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

Senate District 62

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,529 (X)
Married-couple household 9,174 26.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,668 13.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,789 11
With children of the householder under 18 years 498 1.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 9,987 28.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 403 1.2
Householder living alone 7,411 21.5
65 years and over 1,363 3.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,579 33.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,547 7.4
Householder living alone 6,786 19.7
65 years and over 1,459 4.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,952 25.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,760 13.8
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,268 (X)
Householder 34,529 42
Spouse 9,109 11.1
Unmarried partner 3,840 4.7
Child 23,179 28.2
Other relatives 5,269 6.4
Other nonrelatives 6,342 7.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,573 (X)
Never married 18,945 56.4
Now married, except separated 10,599 31.6
Separated 451 1.3
Widowed 309 0.9
Divorced 3,269 9.7
Females 15 years and over 33,242 (X)
Never married 17,315 52.1
Now married, except separated 10,063 30.3
Separated 716 2.2
Widowed 1,187 3.6
Divorced 3,961 11.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 968 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 204 21.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 38 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,043 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 436 41.8
Less than 1 year 66 6.3
1 or 2 years 48 4.6
3 or 4 years 59 5.7
5 or more years 263 25.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 436 (X)
Who are female 284 65.1
Who are married 137 31.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,878 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,492 6.2
Kindergarten 1,349 5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,716 40.7
High school (grades 9-12) 4,558 19.1
College or graduate school 6,763 28.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,161 (X)
Less than 9th grade 5,319 9.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,640 6.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,923 16.2
Some college, no degree 9,396 17
Associate's degree 4,402 8
Bachelor's degree 15,704 28.5
Graduate or professional degree 7,777 14.1
High school graduate or higher 46,202 83.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 23,481 42.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,693 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,893 3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,029 (X)
With a disability 9,730 11.6
Under 18 years 20,738 (X)
With a disability 884 4.3
18 to 64 years 57,426 (X)
With a disability 6,633 11.6
65 years and over 5,865 (X)
With a disability 2,213 37.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,837 (X)
Same house 67,731 80.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 16,106 19.2
Different house in the U.S. 15,450 18.4
Same county 10,322 12.3
Different county 5,128 6.1
Same state 2,845 3.4
Different state 2,283 2.7
Abroad 656 0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,515 (X)
Native 66,719 78.9
Born in United States 65,020 76.9
State of residence 41,244 48.8
Different state 23,776 28.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,699 2
Foreign born 17,796 21.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 17,796 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 8,093 45.5
Not a U.S. citizen 9,703 54.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 19,495 (X)
Native 1,699 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 683 40.2
Entered before 2010 1,016 59.8
Foreign born 17,796 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,839 27.2
Entered before 2010 12,957 72.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 17,796 (X)
Europe 722 4.1
Asia 1,229 6.9
Africa 8,494 47.7
Oceania 9 0.1
Latin America 7,172 40.3
Northern America 170 1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,061 (X)
English only 52,390 66.3
Language other than English 26,671 33.7
Speak English less than very well 11,707 14.8
Spanish 13,492 17.1
Speak English less than very well 6,467 8.2
Other Indo-European languages 1,500 1.9
Speak English less than very well 215 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 875 1.1
Speak English less than very well 295 0.4
Other languages 10,804 13.7
Speak English less than very well 4,730 6
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,515 (X)
American 1,313 1.6
Arab 338 0.4
Czech 781 0.9
Danish 661 0.8
Dutch 816 1
English 4,595 5.4
French (except Basque) 1,794 2.1
French Canadian 671 0.8
German 13,977 16.5
Greek 193 0.2
Hungarian 115 0.1
Irish 7,192 8.5
Italian 1,833 2.2
Lithuanian 90 0.1
Norwegian 5,722 6.8
Polish 3,279 3.9
Portuguese 84 0.1
Russian 722 0.9
Scotch-Irish 520 0.6
Scottish 984 1.2
Slovak 86 0.1
Subsaharan African 10,918 12.9
Swedish 4,226 5
Swiss 239 0.3
Ukrainian 222 0.3
Welsh 273 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 302 0.4
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,529 (X)
With a computer 32,675 94.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,861 86.5