other than English 13,646 16.8
Speak English less than very well 5,498 6.8
Spanish 2,602 3.2
Speak English less than very well 733 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 2,480 3.1
Speak English less than very well 839 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,810 5.9
Speak English less than very well 2,077 2.6
Other languages 3,754 4.6
Speak English less than very well 1,849 2.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,999 (X)
American 1,322 1.5
Arab 636 0.7
Czech 1,405 1.6
Danish 1,081 1.3
Dutch 1,501 1.7
English 5,665 6.6
French (except Basque) 2,451 2.9
French Canadian 876 1
German 25,022 29.1
Greek 297 0.3
Hungarian 231 0.3
Irish 10,988 12.8
Italian 2,287 2.7
Lithuanian 113 0.1
Norwegian 9,758 11.3
Polish 3,525 4.1
Portuguese 59 0.1
Russian 874 1
Scotch-Irish 487 0.6
Scottish 929 1.1
Slovak 97 0.1
Subsaharan African 4,900 5.7
Swedish 5,338 6.2
Swiss 240 0.3
Ukrainian 523 0.6
Welsh 383 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 132 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,928 (X)
With a computer 33,863 97
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,486 93