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

Senate District 21

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,780 (X)
Married-couple household 17,299 51.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,312 18.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,038 6
With children of the householder under 18 years 765 2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,648 19.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 445 1.3
Householder living alone 5,177 15.3
65 years and over 1,862 5.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,795 23.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,305 3.9
Householder living alone 5,357 15.9
65 years and over 3,381 10
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,459 28
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,782 34.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,443 (X)
Householder 33,780 40.5
Spouse 17,260 20.7
Unmarried partner 2,068 2.5
Child 24,843 29.8
Other relatives 3,665 4.4
Other nonrelatives 1,827 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,209 (X)
Never married 10,725 31.4
Now married, except separated 18,745 54.8
Separated 344 1
Widowed 1,168 3.4
Divorced 3,227 9.4
Females 15 years and over 33,112 (X)
Never married 7,595 22.9
Now married, except separated 17,998 54.4
Separated 417 1.3
Widowed 3,802 11.5
Divorced 3,300 10
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,086 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 268 24.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 33 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 68 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 3 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 140 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 909 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 359 39.5
Less than 1 year 68 7.5
1 or 2 years 73 8
3 or 4 years 102 11.2
5 or more years 116 12.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 359 (X)
Who are female 188 52.4
Who are married 247 68.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,087 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,896 9.4
Kindergarten 1,277 6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,357 46.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,918 24.5
College or graduate school 2,639 13.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,230 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,628 6.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,977 5.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,685 34.4
Some college, no degree 12,492 21.8
Associate's degree 6,784 11.9
Bachelor's degree 8,615 15.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,049 5.3
High school graduate or higher 50,625 88.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 11,664 20.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,593 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,722 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,828 (X)
With a disability 11,033 13.2
Under 18 years 21,422 (X)
With a disability 1,105 5.2
18 to 64 years 45,829 (X)
With a disability 4,646 10.1
65 years and over 16,577 (X)
With a disability 5,282 31.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,951 (X)
Same house 75,566 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,385 10
Different house in the U.S. 8,150 9.7
Same county 4,312 5.1
Different county 3,838 4.6
Same state 2,319 2.8
Different state 1,519 1.8
Abroad 235 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,050 (X)
Native 77,265 90.8
Born in United States 76,646 90.1
State of residence 53,710 63.2
Different state 22,936 27
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 619 0.7
Foreign born 7,785 9.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,785 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,810 36.1
Not a U.S. citizen 4,975 63.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,404 (X)
Native 619 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 329 53.2
Entered before 2010 290 46.8
Foreign born 7,785 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,914 24.6
Entered before 2010 5,871 75.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,785 (X)
Europe 196 2.5
Asia 1,713 22
Africa 794 10.2
Oceania 80 1
Latin America 4,938 63.4
Northern America 64 0.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,338 (X)
English only 67,784 85.4
Language other than English 11,554 14.6
Speak English less than very well 5,814 7.3
Spanish 8,328 10.5
Speak English less than very well 4,211 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 439 0.6
Speak English less than very well 93 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,771 2.2
Speak English less than very well 1,003 1.3
Other languages 1,016 1.3
Speak English less than very well 507 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,050 (X)
American 2,397 2.8
Arab 195 0.2
Czech 784 0.9
Danish 1,768 2.1
Dutch 7,345 8.6
English 2,680 3.2
French (except Basque) 1,165 1.4
French Canadian 221 0.3
German 32,863 38.6
Greek 49 0.1
Hungarian 76 0.1
Irish 5,045 5.9
Italian 603 0.7
Lithuanian 15 0
Norwegian 11,113 13.1
Polish 1,361 1.6
Portuguese 22 0
Russian 313 0.4
Scotch-Irish 277 0.3
Scottish 632 0.7
Slovak 72 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,128 1.3
Swedish 3,292 3.9
Swiss 217 0.3
Ukrainian 118 0.1
Welsh 232 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 14 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,780 (X)
With a computer 30,379 89.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,609 81.7