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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2019-2023 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 59

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,971 (X)
Married-couple household 9,390 26.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,064 11.3
Cohabiting couple household 3,912 10.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 888 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 10,290 28.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 539 1.5
Householder living alone 8,078 22.5
65 years and over 1,224 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 12,379 34.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,531 7
Householder living alone 7,236 20.1
65 years and over 1,907 5.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,295 25.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,284 17.5
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,174 (X)
Householder 35,971 42.7
Spouse 9,623 11.4
Unmarried partner 3,891 4.6
Child 23,051 27.4
Other relatives 7,288 8.7
Other nonrelatives 4,350 5.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,885 (X)
Never married 19,151 54.9
Now married, except separated 10,854 31.1
Separated 491 1.4
Widowed 673 1.9
Divorced 3,716 10.7
Females 15 years and over 33,358 (X)
Never married 16,586 49.7
Now married, except separated 10,540 31.6
Separated 760 2.3
Widowed 1,680 5
Divorced 3,792 11.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,264 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 579 45.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 36 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 54 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 60 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 47 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,405 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 530 37.7
Less than 1 year 78 5.6
1 or 2 years 79 5.6
3 or 4 years 74 5.3
5 or more years 299 21.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 530 (X)
Who are female 459 86.6
Who are married 217 40.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,050 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,244 5.6
Kindergarten 1,396 6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,744 44.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,994 22.6
College or graduate school 4,672 21.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,668 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,683 6.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,239 5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,330 19.6
Some college, no degree 10,778 18.7
Associate's degree 4,350 7.5
Bachelor's degree 13,938 24.2
Graduate or professional degree 10,350 17.9
High school graduate or higher 50,746 88
Bachelor's degree or higher 24,288 42.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,530 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,267 3.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,810 (X)
With a disability 11,129 13
Under 18 years 21,920 (X)
With a disability 1,058 4.8
18 to 64 years 55,990 (X)
With a disability 7,258 13
65 years and over 7,900 (X)
With a disability 2,813 35.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,169 (X)
Same house 67,385 79.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 17,784 20.9
Different house in the U.S. 17,332 20.4
Same county 10,895 12.8
Different county 6,437 7.6
Same state 3,970 4.7
Different state 2,467 2.9
Abroad 452 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,516 (X)
Native 72,760 84.1
Born in United States 71,497 82.6
State of residence 45,296 52.4
Different state 26,201 30.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,263 1.5
Foreign-born 13,756 15.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 13,756 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,941 57.7
Not a U.S. citizen 5,815 42.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,019 (X)
Native 1,263 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 764 60.5
Entered before 2010 499 39.5
Foreign-born 13,756 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,839 35.2
Entered before 2010 8,917 64.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 13,756 (X)
Europe 850 6.2
Asia 4,224 30.7
Africa 4,754 34.6
Oceania 101 0.7
Latin America 3,493 25.4
Northern America 334 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,599 (X)
English only 61,577 76.4
Language other than English 19,022 23.6
Speak English less than very well 7,192 8.9
Spanish 6,202 7.7
Speak English less than very well 2,183 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,394 1.7
Speak English less than very well 288 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,753 7.1
Speak English less than very well 2,533 3.1
Other languages 5,673 7
Speak English less than very well 2,188 2.7
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,516 (X)
American 1,850 2.1
Arab 591 0.7
Czech 574 0.7
Danish 490 0.6
Dutch 775 0.9
English 3,935 4.5
French (except Basque) 2,042 2.4
French Canadian 311 0.4
German 11,955 13.8
Greek 137 0.2
Hungarian 126 0.1
Irish 6,082 7
Italian 1,587 1.8
Lithuanian 222 0.3
Norwegian 4,956 5.7
Polish 1,933 2.2
Portuguese 17 0
Russian 438 0.5
Scotch-Irish 328 0.4
Scottish 770 0.9
Slovak 114 0.1
Subsaharan African 7,442 8.6
Swedish 2,758 3.2
Swiss 148 0.2
Ukrainian 387 0.4
Welsh 478 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 523 0.6
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,971 (X)
With a computer 34,353 95.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,052 89.1