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

Senate District 34

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 28,378 (X)
Married-couple household 17,558 61.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,871 27.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,885 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 798 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,613 12.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 379 1.3
Householder living alone 2,315 8.2
65 years and over 734 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,322 18.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,139 4
Householder living alone 3,034 10.7
65 years and over 1,564 5.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,794 38
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,491 26.4
Average household size 2.9 (X)
Average family size 3.3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,563 (X)
Householder 28,378 34.8
Spouse 17,408 21.3
Unmarried partner 1,888 2.3
Child 26,187 32.1
Other relatives 5,366 6.6
Other nonrelatives 2,336 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,639 (X)
Never married 9,338 29.5
Now married, except separated 19,006 60.1
Separated 253 0.8
Widowed 535 1.7
Divorced 2,507 7.9
Females 15 years and over 32,197 (X)
Never married 8,214 25.5
Now married, except separated 18,662 58
Separated 216 0.7
Widowed 1,781 5.5
Divorced 3,324 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,375 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 296 21.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 36 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 77 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 173 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,678 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 375 22.3
Less than 1 year 65 3.9
1 or 2 years 115 6.9
3 or 4 years 23 1.4
5 or more years 172 10.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 375 (X)
Who are female 196 52.3
Who are married 328 87.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,609 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,444 7
Kindergarten 1,109 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,431 45.8
High school (grades 9-12) 4,442 21.6
College or graduate school 4,183 20.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,270 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,455 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,544 2.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,651 21.1
Some college, no degree 11,883 21.5
Associate's degree 7,287 13.2
Bachelor's degree 14,372 26
Graduate or professional degree 7,078 12.8
High school graduate or higher 52,271 94.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 21,450 38.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 60,438 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,124 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 81,629 (X)
With a disability 6,600 8.1
Under 18 years 21,314 (X)
With a disability 946 4.4
18 to 64 years 49,903 (X)
With a disability 2,995 6
65 years and over 10,412 (X)
With a disability 2,659 25.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 80,591 (X)
Same house 72,518 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,073 10
Different house in the U.S. 7,891 9.8
Same county 4,671 5.8
Different county 3,220 4
Same state 1,972 2.4
Different state 1,248 1.5
Abroad 182 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 81,787 (X)
Native 71,009 86.8
Born in United States 70,230 85.9
State of residence 52,836 64.6
Different state 17,394 21.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 779 1
Foreign born 10,778 13.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 10,778 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,113 66
Not a U.S. citizen 3,665 34
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 11,557 (X)
Native 779 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 329 42.2
Entered before 2010 450 57.8
Foreign born 10,778 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,247 20.8
Entered before 2010 8,531 79.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 10,778 (X)
Europe 882 8.2
Asia 4,252 39.5
Africa 4,260 39.5
Oceania 86 0.8
Latin America 1,083 10
Northern America 215 2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 76,057 (X)
English only 63,903 84
Language other than English 12,154 16
Speak English less than very well 4,964 6.5
Spanish 1,783 2.3
Speak English less than very well 607 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 1,935 2.5
Speak English less than very well 867 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,828 7.7
Speak English less than very well 2,733 3.6
Other languages 2,608 3.4
Speak English less than very well 757 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 81,787 (X)
American 2,077 2.5
Arab 407 0.5
Czech 930 1.1
Danish 818 1
Dutch 1,165 1.4
English 4,845 5.9
French (except Basque) 2,853 3.5
French Canadian 946 1.2
German 20,743 25.4
Greek 84 0.1
Hungarian 231 0.3
Irish 6,950 8.5
Italian 1,959 2.4
Lithuanian 32 0
Norwegian 9,700 11.9
Polish 4,139 5.1
Portuguese 37 0
Russian 542 0.7
Scotch-Irish 349 0.4
Scottish 560 0.7
Slovak 19 0
Subsaharan African 4,685 5.7
Swedish 5,798 7.1
Swiss 150 0.2
Ukrainian 497 0.6
Welsh 342 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 258 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 28,378 (X)
With a computer 27,640 97.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 26,765 94.3