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

Senate District 03

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 36,593 (X)
Married-couple household 19,267 52.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,580 15.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,765 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 689 1.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,434 20.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 492 1.3
Householder living alone 6,060 16.6
65 years and over 2,284 6.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,127 19.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 873 2.4
Householder living alone 5,033 13.8
65 years and over 3,052 8.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,329 22.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,819 37.8
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,075 (X)
Householder 36,593 44.6
Spouse 19,074 23.2
Unmarried partner 2,742 3.3
Child 19,813 24.1
Other relatives 2,246 2.7
Other nonrelatives 1,607 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 36,723 (X)
Never married 10,105 27.5
Now married, except separated 20,012 54.5
Separated 449 1.2
Widowed 1,339 3.6
Divorced 4,818 13.1
Females 15 years and over 34,506 (X)
Never married 7,148 20.7
Now married, except separated 19,723 57.2
Separated 194 0.6
Widowed 3,414 9.9
Divorced 4,027 11.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 778 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 222 28.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 3 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 105 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 951 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 481 50.6
Less than 1 year 21 2.2
1 or 2 years 64 6.7
3 or 4 years 40 4.2
5 or more years 356 37.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 481 (X)
Who are female 264 54.9
Who are married 308 64
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 16,019 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 860 5.4
Kindergarten 811 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,402 46.2
High school (grades 9-12) 3,828 23.9
College or graduate school 3,118 19.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 62,525 (X)
Less than 9th grade 790 1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,668 4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,975 28.7
Some college, no degree 14,849 23.7
Associate's degree 8,918 14.3
Bachelor's degree 11,245 18
Graduate or professional degree 6,080 9.7
High school graduate or higher 59,067 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 17,325 27.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,335 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,190 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 82,772 (X)
With a disability 12,162 14.7
Under 18 years 15,792 (X)
With a disability 804 5.1
18 to 64 years 47,592 (X)
With a disability 5,507 11.6
65 years and over 19,388 (X)
With a disability 5,851 30.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,695 (X)
Same house 75,615 90.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,080 9.7
Different house in the U.S. 7,962 9.5
Same county 4,439 5.3
Different county 3,523 4.2
Same state 2,280 2.7
Different state 1,243 1.5
Abroad 118 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,354 (X)
Native 82,851 98.2
Born in United States 82,308 97.6
State of residence 63,515 75.3
Different state 18,793 22.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 543 0.6
Foreign born 1,503 1.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,503 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 919 61.1
Not a U.S. citizen 584 38.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,046 (X)
Native 543 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 90 16.6
Entered before 2010 453 83.4
Foreign born 1,503 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 277 18.4
Entered before 2010 1,226 81.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,503 (X)
Europe 336 22.4
Asia 342 22.8
Africa 39 2.6
Oceania 3 0.2
Latin America 171 11.4
Northern America 612 40.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,679 (X)
English only 78,553 97.4
Language other than English 2,126 2.6
Speak English less than very well 379 0.5
Spanish 818 1
Speak English less than very well 201 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 588 0.7
Speak English less than very well 71 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 221 0.3
Speak English less than very well 57 0.1
Other languages 499 0.6
Speak English less than very well 50 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,354 (X)
American 2,297 2.7
Arab 159 0.2
Czech 1,103 1.3
Danish 1,073 1.3
Dutch 1,072 1.3
English 5,993 7.1
French (except Basque) 3,304 3.9
French Canadian 1,380 1.6
German 20,453 24.2
Greek 75 0.1
Hungarian 139 0.2
Irish 7,482 8.9
Italian 2,569 3
Lithuanian 132 0.2
Norwegian 13,869 16.4
Polish 4,045 4.8
Portuguese 26 0
Russian 396 0.5
Scotch-Irish 521 0.6
Scottish 955 1.1
Slovak 93 0.1
Subsaharan African 57 0.1
Swedish 10,007 11.9
Swiss 163 0.2
Ukrainian 389 0.5
Welsh 291 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 72 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 36,593 (X)
With a computer 33,044 90.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,056 84.9