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

Senate District 05

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,791 (X)
Married-couple household 18,719 55.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,725 16.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,499 7.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,070 3.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,178 18.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 583 1.7
Householder living alone 4,687 13.9
65 years and over 1,744 5.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,395 18.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 863 2.6
Householder living alone 4,542 13.4
65 years and over 2,665 7.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,960 26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 12,735 37.7
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,830 (X)
Householder 33,791 40.3
Spouse 18,685 22.3
Unmarried partner 2,462 2.9
Child 23,402 27.9
Other relatives 3,182 3.8
Other nonrelatives 2,308 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,096 (X)
Never married 9,754 27.8
Now married, except separated 19,703 56.1
Separated 259 0.7
Widowed 1,177 3.4
Divorced 4,203 12
Females 15 years and over 33,351 (X)
Never married 6,943 20.8
Now married, except separated 19,260 57.7
Separated 261 0.8
Widowed 3,198 9.6
Divorced 3,689 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,082 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 315 29.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 41 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 71 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 144 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,153 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 483 41.9
Less than 1 year 67 5.8
1 or 2 years 97 8.4
3 or 4 years 69 6
5 or more years 250 21.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 483 (X)
Who are female 270 55.9
Who are married 380 78.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 17,968 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,190 6.6
Kindergarten 1,059 5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,900 49.5
High school (grades 9-12) 4,375 24.3
College or graduate school 2,444 13.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,607 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,771 3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,280 5.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 20,587 34.5
Some college, no degree 13,983 23.5
Associate's degree 7,835 13.1
Bachelor's degree 8,560 14.4
Graduate or professional degree 3,591 6
High school graduate or higher 54,556 91.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,151 20.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,976 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,311 9.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,073 (X)
With a disability 11,653 13.9
Under 18 years 19,864 (X)
With a disability 760 3.8
18 to 64 years 45,757 (X)
With a disability 5,338 11.7
65 years and over 18,452 (X)
With a disability 5,555 30.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,043 (X)
Same house 75,618 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,425 10
Different house in the U.S. 8,237 9.8
Same county 3,387 4
Different county 4,850 5.8
Same state 3,704 4.4
Different state 1,146 1.4
Abroad 188 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,973 (X)
Native 83,218 97.9
Born in United States 82,635 97.2
State of residence 65,367 76.9
Different state 17,268 20.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 583 0.7
Foreign born 1,755 2.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,755 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 696 39.7
Not a U.S. citizen 1,059 60.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,338 (X)
Native 583 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 231 39.6
Entered before 2010 352 60.4
Foreign born 1,755 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 643 36.6
Entered before 2010 1,112 63.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,755 (X)
Europe 241 13.7
Asia 301 17.2
Africa 145 8.3
Oceania 31 1.8
Latin America 926 52.8
Northern America 111 6.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,837 (X)
English only 75,323 94.3
Language other than English 4,514 5.7
Speak English less than very well 1,720 2.2
Spanish 1,891 2.4
Speak English less than very well 857 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1,931 2.4
Speak English less than very well 654 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 296 0.4
Speak English less than very well 66 0.1
Other languages 396 0.5
Speak English less than very well 143 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,973 (X)
American 3,227 3.8
Arab 46 0.1
Czech 922 1.1
Danish 949 1.1
Dutch 1,336 1.6
English 4,740 5.6
French (except Basque) 2,131 2.5
French Canadian 911 1.1
German 31,476 37
Greek 167 0.2
Hungarian 150 0.2
Irish 6,581 7.7
Italian 1,079 1.3
Lithuanian 26 0
Norwegian 12,015 14.1
Polish 4,175 4.9
Portuguese 28 0
Russian 199 0.2
Scotch-Irish 333 0.4
Scottish 737 0.9
Slovak 51 0.1
Subsaharan African 183 0.2
Swedish 5,749 6.8
Swiss 226 0.3
Ukrainian 66 0.1
Welsh 316 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 45 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,791 (X)
With a computer 29,983 88.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,278 80.7