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

Senate District 29

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 31,852 (X)
Married-couple household 18,206 57.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,976 25
Cohabiting couple household 2,196 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 811 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,328 16.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 540 1.7
Householder living alone 3,933 12.3
65 years and over 1,278 4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,122 19.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,184 3.7
Householder living alone 3,958 12.4
65 years and over 2,236 7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,037 34.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,498 26.7
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,655 (X)
Householder 31,852 37.6
Spouse 18,151 21.4
Unmarried partner 2,267 2.7
Child 27,656 32.7
Other relatives 2,608 3.1
Other nonrelatives 2,121 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,722 (X)
Never married 10,468 31
Now married, except separated 18,745 55.6
Separated 205 0.6
Widowed 663 2
Divorced 3,641 10.8
Females 15 years and over 33,530 (X)
Never married 8,215 24.5
Now married, except separated 18,904 56.4
Separated 212 0.6
Widowed 2,071 6.2
Divorced 4,128 12.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,397 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 156 11.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 17 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 74 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 134 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 51 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 861 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 220 25.6
Less than 1 year 35 4.1
1 or 2 years 78 9.1
3 or 4 years 28 3.3
5 or more years 79 9.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 220 (X)
Who are female 122 55.5
Who are married 148 67.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,071 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,454 6.9
Kindergarten 1,133 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,637 45.7
High school (grades 9-12) 5,092 24.2
College or graduate school 3,755 17.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,568 (X)
Less than 9th grade 992 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,571 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,075 32
Some college, no degree 12,618 22.3
Associate's degree 6,805 12
Bachelor's degree 10,830 19.1
Graduate or professional degree 4,677 8.3
High school graduate or higher 53,005 93.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,507 27.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,238 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,829 7.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,894 (X)
With a disability 9,538 11.2
Under 18 years 22,200 (X)
With a disability 1,206 5.4
18 to 64 years 50,709 (X)
With a disability 4,163 8.2
65 years and over 11,985 (X)
With a disability 4,169 34.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,364 (X)
Same house 76,630 90.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,734 9.2
Different house in the U.S. 7,623 9
Same county 3,892 4.6
Different county 3,731 4.4
Same state 3,010 3.6
Different state 721 0.9
Abroad 111 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,499 (X)
Native 83,067 97.2
Born in United States 82,503 96.5
State of residence 69,385 81.2
Different state 13,118 15.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 564 0.7
Foreign born 2,432 2.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,432 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,472 60.5
Not a U.S. citizen 960 39.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,996 (X)
Native 564 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 281 49.8
Entered before 2010 283 50.2
Foreign born 2,432 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 478 19.7
Entered before 2010 1,954 80.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,432 (X)
Europe 349 14.4
Asia 783 32.2
Africa 104 4.3
Oceania 11 0.5
Latin America 1,079 44.4
Northern America 106 4.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,803 (X)
English only 75,988 95.2
Language other than English 3,815 4.8
Speak English less than very well 1,372 1.7
Spanish 2,294 2.9
Speak English less than very well 776 1
Other Indo-European languages 610 0.8
Speak English less than very well 114 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 691 0.9
Speak English less than very well 446 0.6
Other languages 220 0.3
Speak English less than very well 36 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,499 (X)
American 4,636 5.4
Arab 84 0.1
Czech 1,188 1.4
Danish 518 0.6
Dutch 1,178 1.4
English 3,582 4.2
French (except Basque) 3,675 4.3
French Canadian 915 1.1
German 32,687 38.2
Greek 153 0.2
Hungarian 179 0.2
Irish 8,151 9.5
Italian 899 1.1
Lithuanian 19 0
Norwegian 10,676 12.5
Polish 3,930 4.6
Portuguese 4 0
Russian 428 0.5
Scotch-Irish 282 0.3
Scottish 697 0.8
Slovak 50 0.1
Subsaharan African 227 0.3
Swedish 7,629 8.9
Swiss 264 0.3
Ukrainian 254 0.3
Welsh 215 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 3 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 31,852 (X)
With a computer 29,738 93.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,355 89