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

Senate District 04

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,765 (X)
Married-couple household 16,292 49.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,941 21.2
Cohabiting couple household 2,162 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 989 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,484 19.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 437 1.3
Householder living alone 5,106 15.6
65 years and over 1,562 4.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,827 23.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,263 3.9
Householder living alone 5,382 16.4
65 years and over 2,557 7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,093 30.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,805 26.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 80,286 (X)
Householder 32,765 40.8
Spouse 16,137 20.1
Unmarried partner 2,333 2.9
Child 24,115 30
Other relatives 1,926 2.4
Other nonrelatives 3,010 3.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,892 (X)
Never married 11,778 35.8
Now married, except separated 16,880 51.3
Separated 433 1.3
Widowed 866 2.6
Divorced 2,935 8.9
Females 15 years and over 34,071 (X)
Never married 11,122 32.6
Now married, except separated 16,534 48.5
Separated 314 0.9
Widowed 2,631 7.7
Divorced 3,470 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 983 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 292 29.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 2 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 82 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 30 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 624 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 356 57.1
Less than 1 year 56 9
1 or 2 years 16 2.6
3 or 4 years 94 15.1
5 or more years 190 30.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 356 (X)
Who are female 208 58.4
Who are married 290 81.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 24,351 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,342 5.5
Kindergarten 1,017 4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,067 37.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,396 18.1
College or graduate school 8,529 35
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 53,032 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,002 1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,893 3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,922 22.5
Some college, no degree 11,859 22.4
Associate's degree 7,927 14.9
Bachelor's degree 12,847 24.2
Graduate or professional degree 5,582 10.5
High school graduate or higher 50,137 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,429 34.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,450 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,967 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,257 (X)
With a disability 9,932 11.9
Under 18 years 20,449 (X)
With a disability 548 2.7
18 to 64 years 50,717 (X)
With a disability 5,262 10.4
65 years and over 12,091 (X)
With a disability 4,122 34.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,989 (X)
Same house 70,381 84.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 12,608 15.2
Different house in the U.S. 12,377 14.9
Same county 4,920 5.9
Different county 7,457 9
Same state 2,624 3.2
Different state 4,833 5.8
Abroad 231 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,067 (X)
Native 80,726 96
Born in United States 80,122 95.3
State of residence 38,902 46.3
Different state 41,220 49
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 604 0.7
Foreign born 3,341 4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,341 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,710 51.2
Not a U.S. citizen 1,631 48.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,945 (X)
Native 604 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 48 7.9
Entered before 2010 556 92.1
Foreign born 3,341 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,734 51.9
Entered before 2010 1,607 48.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,341 (X)
Europe 299 8.9
Asia 1,471 44
Africa 1,135 34
Oceania 24 0.7
Latin America 219 6.6
Northern America 193 5.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,513 (X)
English only 73,320 93.4
Language other than English 5,193 6.6
Speak English less than very well 1,133 1.4
Spanish 1,069 1.4
Speak English less than very well 202 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 1,423 1.8
Speak English less than very well 414 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 706 0.9
Speak English less than very well 235 0.3
Other languages 1,995 2.5
Speak English less than very well 282 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,067 (X)
American 2,192 2.6
Arab 1,289 1.5
Czech 1,049 1.2
Danish 1,060 1.3
Dutch 1,179 1.4
English 4,381 5.2
French (except Basque) 2,540 3
French Canadian 838 1
German 27,079 32.2
Greek 86 0.1
Hungarian 91 0.1
Irish 5,695 6.8
Italian 1,148 1.4
Lithuanian 35 0
Norwegian 24,867 29.6
Polish 1,970 2.3
Portuguese 20 0
Russian 532 0.6
Scotch-Irish 312 0.4
Scottish 921 1.1
Slovak 47 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,427 1.7
Swedish 5,359 6.4
Swiss 206 0.2
Ukrainian 185 0.2
Welsh 272 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 161 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,765 (X)
With a computer 30,497 93.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,449 86.8