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

Senate District 02

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,187 (X)
Married-couple household 14,854 46.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,697 14.6
Cohabiting couple household 2,895 9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,403 4.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,315 19.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 436 1.4
Householder living alone 4,836 15
65 years and over 1,597 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,123 25.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,666 5.2
Householder living alone 4,503 14
65 years and over 2,384 7.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,516 29.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,922 33.9
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,811 (X)
Householder 32,187 38.9
Spouse 14,785 17.9
Unmarried partner 3,029 3.7
Child 23,839 28.8
Other relatives 5,696 6.9
Other nonrelatives 3,275 4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,392 (X)
Never married 12,918 38.7
Now married, except separated 15,744 47.1
Separated 261 0.8
Widowed 975 2.9
Divorced 3,494 10.5
Females 15 years and over 33,438 (X)
Never married 10,428 31.2
Now married, except separated 15,281 45.7
Separated 376 1.1
Widowed 2,911 8.7
Divorced 4,442 13.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,239 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 725 58.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 66 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 28 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 127 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,718 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 1,085 63.2
Less than 1 year 164 9.5
1 or 2 years 163 9.5
3 or 4 years 232 13.5
5 or more years 526 30.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 1,085 (X)
Who are female 722 66.5
Who are married 592 54.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,938 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,588 6.9
Kindergarten 1,297 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,782 42.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,740 20.7
College or graduate school 5,531 24.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 54,727 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,154 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,237 5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,865 30.8
Some college, no degree 12,693 23.2
Associate's degree 6,640 12.1
Bachelor's degree 9,075 16.6
Graduate or professional degree 5,063 9.3
High school graduate or higher 50,336 92
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,138 25.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,292 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,657 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,355 (X)
With a disability 12,788 15.2
Under 18 years 21,705 (X)
With a disability 1,150 5.3
18 to 64 years 47,654 (X)
With a disability 6,210 13
65 years and over 14,996 (X)
With a disability 5,428 36.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,985 (X)
Same house 72,317 86.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,668 13.9
Different house in the U.S. 11,571 13.8
Same county 5,288 6.3
Different county 6,283 7.5
Same state 5,124 6.1
Different state 1,159 1.4
Abroad 97 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,139 (X)
Native 84,061 98.7
Born in United States 83,584 98.2
State of residence 65,614 77.1
Different state 17,970 21.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 477 0.6
Foreign born 1,078 1.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,078 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 599 55.6
Not a U.S. citizen 479 44.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,555 (X)
Native 477 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 142 29.8
Entered before 2010 335 70.2
Foreign born 1,078 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 338 31.4
Entered before 2010 740 68.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,078 (X)
Europe 153 14.2
Asia 411 38.1
Africa 142 13.2
Oceania 21 1.9
Latin America 175 16.2
Northern America 176 16.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,421 (X)
English only 75,384 94.9
Language other than English 4,037 5.1
Speak English less than very well 500 0.6
Spanish 564 0.7
Speak English less than very well 72 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 840 1.1
Speak English less than very well 121 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 362 0.5
Speak English less than very well 204 0.3
Other languages 2,271 2.9
Speak English less than very well 103 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,139 (X)
American 1,831 2.2
Arab 168 0.2
Czech 1,253 1.5
Danish 898 1.1
Dutch 1,149 1.3
English 4,433 5.2
French (except Basque) 2,926 3.4
French Canadian 960 1.1
German 21,396 25.1
Greek 113 0.1
Hungarian 103 0.1
Irish 6,387 7.5
Italian 1,146 1.3
Lithuanian 121 0.1
Norwegian 15,695 18.4
Polish 1,830 2.1
Portuguese 15 0
Russian 294 0.3
Scotch-Irish 348 0.4
Scottish 952 1.1
Slovak 48 0.1
Subsaharan African 133 0.2
Swedish 5,794 6.8
Swiss 186 0.2
Ukrainian 125 0.1
Welsh 195 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 58 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,187 (X)
With a computer 28,892 89.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 26,564 82.5