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

Senate District 36

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,227 (X)
Married-couple household 19,002 57.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 7,167 21.6
Cohabiting couple household 2,200 6.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 507 1.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,241 12.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 381 1.1
Householder living alone 3,157 9.5
65 years and over 1,345 4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,784 23.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,091 3.3
Householder living alone 5,188 15.6
65 years and over 3,120 9.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,743 29.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,867 32.7
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,865 (X)
Householder 33,227 39.6
Spouse 18,928 22.6
Unmarried partner 2,172 2.6
Child 25,500 30.4
Other relatives 2,877 3.4
Other nonrelatives 1,161 1.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,093 (X)
Never married 10,332 30.3
Now married, except separated 19,725 57.9
Separated 445 1.3
Widowed 1,014 3
Divorced 2,577 7.6
Females 15 years and over 35,469 (X)
Never married 8,631 24.3
Now married, except separated 19,558 55.1
Separated 400 1.1
Widowed 2,618 7.4
Divorced 4,262 12
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 995 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 136 13.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 15 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 11 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 106 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,019 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 280 27.5
Less than 1 year 43 4.2
1 or 2 years 70 6.9
3 or 4 years 105 10.3
5 or more years 62 6.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 280 (X)
Who are female 156 55.7
Who are married 260 92.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,548 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,452 7.4
Kindergarten 919 4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,783 44.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,490 23
College or graduate school 3,904 20
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 60,762 (X)
Less than 9th grade 635 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,381 2.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,672 20.9
Some college, no degree 12,844 21.1
Associate's degree 7,047 11.6
Bachelor's degree 17,537 28.9
Graduate or professional degree 8,646 14.2
High school graduate or higher 58,746 96.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 26,183 43.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 66,214 (X)
Civilian veterans 5,035 7.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,078 (X)
With a disability 8,135 9.7
Under 18 years 19,119 (X)
With a disability 676 3.5
18 to 64 years 49,987 (X)
With a disability 3,633 7.3
65 years and over 14,972 (X)
With a disability 3,826 25.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,708 (X)
Same house 75,204 88.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,504 11.2
Different house in the U.S. 9,367 11.1
Same county 3,551 4.2
Different county 5,816 6.9
Same state 4,944 5.8
Different state 872 1
Abroad 137 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,441 (X)
Native 80,568 94.3
Born in United States 80,277 94
State of residence 63,032 73.8
Different state 17,245 20.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 291 0.3
Foreign born 4,873 5.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,873 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,157 64.8
Not a U.S. citizen 1,716 35.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,164 (X)
Native 291 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 34 11.7
Entered before 2010 257 88.3
Foreign born 4,873 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,045 21.4
Entered before 2010 3,828 78.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,873 (X)
Europe 749 15.4
Asia 1,673 34.3
Africa 717 14.7
Oceania 13 0.3
Latin America 1,605 32.9
Northern America 116 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,533 (X)
English only 74,761 92.8
Language other than English 5,772 7.2
Speak English less than very well 2,008 2.5
Spanish 2,236 2.8
Speak English less than very well 921 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 967 1.2
Speak English less than very well 249 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,847 2.3
Speak English less than very well 643 0.8
Other languages 722 0.9
Speak English less than very well 195 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,441 (X)
American 3,118 3.6
Arab 332 0.4
Czech 971 1.1
Danish 1,056 1.2
Dutch 1,160 1.4
English 6,271 7.3
French (except Basque) 3,884 4.5
French Canadian 1,567 1.8
German 27,947 32.7
Greek 140 0.2
Hungarian 319 0.4
Irish 11,408 13.4
Italian 2,717 3.2
Lithuanian 204 0.2
Norwegian 9,040 10.6
Polish 4,135 4.8
Portuguese 51 0.1
Russian 320 0.4
Scotch-Irish 447 0.5
Scottish 1,181 1.4
Slovak 100 0.1
Subsaharan African 628 0.7
Swedish 7,939 9.3
Swiss 519 0.6
Ukrainian 320 0.4
Welsh 350 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 6 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,227 (X)
With a computer 31,604 95.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,466 91.7