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

Senate District 08

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 35,417 (X)
Married-couple household 12,884 36.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,790 13.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,161 8.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 987 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,328 23.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 376 1.1
Householder living alone 6,059 17.1
65 years and over 1,556 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,044 31.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,395 3.9
Householder living alone 6,781 19.1
65 years and over 3,035 8.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,152 23
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,488 26.8
Average household size 2.2 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 78,919 (X)
Householder 35,417 44.9
Spouse 13,102 16.6
Unmarried partner 3,093 3.9
Child 18,450 23.4
Other relatives 2,180 2.8
Other nonrelatives 6,677 8.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,948 (X)
Never married 16,709 47.8
Now married, except separated 13,799 39.5
Separated 194 0.6
Widowed 703 2
Divorced 3,543 10.1
Females 15 years and over 37,058 (X)
Never married 15,704 42.4
Now married, except separated 13,533 36.5
Separated 268 0.7
Widowed 2,889 7.8
Divorced 4,664 12.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,048 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 334 31.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 46 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 69 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 555 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 172 31
Less than 1 year 50 9
1 or 2 years 32 5.8
3 or 4 years 12 2.2
5 or more years 78 14.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 172 (X)
Who are female 111 64.5
Who are married 101 58.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 25,806 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,293 5
Kindergarten 790 3.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 6,387 24.8
High school (grades 9-12) 3,140 12.2
College or graduate school 14,196 55
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 52,794 (X)
Less than 9th grade 761 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,012 3.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,642 20.2
Some college, no degree 12,701 24.1
Associate's degree 5,009 9.5
Bachelor's degree 13,325 25.2
Graduate or professional degree 8,344 15.8
High school graduate or higher 50,021 94.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 21,669 41
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 69,375 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,392 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,483 (X)
With a disability 10,760 12.9
Under 18 years 15,198 (X)
With a disability 676 4.4
18 to 64 years 55,677 (X)
With a disability 6,362 11.4
65 years and over 12,608 (X)
With a disability 3,722 29.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,061 (X)
Same house 65,192 77.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 18,869 22.4
Different house in the U.S. 18,645 22.2
Same county 10,426 12.4
Different county 8,219 9.8
Same state 5,725 6.8
Different state 2,494 3
Abroad 224 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,044 (X)
Native 82,280 96.7
Born in United States 81,595 95.9
State of residence 62,611 73.6
Different state 18,984 22.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 685 0.8
Foreign born 2,764 3.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,764 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,446 52.3
Not a U.S. citizen 1,318 47.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,449 (X)
Native 685 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 123 18
Entered before 2010 562 82
Foreign born 2,764 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 874 31.6
Entered before 2010 1,890 68.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,764 (X)
Europe 698 25.3
Asia 903 32.7
Africa 361 13.1
Oceania 72 2.6
Latin America 487 17.6
Northern America 243 8.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,275 (X)
English only 76,212 94.9
Language other than English 4,063 5.1
Speak English less than very well 983 1.2
Spanish 1,470 1.8
Speak English less than very well 406 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 1,301 1.6
Speak English less than very well 232 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 665 0.8
Speak English less than very well 207 0.3
Other languages 627 0.8
Speak English less than very well 138 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,044 (X)
American 1,844 2.2
Arab 327 0.4
Czech 626 0.7
Danish 1,005 1.2
Dutch 1,050 1.2
English 5,584 6.6
French (except Basque) 2,395 2.8
French Canadian 1,418 1.7
German 20,507 24.1
Greek 196 0.2
Hungarian 95 0.1
Irish 8,845 10.4
Italian 3,129 3.7
Lithuanian 53 0.1
Norwegian 11,442 13.5
Polish 5,302 6.2
Portuguese 17 0
Russian 424 0.5
Scotch-Irish 679 0.8
Scottish 984 1.2
Slovak 156 0.2
Subsaharan African 507 0.6
Swedish 8,674 10.2
Swiss 293 0.3
Ukrainian 252 0.3
Welsh 438 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 118 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 35,417 (X)
With a computer 32,855 92.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,714 86.7