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

Senate District 31

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,167 (X)
Married-couple household 20,052 66.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,962 26.4
Cohabiting couple household 1,887 6.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 557 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,904 12.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 353 1.2
Householder living alone 2,766 9.2
65 years and over 875 2.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,324 14.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,115 3.7
Householder living alone 2,267 7.5
65 years and over 1,192 4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,521 34.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,820 25.9
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,598 (X)
Householder 30,167 35.7
Spouse 19,829 23.4
Unmarried partner 1,893 2.2
Child 27,075 32
Other relatives 3,668 4.3
Other nonrelatives 1,966 2.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,327 (X)
Never married 9,674 28.2
Now married, except separated 20,852 60.7
Separated 269 0.8
Widowed 682 2
Divorced 2,850 8.3
Females 15 years and over 33,407 (X)
Never married 7,841 23.5
Now married, except separated 20,490 61.3
Separated 298 0.9
Widowed 1,632 4.9
Divorced 3,146 9.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,010 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 87 8.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 10 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 108 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,277 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 350 27.4
Less than 1 year 16 1.3
1 or 2 years 91 7.1
3 or 4 years 129 10.1
5 or more years 114 8.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 350 (X)
Who are female 210 60
Who are married 273 78
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,635 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,081 5.2
Kindergarten 1,081 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,411 45.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,238 25.4
College or graduate school 3,824 18.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,394 (X)
Less than 9th grade 784 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,035 3.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 14,634 25.5
Some college, no degree 14,091 24.6
Associate's degree 8,217 14.3
Bachelor's degree 12,457 21.7
Graduate or professional degree 5,176 9
High school graduate or higher 54,575 95.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 17,633 30.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,653 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,891 7.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,608 (X)
With a disability 7,376 8.7
Under 18 years 20,955 (X)
With a disability 941 4.5
18 to 64 years 52,313 (X)
With a disability 3,639 7
65 years and over 11,340 (X)
With a disability 2,796 24.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,944 (X)
Same house 77,202 92
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,742 8
Different house in the U.S. 6,633 7.9
Same county 3,374 4
Different county 3,259 3.9
Same state 2,915 3.5
Different state 344 0.4
Abroad 109 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,687 (X)
Native 81,307 96
Born in United States 80,837 95.5
State of residence 65,971 77.9
Different state 14,866 17.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 470 0.6
Foreign born 3,380 4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,380 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,535 75
Not a U.S. citizen 845 25
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,850 (X)
Native 470 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 80 17
Entered before 2010 390 83
Foreign born 3,380 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 573 17
Entered before 2010 2,807 83
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,380 (X)
Europe 529 15.7
Asia 1,390 41.1
Africa 874 25.9
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 519 15.4
Northern America 68 2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,578 (X)
English only 74,969 94.2
Language other than English 4,609 5.8
Speak English less than very well 1,279 1.6
Spanish 1,177 1.5
Speak English less than very well 238 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 891 1.1
Speak English less than very well 157 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,444 1.8
Speak English less than very well 677 0.9
Other languages 1,097 1.4
Speak English less than very well 207 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,687 (X)
American 6,483 7.7
Arab 410 0.5
Czech 1,599 1.9
Danish 841 1
Dutch 1,011 1.2
English 4,196 5
French (except Basque) 2,945 3.5
French Canadian 984 1.2
German 26,606 31.4
Greek 118 0.1
Hungarian 156 0.2
Irish 9,621 11.4
Italian 2,371 2.8
Lithuanian 147 0.2
Norwegian 11,936 14.1
Polish 5,041 6
Portuguese 58 0.1
Russian 508 0.6
Scotch-Irish 269 0.3
Scottish 1,071 1.3
Slovak 133 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,111 1.3
Swedish 8,644 10.2
Swiss 344 0.4
Ukrainian 376 0.4
Welsh 238 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 16 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,167 (X)
With a computer 29,144 96.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,105 93.2