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

Senate District 56

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,960 (X)
Married-couple household 18,338 59.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,251 26.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,810 5.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 541 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,486 11.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 637 2.1
Householder living alone 2,076 6.7
65 years and over 768 2.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,326 23.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,732 5.6
Householder living alone 4,534 14.6
65 years and over 2,321 7.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,703 37.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,758 25.1
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,101 (X)
Householder 30,960 37.3
Spouse 18,498 22.3
Unmarried partner 1,802 2.2
Child 27,333 32.9
Other relatives 2,839 3.4
Other nonrelatives 1,669 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 31,866 (X)
Never married 9,275 29.1
Now married, except separated 19,229 60.3
Separated 250 0.8
Widowed 574 1.8
Divorced 2,538 8
Females 15 years and over 33,228 (X)
Never married 8,472 25.5
Now married, except separated 18,684 56.2
Separated 134 0.4
Widowed 1,801 5.4
Divorced 4,137 12.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,063 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 246 23.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 99 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 37 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 784 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 47 6
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 5 0.6
3 or 4 years 13 1.7
5 or more years 29 3.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 47 (X)
Who are female 34 72.3
Who are married 41 87.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,993 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,367 6.2
Kindergarten 1,236 5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,426 47.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,814 21.9
College or graduate school 4,150 18.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,229 (X)
Less than 9th grade 970 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,276 2.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,879 17.9
Some college, no degree 10,092 18.3
Associate's degree 6,431 11.6
Bachelor's degree 18,452 33.4
Graduate or professional degree 8,129 14.7
High school graduate or higher 52,983 95.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 26,581 48.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,476 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,936 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,170 (X)
With a disability 6,408 7.7
Under 18 years 21,871 (X)
With a disability 635 2.9
18 to 64 years 50,354 (X)
With a disability 3,160 6.3
65 years and over 10,945 (X)
With a disability 2,613 23.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,445 (X)
Same house 73,252 88.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,193 11.2
Different house in the U.S. 8,980 10.9
Same county 4,751 5.8
Different county 4,229 5.1
Same state 2,880 3.5
Different state 1,349 1.6
Abroad 213 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,428 (X)
Native 74,446 89.2
Born in United States 73,567 88.2
State of residence 50,809 60.9
Different state 22,758 27.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 879 1.1
Foreign born 8,982 10.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,982 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 5,677 63.2
Not a U.S. citizen 3,305 36.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 9,861 (X)
Native 879 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 113 12.9
Entered before 2010 766 87.1
Foreign born 8,982 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,306 25.7
Entered before 2010 6,676 74.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,982 (X)
Europe 860 9.6
Asia 3,319 37
Africa 2,457 27.4
Oceania 67 0.7
Latin America 2,156 24
Northern America 123 1.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,202 (X)
English only 67,740 86.6
Language other than English 10,462 13.4
Speak English less than very well 3,965 5.1
Spanish 3,301 4.2
Speak English less than very well 1,207 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 2,203 2.8
Speak English less than very well 689 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,513 3.2
Speak English less than very well 1,025 1.3
Other languages 2,445 3.1
Speak English less than very well 1,044 1.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,428 (X)
American 1,850 2.2
Arab 525 0.6
Czech 1,671 2
Danish 1,140 1.4
Dutch 1,007 1.2
English 7,421 8.9
French (except Basque) 2,860 3.4
French Canadian 657 0.8
German 27,408 32.9
Greek 191 0.2
Hungarian 127 0.2
Irish 9,662 11.6
Italian 2,995 3.6
Lithuanian 173 0.2
Norwegian 9,984 12
Polish 3,610 4.3
Portuguese 100 0.1
Russian 1,102 1.3
Scotch-Irish 474 0.6
Scottish 877 1.1
Slovak 100 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,206 3.8
Swedish 5,756 6.9
Swiss 276 0.3
Ukrainian 232 0.3
Welsh 409 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 113 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,960 (X)
With a computer 30,075 97.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,314 94.7