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

Senate District 18

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,177 (X)
Married-couple household 13,696 42.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,375 16.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,996 9.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 900 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,929 21.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 583 1.8
Householder living alone 4,281 13.3
65 years and over 1,046 3.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,556 26.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,439 4.5
Householder living alone 4,764 14.8
65 years and over 2,294 7.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,769 27.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,958 24.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 77,843 (X)
Householder 32,177 41.3
Spouse 13,744 17.7
Unmarried partner 2,936 3.8
Child 19,954 25.6
Other relatives 1,982 2.5
Other nonrelatives 7,050 9.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,103 (X)
Never married 17,142 48.8
Now married, except separated 14,446 41.2
Separated 265 0.8
Widowed 557 1.6
Divorced 2,693 7.7
Females 15 years and over 35,128 (X)
Never married 14,769 42
Now married, except separated 14,374 40.9
Separated 209 0.6
Widowed 2,243 6.4
Divorced 3,533 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,295 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 334 25.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 57 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 6 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 76 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 53 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 548 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 185 33.8
Less than 1 year 64 11.7
1 or 2 years 34 6.2
3 or 4 years 54 9.9
5 or more years 33 6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 185 (X)
Who are female 126 68.1
Who are married 132 71.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 27,355 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,271 4.6
Kindergarten 788 2.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,751 28.3
High school (grades 9-12) 3,223 11.8
College or graduate school 14,322 52.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 49,718 (X)
Less than 9th grade 940 1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,775 3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,559 23.2
Some college, no degree 10,287 20.7
Associate's degree 6,816 13.7
Bachelor's degree 11,958 24.1
Graduate or professional degree 6,383 12.8
High school graduate or higher 47,003 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,341 36.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,501 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,707 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,806 (X)
With a disability 9,356 11.2
Under 18 years 16,852 (X)
With a disability 1,004 6
18 to 64 years 55,671 (X)
With a disability 5,055 9.1
65 years and over 11,283 (X)
With a disability 3,297 29.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,312 (X)
Same house 65,418 78.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 17,894 21.5
Different house in the U.S. 17,395 20.9
Same county 8,095 9.7
Different county 9,300 11.2
Same state 7,286 8.7
Different state 2,014 2.4
Abroad 499 0.6
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,436 (X)
Native 79,239 93.8
Born in United States 78,676 93.2
State of residence 61,726 73.1
Different state 16,950 20.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 563 0.7
Foreign born 5,197 6.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,197 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,189 42.1
Not a U.S. citizen 3,008 57.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,760 (X)
Native 563 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 41 7.3
Entered before 2010 522 92.7
Foreign born 5,197 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,483 47.8
Entered before 2010 2,714 52.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,197 (X)
Europe 492 9.5
Asia 2,007 38.6
Africa 1,686 32.4
Oceania 19 0.4
Latin America 927 17.8
Northern America 66 1.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,802 (X)
English only 73,769 92.4
Language other than English 6,033 7.6
Speak English less than very well 2,059 2.6
Spanish 1,995 2.5
Speak English less than very well 545 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 871 1.1
Speak English less than very well 170 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,117 1.4
Speak English less than very well 448 0.6
Other languages 2,050 2.6
Speak English less than very well 896 1.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,436 (X)
American 2,746 3.3
Arab 504 0.6
Czech 1,119 1.3
Danish 1,266 1.5
Dutch 1,102 1.3
English 3,837 4.5
French (except Basque) 2,372 2.8
French Canadian 407 0.5
German 34,337 40.7
Greek 48 0.1
Hungarian 160 0.2
Irish 7,205 8.5
Italian 926 1.1
Lithuanian 65 0.1
Norwegian 10,735 12.7
Polish 2,078 2.5
Portuguese 71 0.1
Russian 479 0.6
Scotch-Irish 311 0.4
Scottish 629 0.7
Slovak 121 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,034 2.4
Swedish 4,568 5.4
Swiss 212 0.3
Ukrainian 113 0.1
Welsh 817 1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 31 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,177 (X)
With a computer 30,218 93.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,966 86.9