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

Senate District 61

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 43,126 (X)
Married-couple household 12,628 29.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,759 11
Cohabiting couple household 4,173 9.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 339 0.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 13,704 31.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 427 1
Householder living alone 11,134 25.8
65 years and over 1,812 4.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 12,621 29.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 585 1.4
Householder living alone 9,962 23.1
65 years and over 2,133 4.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,306 14.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,783 18
Average household size 1.9 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 79,858 (X)
Householder 43,126 54
Spouse 12,623 15.8
Unmarried partner 4,276 5.4
Child 13,172 16.5
Other relatives 1,416 1.8
Other nonrelatives 5,245 6.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 38,632 (X)
Never married 21,064 54.5
Now married, except separated 13,521 35
Separated 337 0.9
Widowed 554 1.4
Divorced 3,156 8.2
Females 15 years and over 34,595 (X)
Never married 16,065 46.4
Now married, except separated 12,864 37.2
Separated 351 1
Widowed 1,496 4.3
Divorced 3,819 11
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 588 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 134 22.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 26 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 24 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 34 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 209 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 94 45
Less than 1 year 12 5.7
1 or 2 years 29 13.9
3 or 4 years 29 13.9
5 or more years 24 11.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 94 (X)
Who are female 66 70.2
Who are married 16 17
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,526 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,305 8.4
Kindergarten 664 4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,776 30.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,239 14.4
College or graduate school 6,542 42.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 63,380 (X)
Less than 9th grade 771 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,011 1.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,264 8.3
Some college, no degree 8,692 13.7
Associate's degree 3,681 5.8
Bachelor's degree 25,533 40.3
Graduate or professional degree 18,428 29.1
High school graduate or higher 61,598 97.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 43,961 69.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 71,526 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,795 3.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 81,767 (X)
With a disability 8,197 10
Under 18 years 11,187 (X)
With a disability 414 3.7
18 to 64 years 60,400 (X)
With a disability 4,914 8.1
65 years and over 10,180 (X)
With a disability 2,869 28.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,045 (X)
Same house 61,976 75.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 20,069 24.5
Different house in the U.S. 19,618 23.9
Same county 11,881 14.5
Different county 7,737 9.4
Same state 3,531 4.3
Different state 4,206 5.1
Abroad 451 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 82,763 (X)
Native 75,460 91.2
Born in United States 74,372 89.9
State of residence 41,724 50.4
Different state 32,648 39.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,088 1.3
Foreign born 7,303 8.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,303 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,682 64.1
Not a U.S. citizen 2,621 35.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,391 (X)
Native 1,088 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 315 29
Entered before 2010 773 71
Foreign born 7,303 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,812 24.8
Entered before 2010 5,491 75.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,303 (X)
Europe 1,591 21.8
Asia 2,206 30.2
Africa 1,751 24
Oceania 48 0.7
Latin America 1,389 19
Northern America 318 4.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,313 (X)
English only 70,959 89.5
Language other than English 8,354 10.5
Speak English less than very well 2,201 2.8
Spanish 2,253 2.8
Speak English less than very well 645 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 2,712 3.4
Speak English less than very well 444 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,220 1.5
Speak English less than very well 309 0.4
Other languages 2,169 2.7
Speak English less than very well 803 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 82,763 (X)
American 1,831 2.2
Arab 718 0.9
Czech 1,022 1.2
Danish 1,139 1.4
Dutch 1,422 1.7
English 7,519 9.1
French (except Basque) 2,941 3.6
French Canadian 726 0.9
German 21,750 26.3
Greek 460 0.6
Hungarian 355 0.4
Irish 10,711 12.9
Italian 2,763 3.3
Lithuanian 208 0.3
Norwegian 9,433 11.4
Polish 4,470 5.4
Portuguese 159 0.2
Russian 1,158 1.4
Scotch-Irish 527 0.6
Scottish 1,403 1.7
Slovak 293 0.4
Subsaharan African 2,303 2.8
Swedish 6,022 7.3
Swiss 571 0.7
Ukrainian 487 0.6
Welsh 537 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 256 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 43,126 (X)
With a computer 41,415 96
With a broadband Internet subscription 39,505 91.6