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

Senate District 11

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,943 (X)
Married-couple household 15,849 49.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,347 16.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,666 8.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 965 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,423 20.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 479 1.5
Householder living alone 4,782 15
65 years and over 1,698 5.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,005 21.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,062 3.3
Householder living alone 4,156 13
65 years and over 2,446 7.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,910 27.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,793 33.8
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 79,119 (X)
Householder 31,943 40.4
Spouse 15,979 20.2
Unmarried partner 2,664 3.4
Child 21,709 27.4
Other relatives 4,133 5.2
Other nonrelatives 2,691 3.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 37,670 (X)
Never married 13,372 35.5
Now married, except separated 17,441 46.3
Separated 497 1.3
Widowed 1,114 3
Divorced 5,246 13.9
Females 15 years and over 32,631 (X)
Never married 7,575 23.2
Now married, except separated 16,966 52
Separated 356 1.1
Widowed 3,102 9.5
Divorced 4,632 14.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 756 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 235 31.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 114 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 12 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,447 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 631 43.6
Less than 1 year 72 5
1 or 2 years 174 12
3 or 4 years 138 9.5
5 or more years 247 17.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 631 (X)
Who are female 362 57.4
Who are married 405 64.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 18,077 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,126 6.2
Kindergarten 871 4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,242 45.6
High school (grades 9-12) 4,762 26.3
College or graduate school 3,076 17
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,964 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,327 2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,283 5.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 22,807 37.4
Some college, no degree 14,548 23.9
Associate's degree 7,530 12.4
Bachelor's degree 7,744 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 3,725 6.1
High school graduate or higher 56,354 92.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 11,469 18.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,925 (X)
Civilian veterans 6,046 9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 80,430 (X)
With a disability 13,167 16.4
Under 18 years 17,773 (X)
With a disability 1,096 6.2
18 to 64 years 47,422 (X)
With a disability 6,817 14.4
65 years and over 15,235 (X)
With a disability 5,254 34.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,103 (X)
Same house 74,855 89
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,248 11
Different house in the U.S. 9,108 10.8
Same county 3,654 4.3
Different county 5,454 6.5
Same state 4,714 5.6
Different state 740 0.9
Abroad 140 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,775 (X)
Native 83,464 98.5
Born in United States 82,972 97.9
State of residence 67,719 79.9
Different state 15,253 18
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 492 0.6
Foreign born 1,311 1.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,311 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 600 45.8
Not a U.S. citizen 711 54.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,803 (X)
Native 492 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 26 5.3
Entered before 2010 466 94.7
Foreign born 1,311 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 339 25.9
Entered before 2010 972 74.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,311 (X)
Europe 193 14.7
Asia 396 30.2
Africa 194 14.8
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 407 31
Northern America 121 9.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,694 (X)
English only 77,674 96.3
Language other than English 3,020 3.7
Speak English less than very well 667 0.8
Spanish 1,163 1.4
Speak English less than very well 277 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 780 1
Speak English less than very well 169 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 293 0.4
Speak English less than very well 99 0.1
Other languages 784 1
Speak English less than very well 122 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,775 (X)
American 3,881 4.6
Arab 179 0.2
Czech 1,393 1.6
Danish 1,489 1.8
Dutch 992 1.2
English 4,879 5.8
French (except Basque) 2,469 2.9
French Canadian 1,276 1.5
German 23,595 27.8
Greek 116 0.1
Hungarian 123 0.1
Irish 7,594 9
Italian 2,346 2.8
Lithuanian 25 0
Norwegian 9,832 11.6
Polish 4,727 5.6
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 280 0.3
Scotch-Irish 356 0.4
Scottish 805 0.9
Slovak 113 0.1
Subsaharan African 286 0.3
Swedish 10,958 12.9
Swiss 281 0.3
Ukrainian 87 0.1
Welsh 250 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 111 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,943 (X)
With a computer 28,834 90.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 26,049 81.5