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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2018-2022 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 15

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,639 (X)
Married-couple household 17,768 51.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,445 18.6
Cohabiting couple household 2,418 7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,011 2.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,676 19.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 475 1.4
Householder living alone 5,299 15.3
65 years and over 1,645 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,777 22.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,164 3.4
Householder living alone 5,485 15.8
65 years and over 3,280 9.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,531 27.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,770 34
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,833 (X)
Householder 34,639 42.3
Spouse 17,837 21.8
Unmarried partner 2,368 2.9
Child 23,660 28.9
Other relatives 1,901 2.3
Other nonrelatives 1,428 1.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,985 (X)
Never married 10,993 32.3
Now married, except separated 18,452 54.3
Separated 207 0.6
Widowed 1,003 3
Divorced 3,330 9.8
Females 15 years and over 34,208 (X)
Never married 8,518 24.9
Now married, except separated 18,405 53.8
Separated 269 0.8
Widowed 3,645 10.7
Divorced 3,371 9.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 953 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 218 22.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 94 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 605 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 265 43.8
Less than 1 year 46 7.6
1 or 2 years 91 15
3 or 4 years 24 4
5 or more years 104 17.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 265 (X)
Who are female 152 57.4
Who are married 219 82.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,941 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,803 8.6
Kindergarten 1,048 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,040 43.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,829 23.1
College or graduate school 4,221 20.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,246 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,388 2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,585 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,982 33.2
Some college, no degree 13,284 23.2
Associate's degree 7,509 13.1
Bachelor's degree 9,785 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,713 6.5
High school graduate or higher 53,273 93.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,498 23.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,834 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,383 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,726 (X)
With a disability 10,189 12.2
Under 18 years 20,094 (X)
With a disability 754 3.8
18 to 64 years 47,094 (X)
With a disability 4,420 9.4
65 years and over 16,538 (X)
With a disability 5,015 30.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,192 (X)
Same house 76,049 90.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,143 9.7
Different house in the U.S. 7,769 9.2
Same county 3,685 4.4
Different county 4,084 4.9
Same state 2,951 3.5
Different state 1,133 1.3
Abroad 374 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,962 (X)
Native 81,766 96.2
Born in United States 81,399 95.8
State of residence 66,489 78.3
Different state 14,910 17.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 367 0.4
Foreign born 3,196 3.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,196 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,651 51.7
Not a U.S. citizen 1,545 48.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,563 (X)
Native 367 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 101 27.5
Entered before 2010 266 72.5
Foreign born 3,196 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,251 39.1
Entered before 2010 1,945 60.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,196 (X)
Europe 288 9
Asia 1,075 33.6
Africa 444 13.9
Oceania 13 0.4
Latin America 1,252 39.2
Northern America 124 3.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,779 (X)
English only 74,691 93.6
Language other than English 5,088 6.4
Speak English less than very well 2,198 2.8
Spanish 2,676 3.4
Speak English less than very well 1,225 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 706 0.9
Speak English less than very well 129 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,180 1.5
Speak English less than very well 670 0.8
Other languages 526 0.7
Speak English less than very well 174 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,962 (X)
American 2,168 2.6
Arab 32 0
Czech 1,134 1.3
Danish 1,535 1.8
Dutch 1,455 1.7
English 3,518 4.1
French (except Basque) 2,091 2.5
French Canadian 520 0.6
German 38,727 45.6
Greek 13 0
Hungarian 82 0.1
Irish 4,907 5.8
Italian 557 0.7
Lithuanian 38 0
Norwegian 14,990 17.6
Polish 1,905 2.2
Portuguese 36 0
Russian 287 0.3
Scotch-Irish 284 0.3
Scottish 609 0.7
Slovak 29 0
Subsaharan African 350 0.4
Swedish 3,375 4
Swiss 218 0.3
Ukrainian 30 0
Welsh 365 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 24 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,639 (X)
With a computer 31,737 91.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,601 85.5