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

Senate District 42

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,498 (X)
Married-couple household 19,847 59.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,217 27.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,931 5.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 519 1.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,042 12.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 344 1
Householder living alone 3,115 9.3
65 years and over 845 2.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,678 22.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 962 2.9
Householder living alone 5,400 16.1
65 years and over 2,670 8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,493 34.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,133 27.3
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,608 (X)
Householder 33,498 40.6
Spouse 19,450 23.5
Unmarried partner 1,886 2.3
Child 24,079 29.1
Other relatives 2,370 2.9
Other nonrelatives 1,325 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,843 (X)
Never married 8,292 26
Now married, except separated 20,856 65.5
Separated 118 0.4
Widowed 631 2
Divorced 1,946 6.1
Females 15 years and over 34,102 (X)
Never married 8,317 24.4
Now married, except separated 19,787 58
Separated 174 0.5
Widowed 2,010 5.9
Divorced 3,814 11.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 990 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 135 13.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 53 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 96 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 40 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 557 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 251 45.1
Less than 1 year 11 2
1 or 2 years 58 10.4
3 or 4 years 121 21.7
5 or more years 61 11
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 251 (X)
Who are female 113 45
Who are married 206 82.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,735 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,656 8
Kindergarten 945 4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,923 47.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,221 20.4
College or graduate school 3,990 19.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,857 (X)
Less than 9th grade 583 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 587 1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,969 10.1
Some college, no degree 8,882 15.1
Associate's degree 4,266 7.2
Bachelor's degree 23,150 39.3
Graduate or professional degree 15,420 26.2
High school graduate or higher 57,687 98
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,570 65.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,810 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,930 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,001 (X)
With a disability 6,730 8.1
Under 18 years 20,633 (X)
With a disability 789 3.8
18 to 64 years 49,312 (X)
With a disability 2,937 6
65 years and over 13,056 (X)
With a disability 3,004 23
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,485 (X)
Same house 72,041 87.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,444 12.7
Different house in the U.S. 10,209 12.4
Same county 6,815 8.3
Different county 3,394 4.1
Same state 1,734 2.1
Different state 1,660 2
Abroad 235 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,477 (X)
Native 71,893 86.1
Born in United States 71,231 85.3
State of residence 48,444 58
Different state 22,787 27.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 662 0.8
Foreign born 11,584 13.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,584 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,296 63
Not a U.S. citizen 4,288 37
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,246 (X)
Native 662 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 169 25.5
Entered before 2010 493 74.5
Foreign born 11,584 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,969 25.6
Entered before 2010 8,615 74.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,584 (X)
Europe 1,949 16.8
Asia 6,583 56.8
Africa 1,286 11.1
Oceania 41 0.4
Latin America 1,358 11.7
Northern America 367 3.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,013 (X)
English only 65,596 84.1
Language other than English 12,417 15.9
Speak English less than very well 2,315 3
Spanish 2,352 3
Speak English less than very well 323 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 4,705 6
Speak English less than very well 1,069 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,205 5.4
Speak English less than very well 683 0.9
Other languages 1,155 1.5
Speak English less than very well 240 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,477 (X)
American 1,595 1.9
Arab 279 0.3
Czech 804 1
Danish 1,024 1.2
Dutch 1,316 1.6
English 6,183 7.4
French (except Basque) 2,316 2.8
French Canadian 487 0.6
German 22,936 27.5
Greek 139 0.2
Hungarian 245 0.3
Irish 8,708 10.4
Italian 2,171 2.6
Lithuanian 208 0.2
Norwegian 10,190 12.2
Polish 3,514 4.2
Portuguese 82 0.1
Russian 1,240 1.5
Scotch-Irish 397 0.5
Scottish 1,016 1.2
Slovak 141 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,518 1.8
Swedish 6,635 7.9
Swiss 339 0.4
Ukrainian 315 0.4
Welsh 378 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 152 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,498 (X)
With a computer 32,763 97.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,937 95.3