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

Senate District 35

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,700 (X)
Married-couple household 15,699 48
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,166 18.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,836 8.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,306 4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,476 16.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 416 1.3
Householder living alone 3,809 11.6
65 years and over 987 3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 8,689 26.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,668 5.1
Householder living alone 5,121 15.7
65 years and over 2,924 8.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,584 32.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,611 29.4
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,140 (X)
Householder 32,700 38.9
Spouse 15,589 18.5
Unmarried partner 2,890 3.4
Child 24,939 29.6
Other relatives 5,278 6.3
Other nonrelatives 2,744 3.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,482 (X)
Never married 12,859 37.3
Now married, except separated 16,577 48.1
Separated 411 1.2
Widowed 1,061 3.1
Divorced 3,574 10.4
Females 15 years and over 35,789 (X)
Never married 10,517 29.4
Now married, except separated 16,681 46.6
Separated 687 1.9
Widowed 3,419 9.6
Divorced 4,485 12.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,021 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 353 34.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 31 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 51 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 97 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 15 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,818 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 517 28.4
Less than 1 year 212 11.7
1 or 2 years 101 5.6
3 or 4 years 97 5.3
5 or more years 107 5.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 517 (X)
Who are female 359 69.4
Who are married 376 72.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,488 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 936 4.8
Kindergarten 818 4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,495 43.6
High school (grades 9-12) 5,268 27
College or graduate school 3,971 20.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,688 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,281 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,133 3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,270 30.6
Some college, no degree 14,341 24
Associate's degree 7,752 13
Bachelor's degree 11,595 19.4
Graduate or professional degree 4,316 7.2
High school graduate or higher 56,274 94.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,911 26.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,403 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,747 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,549 (X)
With a disability 10,130 12
Under 18 years 18,934 (X)
With a disability 913 4.8
18 to 64 years 52,338 (X)
With a disability 5,045 9.6
65 years and over 13,277 (X)
With a disability 4,172 31.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,478 (X)
Same house 74,259 87.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,219 12.1
Different house in the U.S. 10,042 11.9
Same county 4,259 5
Different county 5,783 6.8
Same state 5,246 6.2
Different state 537 0.6
Abroad 177 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,397 (X)
Native 78,114 91.5
Born in United States 77,416 90.7
State of residence 59,844 70.1
Different state 17,572 20.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 698 0.8
Foreign born 7,283 8.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,283 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,331 59.5
Not a U.S. citizen 2,952 40.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 7,981 (X)
Native 698 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 154 22.1
Entered before 2010 544 77.9
Foreign born 7,283 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,287 31.4
Entered before 2010 4,996 68.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,283 (X)
Europe 1,036 14.2
Asia 2,471 33.9
Africa 2,804 38.5
Oceania 34 0.5
Latin America 892 12.2
Northern America 46 0.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,854 (X)
English only 72,682 89.9
Language other than English 8,172 10.1
Speak English less than very well 3,026 3.7
Spanish 1,450 1.8
Speak English less than very well 588 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,835 2.3
Speak English less than very well 665 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,294 2.8
Speak English less than very well 874 1.1
Other languages 2,593 3.2
Speak English less than very well 899 1.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,397 (X)
American 4,193 4.9
Arab 852 1
Czech 797 0.9
Danish 889 1
Dutch 807 0.9
English 4,725 5.5
French (except Basque) 2,719 3.2
French Canadian 957 1.1
German 24,088 28.2
Greek 156 0.2
Hungarian 206 0.2
Irish 9,413 11
Italian 1,975 2.3
Lithuanian 129 0.2
Norwegian 11,314 13.2
Polish 4,387 5.1
Portuguese 60 0.1
Russian 848 1
Scotch-Irish 471 0.6
Scottish 1,132 1.3
Slovak 201 0.2
Subsaharan African 3,530 4.1
Swedish 6,564 7.7
Swiss 123 0.1
Ukrainian 413 0.5
Welsh 426 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 333 0.4
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,700 (X)
With a computer 31,066 95
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,676 90.8