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

Senate District 06

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,214 (X)
Married-couple household 17,934 50.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,409 15.4
Cohabiting couple household 2,578 7.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 925 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,397 18.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 435 1.2
Householder living alone 5,159 14.7
65 years and over 1,806 5.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,305 23.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,024 2.9
Householder living alone 5,714 16.2
65 years and over 3,271 9.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,361 23.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 13,537 38.4
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,482 (X)
Householder 35,214 42.7
Spouse 18,012 21.8
Unmarried partner 2,577 3.1
Child 21,470 26
Other relatives 3,057 3.7
Other nonrelatives 2,152 2.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,407 (X)
Never married 10,279 29.9
Now married, except separated 18,960 55.1
Separated 112 0.3
Widowed 1,032 3
Divorced 4,024 11.7
Females 15 years and over 35,102 (X)
Never married 8,103 23.1
Now married, except separated 18,806 53.6
Separated 242 0.7
Widowed 3,899 11.1
Divorced 4,052 11.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 628 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 157 25
Per 1,000 unmarried women 19 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 40 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 5 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 71 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 894 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 258 28.9
Less than 1 year 60 6.7
1 or 2 years 52 5.8
3 or 4 years 30 3.4
5 or more years 116 13
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 258 (X)
Who are female 165 64
Who are married 178 69
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 16,412 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,232 7.5
Kindergarten 1,233 7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,548 46
High school (grades 9-12) 3,876 23.6
College or graduate school 2,523 15.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,919 (X)
Less than 9th grade 675 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,730 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,647 29
Some college, no degree 15,475 25.4
Associate's degree 7,813 12.8
Bachelor's degree 10,813 17.7
Graduate or professional degree 5,766 9.5
High school graduate or higher 57,514 94.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 16,579 27.2
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,440 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,361 9.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,057 (X)
With a disability 13,027 15.7
Under 18 years 17,675 (X)
With a disability 900 5.1
18 to 64 years 45,973 (X)
With a disability 6,248 13.6
65 years and over 19,409 (X)
With a disability 5,879 30.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,565 (X)
Same house 73,912 88.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,653 11.6
Different house in the U.S. 9,588 11.5
Same county 5,082 6.1
Different county 4,506 5.4
Same state 3,157 3.8
Different state 1,349 1.6
Abroad 65 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,238 (X)
Native 83,360 99
Born in United States 82,978 98.5
State of residence 65,974 78.3
Different state 17,004 20.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 382 0.5
Foreign born 878 1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 878 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 574 65.4
Not a U.S. citizen 304 34.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,260 (X)
Native 382 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 44 11.5
Entered before 2010 338 88.5
Foreign born 878 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 226 25.7
Entered before 2010 652 74.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 878 (X)
Europe 236 26.9
Asia 273 31.1
Africa 109 12.4
Oceania 5 0.6
Latin America 109 12.4
Northern America 146 16.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,697 (X)
English only 78,117 98
Language other than English 1,580 2
Speak English less than very well 416 0.5
Spanish 487 0.6
Speak English less than very well 117 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 486 0.6
Speak English less than very well 115 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 363 0.5
Speak English less than very well 119 0.1
Other languages 244 0.3
Speak English less than very well 65 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,238 (X)
American 3,129 3.7
Arab 110 0.1
Czech 998 1.2
Danish 945 1.1
Dutch 1,338 1.6
English 6,144 7.3
French (except Basque) 4,009 4.8
French Canadian 1,621 1.9
German 28,991 34.4
Greek 200 0.2
Hungarian 105 0.1
Irish 8,990 10.7
Italian 2,147 2.5
Lithuanian 13 0
Norwegian 12,369 14.7
Polish 4,219 5
Portuguese 38 0
Russian 273 0.3
Scotch-Irish 525 0.6
Scottish 1,647 2
Slovak 122 0.1
Subsaharan African 82 0.1
Swedish 7,247 8.6
Swiss 153 0.2
Ukrainian 177 0.2
Welsh 313 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 19 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,214 (X)
With a computer 32,643 92.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,023 85.3