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

Senate District 15

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,450 (X)
Married-couple household 17,954 52.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,486 18.8
Cohabiting couple household 2,412 7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,038 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,467 18.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 480 1.4
Householder living alone 5,217 15.1
65 years and over 1,646 4.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,617 22.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,343 3.9
Householder living alone 5,251 15.2
65 years and over 3,196 9.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,744 28.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,511 33.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,223 (X)
Householder 34,450 41.9
Spouse 18,010 21.9
Unmarried partner 2,404 2.9
Child 23,686 28.8
Other relatives 2,046 2.5
Other nonrelatives 1,627 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,894 (X)
Never married 10,853 32
Now married, except separated 18,507 54.6
Separated 233 0.7
Widowed 1,002 3
Divorced 3,299 9.7
Females 15 years and over 34,484 (X)
Never married 8,756 25.4
Now married, except separated 18,649 54.1
Separated 271 0.8
Widowed 3,539 10.3
Divorced 3,269 9.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,097 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 318 29
Per 1,000 unmarried women 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 43 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 104 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 614 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 287 46.7
Less than 1 year 57 9.3
1 or 2 years 103 16.8
3 or 4 years 23 3.7
5 or more years 104 16.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 287 (X)
Who are female 163 56.8
Who are married 235 81.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,542 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,945 9
Kindergarten 1,106 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,021 41.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,757 22.1
College or graduate school 4,713 21.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,281 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,411 2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,560 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,559 34.1
Some college, no degree 13,308 23.2
Associate's degree 7,348 12.8
Bachelor's degree 9,615 16.8
Graduate or professional degree 3,480 6.1
High school graduate or higher 53,310 93.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,095 22.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,940 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,336 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,178 (X)
With a disability 9,652 11.5
Under 18 years 20,253 (X)
With a disability 695 3.4
18 to 64 years 47,649 (X)
With a disability 4,054 8.5
65 years and over 16,276 (X)
With a disability 4,903 30.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,406 (X)
Same house 76,314 90.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,092 9.6
Different house in the U.S. 7,715 9.1
Same county 3,727 4.4
Different county 3,988 4.7
Same state 2,884 3.4
Different state 1,104 1.3
Abroad 377 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,230 (X)
Native 82,012 96.2
Born in United States 81,668 95.8
State of residence 66,553 78.1
Different state 15,115 17.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 344 0.4
Foreign born 3,218 3.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,218 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,569 48.8
Not a U.S. citizen 1,649 51.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,562 (X)
Native 344 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 98 28.5
Entered before 2010 246 71.5
Foreign born 3,218 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,122 34.9
Entered before 2010 2,096 65.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,218 (X)
Europe 365 11.3
Asia 1,181 36.7
Africa 395 12.3
Oceania 14 0.4
Latin America 1,162 36.1
Northern America 101 3.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,888 (X)
English only 74,896 93.8
Language other than English 4,992 6.2
Speak English less than very well 2,045 2.6
Spanish 2,552 3.2
Speak English less than very well 1,077 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 739 0.9
Speak English less than very well 141 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,201 1.5
Speak English less than very well 669 0.8
Other languages 500 0.6
Speak English less than very well 158 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,230 (X)
American 2,092 2.5
Arab 36 0
Czech 1,230 1.4
Danish 1,601 1.9
Dutch 1,549 1.8
English 3,392 4
French (except Basque) 1,929 2.3
French Canadian 678 0.8
German 39,591 46.5
Greek 13 0
Hungarian 82 0.1
Irish 5,075 6
Italian 702 0.8
Lithuanian 39 0
Norwegian 16,050 18.8
Polish 2,127 2.5
Portuguese 25 0
Russian 310 0.4
Scotch-Irish 348 0.4
Scottish 595 0.7
Slovak 42 0
Subsaharan African 427 0.5
Swedish 3,496 4.1
Swiss 261 0.3
Ukrainian 103 0.1
Welsh 352 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 39 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,450 (X)
With a computer 31,200 90.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,895 83.9