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

Senate District 54

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 29,867 (X)
Married-couple household 16,958 56.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,882 29.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,449 8.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 731 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,526 15.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 463 1.6
Householder living alone 2,988 10
65 years and over 767 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,934 19.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,441 4.8
Householder living alone 3,088 10.3
65 years and over 1,647 5.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 12,524 41.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,751 22.6
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,940 (X)
Householder 29,867 35.6
Spouse 16,935 20.2
Unmarried partner 2,486 3
Child 27,985 33.3
Other relatives 4,846 5.8
Other nonrelatives 1,821 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,130 (X)
Never married 10,076 31.4
Now married, except separated 18,164 56.5
Separated 366 1.1
Widowed 548 1.7
Divorced 2,976 9.3
Females 15 years and over 33,990 (X)
Never married 9,664 28.4
Now married, except separated 17,704 52.1
Separated 512 1.5
Widowed 2,060 6.1
Divorced 4,050 11.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,016 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 135 13.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (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 97 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 21 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,367 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 477 34.9
Less than 1 year 47 3.4
1 or 2 years 59 4.3
3 or 4 years 64 4.7
5 or more years 307 22.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 477 (X)
Who are female 405 84.9
Who are married 313 65.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,488 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,841 7.8
Kindergarten 1,213 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 11,012 46.9
High school (grades 9-12) 5,703 24.3
College or graduate school 3,719 15.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,492 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,317 2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,833 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,814 21.7
Some college, no degree 10,702 19.6
Associate's degree 6,644 12.2
Bachelor's degree 16,072 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 6,110 11.2
High school graduate or higher 51,342 94.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 22,182 40.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,895 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,092 5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,865 (X)
With a disability 7,073 8.4
Under 18 years 22,933 (X)
With a disability 686 3
18 to 64 years 51,833 (X)
With a disability 3,647 7
65 years and over 9,099 (X)
With a disability 2,740 30.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,162 (X)
Same house 75,694 89.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,468 10.1
Different house in the U.S. 8,126 9.7
Same county 2,546 3
Different county 5,580 6.6
Same state 4,816 5.7
Different state 764 0.9
Abroad 342 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,968 (X)
Native 74,642 87.8
Born in United States 73,885 87
State of residence 56,460 66.4
Different state 17,425 20.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 757 0.9
Foreign born 10,326 12.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,326 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,152 59.6
Not a U.S. citizen 4,174 40.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,083 (X)
Native 757 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 109 14.4
Entered before 2010 648 85.6
Foreign born 10,326 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,606 25.2
Entered before 2010 7,720 74.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,326 (X)
Europe 1,921 18.6
Asia 3,914 37.9
Africa 1,789 17.3
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 2,639 25.6
Northern America 63 0.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,687 (X)
English only 66,899 84
Language other than English 12,788 16
Speak English less than very well 4,805 6
Spanish 3,957 5
Speak English less than very well 1,297 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 3,355 4.2
Speak English less than very well 998 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,541 4.4
Speak English less than very well 2,034 2.6
Other languages 1,935 2.4
Speak English less than very well 476 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,968 (X)
American 2,602 3.1
Arab 145 0.2
Czech 1,923 2.3
Danish 730 0.9
Dutch 861 1
English 4,613 5.4
French (except Basque) 1,918 2.3
French Canadian 545 0.6
German 26,815 31.6
Greek 18 0
Hungarian 106 0.1
Irish 8,569 10.1
Italian 1,902 2.2
Lithuanian 59 0.1
Norwegian 9,258 10.9
Polish 2,770 3.3
Portuguese 87 0.1
Russian 1,555 1.8
Scotch-Irish 287 0.3
Scottish 868 1
Slovak 107 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,511 3
Swedish 4,098 4.8
Swiss 303 0.4
Ukrainian 406 0.5
Welsh 211 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 110 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 29,867 (X)
With a computer 28,810 96.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,723 92.8