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

Senate District 26

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,943 (X)
Married-couple household 16,903 48.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,636 16.1
Cohabiting couple household 2,709 7.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 729 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 7,136 20.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 422 1.2
Householder living alone 5,487 15.7
65 years and over 1,471 4.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,195 23.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 880 2.5
Householder living alone 5,765 16.5
65 years and over 2,949 8.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,215 23.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 11,178 32
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 81,369 (X)
Householder 34,943 42.9
Spouse 16,911 20.8
Unmarried partner 2,788 3.4
Child 21,148 26
Other relatives 2,074 2.5
Other nonrelatives 3,505 4.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 35,516 (X)
Never married 13,464 37.9
Now married, except separated 17,583 49.5
Separated 252 0.7
Widowed 916 2.6
Divorced 3,301 9.3
Females 15 years and over 35,689 (X)
Never married 11,524 32.3
Now married, except separated 17,399 48.8
Separated 148 0.4
Widowed 2,973 8.3
Divorced 3,645 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 805 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 185 23
Per 1,000 unmarried women 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 42 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 3 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 66 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 33 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 709 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 288 40.6
Less than 1 year 17 2.4
1 or 2 years 51 7.2
3 or 4 years 85 12
5 or more years 135 19
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 288 (X)
Who are female 134 46.5
Who are married 227 78.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,558 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,267 5.4
Kindergarten 999 4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,706 32.7
High school (grades 9-12) 3,883 16.5
College or graduate school 9,703 41.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,872 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,219 2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,417 4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,705 29.9
Some college, no degree 11,851 21.2
Associate's degree 8,291 14.8
Bachelor's degree 10,290 18.4
Graduate or professional degree 5,099 9.1
High school graduate or higher 52,236 93.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,389 27.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 68,088 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,773 7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,615 (X)
With a disability 9,202 10.9
Under 18 years 17,392 (X)
With a disability 663 3.8
18 to 64 years 51,648 (X)
With a disability 4,180 8.1
65 years and over 15,575 (X)
With a disability 4,359 28
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,674 (X)
Same house 73,010 86.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,664 13.8
Different house in the U.S. 11,325 13.4
Same county 6,115 7.2
Different county 5,210 6.2
Same state 3,195 3.8
Different state 2,015 2.4
Abroad 339 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,531 (X)
Native 83,597 97.7
Born in United States 83,264 97.3
State of residence 49,759 58.2
Different state 33,505 39.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 333 0.4
Foreign born 1,934 2.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,934 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 769 39.8
Not a U.S. citizen 1,165 60.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,267 (X)
Native 333 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 12 3.6
Entered before 2010 321 96.4
Foreign born 1,934 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 954 49.3
Entered before 2010 980 50.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,934 (X)
Europe 293 15.1
Asia 817 42.2
Africa 227 11.7
Oceania 2 0.1
Latin America 524 27.1
Northern America 71 3.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 81,221 (X)
English only 77,566 95.5
Language other than English 3,655 4.5
Speak English less than very well 1,289 1.6
Spanish 1,234 1.5
Speak English less than very well 328 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,440 1.8
Speak English less than very well 634 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 771 0.9
Speak English less than very well 245 0.3
Other languages 210 0.3
Speak English less than very well 82 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,531 (X)
American 4,117 4.8
Arab 86 0.1
Czech 1,503 1.8
Danish 899 1.1
Dutch 1,486 1.7
English 4,850 5.7
French (except Basque) 1,883 2.2
French Canadian 341 0.4
German 33,665 39.4
Greek 39 0
Hungarian 307 0.4
Irish 9,392 11
Italian 1,381 1.6
Lithuanian 81 0.1
Norwegian 18,720 21.9
Polish 6,234 7.3
Portuguese 74 0.1
Russian 360 0.4
Scotch-Irish 497 0.6
Scottish 800 0.9
Slovak 76 0.1
Subsaharan African 222 0.3
Swedish 2,655 3.1
Swiss 533 0.6
Ukrainian 214 0.3
Welsh 314 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 150 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,943 (X)
With a computer 32,054 91.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,257 86.6