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

Senate District 55

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,638 (X)
Married-couple household 16,919 53.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,063 22.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,464 7.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 807 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,712 14.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 426 1.3
Householder living alone 3,300 10.4
65 years and over 844 2.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,543 23.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,615 5.1
Householder living alone 4,028 12.7
65 years and over 2,026 6.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,546 33.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,221 26
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,315 (X)
Householder 31,638 38
Spouse 17,081 20.5
Unmarried partner 2,711 3.3
Child 25,973 31.2
Other relatives 4,097 4.9
Other nonrelatives 1,815 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,492 (X)
Never married 11,457 34.2
Now married, except separated 18,589 55.5
Separated 280 0.8
Widowed 621 1.9
Divorced 2,545 7.6
Females 15 years and over 33,985 (X)
Never married 9,947 29.3
Now married, except separated 17,276 50.8
Separated 464 1.4
Widowed 1,829 5.4
Divorced 4,469 13.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,203 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 405 33.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 113 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,128 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 287 25.4
Less than 1 year 49 4.3
1 or 2 years 56 5
3 or 4 years 14 1.2
5 or more years 168 14.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 287 (X)
Who are female 238 82.9
Who are married 143 49.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,224 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,691 8.4
Kindergarten 920 4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,063 39.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,792 23.7
College or graduate school 4,758 23.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,129 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,133 3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,732 3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,154 19.5
Some college, no degree 11,477 20.1
Associate's degree 6,529 11.4
Bachelor's degree 16,450 28.8
Graduate or professional degree 7,654 13.4
High school graduate or higher 53,264 93.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 24,104 42.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,758 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,880 6.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,394 (X)
With a disability 8,088 9.7
Under 18 years 19,852 (X)
With a disability 568 2.9
18 to 64 years 51,871 (X)
With a disability 4,226 8.1
65 years and over 11,671 (X)
With a disability 3,294 28.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,741 (X)
Same house 72,405 87.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,336 12.5
Different house in the U.S. 10,061 12.2
Same county 3,979 4.8
Different county 6,082 7.4
Same state 4,673 5.6
Different state 1,409 1.7
Abroad 275 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,682 (X)
Native 72,590 86.7
Born in United States 71,711 85.7
State of residence 49,761 59.5
Different state 21,950 26.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 879 1.1
Foreign born 11,092 13.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,092 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,425 66.9
Not a U.S. citizen 3,667 33.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,971 (X)
Native 879 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 210 23.9
Entered before 2010 669 76.1
Foreign born 11,092 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,111 19
Entered before 2010 8,981 81
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,092 (X)
Europe 836 7.5
Asia 3,690 33.3
Africa 3,466 31.2
Oceania 38 0.3
Latin America 2,891 26.1
Northern America 171 1.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 77,996 (X)
English only 63,190 81
Language other than English 14,806 19
Speak English less than very well 6,199 7.9
Spanish 5,451 7
Speak English less than very well 2,007 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,584 2
Speak English less than very well 595 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,525 4.5
Speak English less than very well 1,591 2
Other languages 4,246 5.4
Speak English less than very well 2,006 2.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,682 (X)
American 1,640 2
Arab 598 0.7
Czech 1,047 1.3
Danish 1,076 1.3
Dutch 1,158 1.4
English 5,033 6
French (except Basque) 2,224 2.7
French Canadian 855 1
German 22,998 27.5
Greek 270 0.3
Hungarian 295 0.4
Irish 8,914 10.7
Italian 2,242 2.7
Lithuanian 27 0
Norwegian 10,112 12.1
Polish 2,548 3
Portuguese 60 0.1
Russian 661 0.8
Scotch-Irish 538 0.6
Scottish 1,254 1.5
Slovak 206 0.2
Subsaharan African 4,782 5.7
Swedish 4,913 5.9
Swiss 370 0.4
Ukrainian 261 0.3
Welsh 503 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 84 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,638 (X)
With a computer 30,839 97.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,432 93