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

Senate District 27

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 29,818 (X)
Married-couple household 18,055 60.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,615 25.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,012 10.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,283 4.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,917 13.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 486 1.6
Householder living alone 2,535 8.5
65 years and over 649 2.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,834 16.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,094 3.7
Householder living alone 2,746 9.2
65 years and over 1,414 4.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,340 38
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,805 22.8
Average household size 2.9 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,991 (X)
Householder 29,818 35.1
Spouse 18,072 21.3
Unmarried partner 3,068 3.6
Child 28,548 33.6
Other relatives 3,481 4.1
Other nonrelatives 2,004 2.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,563 (X)
Never married 10,195 30.4
Now married, except separated 19,278 57.4
Separated 206 0.6
Widowed 614 1.8
Divorced 3,270 9.7
Females 15 years and over 32,694 (X)
Never married 8,204 25.1
Now married, except separated 18,626 57
Separated 464 1.4
Widowed 1,815 5.6
Divorced 3,585 11
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,438 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 580 40.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 61 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 72 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 123 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 49 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,511 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 369 24.4
Less than 1 year 113 7.5
1 or 2 years 110 7.3
3 or 4 years 66 4.4
5 or more years 80 5.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 369 (X)
Who are female 172 46.6
Who are married 341 92.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,868 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,375 6.3
Kindergarten 1,472 6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,283 47
High school (grades 9-12) 5,153 23.6
College or graduate school 3,585 16.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,894 (X)
Less than 9th grade 602 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,540 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,823 30.1
Some college, no degree 14,325 25.6
Associate's degree 8,513 15.2
Bachelor's degree 9,159 16.4
Graduate or professional degree 3,932 7
High school graduate or higher 52,752 94.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,091 23.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,086 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,669 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,901 (X)
With a disability 7,970 9.4
Under 18 years 22,935 (X)
With a disability 1,123 4.9
18 to 64 years 52,619 (X)
With a disability 4,080 7.8
65 years and over 9,347 (X)
With a disability 2,767 29.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,115 (X)
Same house 76,148 90.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,967 9.5
Different house in the U.S. 7,877 9.4
Same county 2,745 3.3
Different county 5,132 6.1
Same state 4,767 5.7
Different state 365 0.4
Abroad 90 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,205 (X)
Native 83,873 98.4
Born in United States 83,531 98
State of residence 71,551 84
Different state 11,980 14.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 342 0.4
Foreign born 1,332 1.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,332 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 859 64.5
Not a U.S. citizen 473 35.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,674 (X)
Native 342 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 39 11.4
Entered before 2010 303 88.6
Foreign born 1,332 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 136 10.2
Entered before 2010 1,196 89.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,332 (X)
Europe 175 13.1
Asia 414 31.1
Africa 142 10.7
Oceania 6 0.5
Latin America 498 37.4
Northern America 97 7.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,603 (X)
English only 77,788 97.7
Language other than English 1,815 2.3
Speak English less than very well 362 0.5
Spanish 1,050 1.3
Speak English less than very well 214 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 382 0.5
Speak English less than very well 48 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 262 0.3
Speak English less than very well 100 0.1
Other languages 121 0.2
Speak English less than very well 0 (X)
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,205 (X)
American 3,093 3.6
Arab 115 0.1
Czech 766 0.9
Danish 923 1.1
Dutch 818 1
English 4,411 5.2
French (except Basque) 2,590 3
French Canadian 1,152 1.4
German 31,466 36.9
Greek 95 0.1
Hungarian 127 0.1
Irish 8,138 9.6
Italian 1,084 1.3
Lithuanian 5 0
Norwegian 12,454 14.6
Polish 4,879 5.7
Portuguese 19 0
Russian 275 0.3
Scotch-Irish 229 0.3
Scottish 739 0.9
Slovak 64 0.1
Subsaharan African 200 0.2
Swedish 7,581 8.9
Swiss 518 0.6
Ukrainian 212 0.2
Welsh 287 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 29,818 (X)
With a computer 28,734 96.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 27,664 92.8