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

Senate District 20

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,480 (X)
Married-couple household 19,352 56.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,881 20
Cohabiting couple household 2,386 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 873 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,668 16.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 316 0.9
Householder living alone 4,657 13.5
65 years and over 1,605 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,074 20.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,216 3.5
Householder living alone 4,682 13.6
65 years and over 2,667 7.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,898 28.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,301 32.8
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,711 (X)
Householder 34,480 41.2
Spouse 19,196 22.9
Unmarried partner 2,384 2.8
Child 23,727 28.3
Other relatives 2,197 2.6
Other nonrelatives 1,727 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,494 (X)
Never married 9,714 28.2
Now married, except separated 19,882 57.6
Separated 212 0.6
Widowed 960 2.8
Divorced 3,726 10.8
Females 15 years and over 34,304 (X)
Never married 7,320 21.3
Now married, except separated 19,949 58.2
Separated 234 0.7
Widowed 2,780 8.1
Divorced 4,021 11.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,187 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 339 28.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 41 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 153 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 20 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 993 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 321 32.3
Less than 1 year 49 4.9
1 or 2 years 83 8.4
3 or 4 years 29 2.9
5 or more years 160 16.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 321 (X)
Who are female 206 64.2
Who are married 224 69.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,089 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,160 6.1
Kindergarten 1,073 5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,019 47.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,443 23.3
College or graduate school 3,394 17.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,665 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,250 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,024 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,742 31.4
Some college, no degree 12,383 20.8
Associate's degree 8,189 13.7
Bachelor's degree 11,578 19.4
Graduate or professional degree 5,499 9.2
High school graduate or higher 56,391 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 17,077 28.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,366 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,742 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,929 (X)
With a disability 8,510 10.1
Under 18 years 19,347 (X)
With a disability 567 2.9
18 to 64 years 48,505 (X)
With a disability 3,435 7.1
65 years and over 16,077 (X)
With a disability 4,508 28
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,820 (X)
Same house 75,608 90.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,212 9.8
Different house in the U.S. 8,017 9.6
Same county 4,133 4.9
Different county 3,884 4.6
Same state 2,758 3.3
Different state 1,126 1.3
Abroad 195 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,832 (X)
Native 82,934 97.8
Born in United States 82,511 97.3
State of residence 65,425 77.1
Different state 17,086 20.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 423 0.5
Foreign born 1,898 2.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,898 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 882 46.5
Not a U.S. citizen 1,016 53.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,321 (X)
Native 423 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 78 18.4
Entered before 2010 345 81.6
Foreign born 1,898 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 594 31.3
Entered before 2010 1,304 68.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,898 (X)
Europe 291 15.3
Asia 533 28.1
Africa 100 5.3
Oceania 22 1.2
Latin America 920 48.5
Northern America 32 1.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,954 (X)
English only 76,776 96
Language other than English 3,178 4
Speak English less than very well 1,114 1.4
Spanish 1,688 2.1
Speak English less than very well 597 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 834 1
Speak English less than very well 159 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 504 0.6
Speak English less than very well 311 0.4
Other languages 152 0.2
Speak English less than very well 47 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,832 (X)
American 2,590 3.1
Arab 103 0.1
Czech 790 0.9
Danish 1,035 1.2
Dutch 1,054 1.2
English 5,228 6.2
French (except Basque) 1,701 2
French Canadian 476 0.6
German 35,126 41.4
Greek 207 0.2
Hungarian 104 0.1
Irish 10,927 12.9
Italian 1,367 1.6
Lithuanian 61 0.1
Norwegian 13,349 15.7
Polish 1,958 2.3
Portuguese 20 0
Russian 240 0.3
Scotch-Irish 294 0.3
Scottish 821 1
Slovak 40 0
Subsaharan African 159 0.2
Swedish 4,946 5.8
Swiss 514 0.6
Ukrainian 114 0.1
Welsh 155 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 75 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,480 (X)
With a computer 31,618 91.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,826 86.5