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

Senate District 17

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,100 (X)
Married-couple household 18,386 57.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,916 21.5
Cohabiting couple household 2,066 6.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 785 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,279 16.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 249 0.8
Householder living alone 4,176 13
65 years and over 1,217 3.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,369 19.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 875 2.7
Householder living alone 4,439 13.8
65 years and over 2,552 8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,338 29.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,827 30.6
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,317 (X)
Householder 32,100 38.5
Spouse 18,273 21.9
Unmarried partner 2,173 2.6
Child 25,733 30.9
Other relatives 2,962 3.6
Other nonrelatives 2,076 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,990 (X)
Never married 10,466 30.8
Now married, except separated 19,301 56.8
Separated 396 1.2
Widowed 605 1.8
Divorced 3,222 9.5
Females 15 years and over 33,386 (X)
Never married 7,921 23.7
Now married, except separated 18,990 56.9
Separated 278 0.8
Widowed 2,852 8.5
Divorced 3,345 10
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,036 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 260 25.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 31 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 59 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 24 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 108 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,123 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 518 46.1
Less than 1 year 127 11.3
1 or 2 years 212 18.9
3 or 4 years 82 7.3
5 or more years 97 8.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 518 (X)
Who are female 343 66.2
Who are married 396 76.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,537 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,359 7
Kindergarten 1,242 6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,002 46.1
High school (grades 9-12) 5,134 26.3
College or graduate school 2,800 14.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,273 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,160 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,254 3.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,380 33.8
Some college, no degree 13,191 23
Associate's degree 8,634 15.1
Bachelor's degree 8,963 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 3,691 6.4
High school graduate or higher 53,859 94
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,654 22.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,739 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,145 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,513 (X)
With a disability 9,212 11
Under 18 years 20,328 (X)
With a disability 657 3.2
18 to 64 years 49,270 (X)
With a disability 4,262 8.7
65 years and over 13,915 (X)
With a disability 4,293 30.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,372 (X)
Same house 76,329 91.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,043 8.4
Different house in the U.S. 6,929 8.3
Same county 3,042 3.6
Different county 3,887 4.7
Same state 3,324 4
Different state 563 0.7
Abroad 114 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,147 (X)
Native 81,392 96.7
Born in United States 80,948 96.2
State of residence 68,770 81.7
Different state 12,178 14.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 444 0.5
Foreign born 2,755 3.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,755 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,513 54.9
Not a U.S. citizen 1,242 45.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,199 (X)
Native 444 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 89 20
Entered before 2010 355 80
Foreign born 2,755 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 514 18.7
Entered before 2010 2,241 81.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,755 (X)
Europe 443 16.1
Asia 577 20.9
Africa 116 4.2
Oceania 3 0.1
Latin America 1,520 55.2
Northern America 96 3.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,183 (X)
English only 74,923 94.6
Language other than English 4,260 5.4
Speak English less than very well 1,611 2
Spanish 3,273 4.1
Speak English less than very well 1,376 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 676 0.9
Speak English less than very well 102 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 182 0.2
Speak English less than very well 113 0.1
Other languages 129 0.2
Speak English less than very well 20 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,147 (X)
American 2,934 3.5
Arab 25 0
Czech 1,703 2
Danish 983 1.2
Dutch 1,381 1.6
English 3,366 4
French (except Basque) 2,044 2.4
French Canadian 348 0.4
German 40,713 48.4
Greek 141 0.2
Hungarian 102 0.1
Irish 6,985 8.3
Italian 1,070 1.3
Lithuanian 13 0
Norwegian 9,795 11.6
Polish 4,212 5
Portuguese 29 0
Russian 332 0.4
Scotch-Irish 240 0.3
Scottish 622 0.7
Slovak 7 0
Subsaharan African 522 0.6
Swedish 7,225 8.6
Swiss 186 0.2
Ukrainian 122 0.1
Welsh 177 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 40 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,100 (X)
With a computer 29,500 91.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,250 84.9