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

Senate District 45

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,292 (X)
Married-couple household 21,053 58
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,460 23.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,928 5.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 411 1.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,964 16.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 405 1.1
Householder living alone 4,513 12.4
65 years and over 1,862 5.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,347 20.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 689 1.9
Householder living alone 5,437 15
65 years and over 3,287 9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,300 28.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,112 33.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 86,075 (X)
Householder 36,292 42.2
Spouse 21,038 24.4
Unmarried partner 1,961 2.3
Child 23,146 26.9
Other relatives 1,952 2.3
Other nonrelatives 1,686 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 36,133 (X)
Never married 9,387 26
Now married, except separated 22,152 61.3
Separated 144 0.4
Widowed 935 2.6
Divorced 3,515 9.7
Females 15 years and over 35,176 (X)
Never married 7,064 20.1
Now married, except separated 21,410 60.9
Separated 219 0.6
Widowed 2,311 6.6
Divorced 4,172 11.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 845 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 101 12
Per 1,000 unmarried women 14 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 51 (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 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 546 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 77 14.1
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 36 6.6
3 or 4 years 9 1.6
5 or more years 32 5.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 77 (X)
Who are female 37 48.1
Who are married 64 83.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,516 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 2,034 10.4
Kindergarten 998 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,368 42.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,700 24.1
College or graduate school 3,416 17.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 64,136 (X)
Less than 9th grade 587 0.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 662 1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,846 13.8
Some college, no degree 10,551 16.5
Associate's degree 4,652 7.3
Bachelor's degree 24,898 38.8
Graduate or professional degree 13,940 21.7
High school graduate or higher 62,887 98.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,838 60.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,790 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,066 6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,167 (X)
With a disability 7,093 8.2
Under 18 years 18,730 (X)
With a disability 504 2.7
18 to 64 years 50,966 (X)
With a disability 2,905 5.7
65 years and over 16,471 (X)
With a disability 3,684 22.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,772 (X)
Same house 74,030 86.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,742 13.7
Different house in the U.S. 11,042 12.9
Same county 7,031 8.2
Different county 4,011 4.7
Same state 2,211 2.6
Different state 1,800 2.1
Abroad 700 0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,538 (X)
Native 79,826 92.2
Born in United States 78,983 91.3
State of residence 54,436 62.9
Different state 24,547 28.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 843 1
Foreign born 6,712 7.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,712 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,174 47.3
Not a U.S. citizen 3,538 52.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 7,555 (X)
Native 843 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 183 21.7
Entered before 2010 660 78.3
Foreign born 6,712 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,662 39.7
Entered before 2010 4,050 60.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,712 (X)
Europe 1,523 22.7
Asia 3,264 48.6
Africa 716 10.7
Oceania 24 0.4
Latin America 779 11.6
Northern America 406 6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,996 (X)
English only 74,113 90.4
Language other than English 7,883 9.6
Speak English less than very well 2,233 2.7
Spanish 2,069 2.5
Speak English less than very well 470 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 2,529 3.1
Speak English less than very well 670 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,673 3.3
Speak English less than very well 960 1.2
Other languages 612 0.7
Speak English less than very well 133 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,538 (X)
American 2,395 2.8
Arab 406 0.5
Czech 1,064 1.2
Danish 1,405 1.6
Dutch 2,003 2.3
English 7,070 8.2
French (except Basque) 3,421 4
French Canadian 637 0.7
German 24,745 28.6
Greek 92 0.1
Hungarian 243 0.3
Irish 10,630 12.3
Italian 1,988 2.3
Lithuanian 375 0.4
Norwegian 12,200 14.1
Polish 3,488 4
Portuguese 121 0.1
Russian 1,697 2
Scotch-Irish 670 0.8
Scottish 1,849 2.1
Slovak 108 0.1
Subsaharan African 622 0.7
Swedish 7,940 9.2
Swiss 437 0.5
Ukrainian 641 0.7
Welsh 566 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 74 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,292 (X)
With a computer 34,567 95.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 33,785 93.1