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

Senate District 42

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,927 (X)
Married-couple household 19,761 60
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,256 28.1
Cohabiting couple household 1,800 5.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 431 1.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,930 11.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 394 1.2
Householder living alone 2,848 8.6
65 years and over 720 2.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,436 22.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 974 3
Householder living alone 5,155 15.7
65 years and over 2,366 7.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,468 34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 8,618 26.2
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,951 (X)
Householder 32,927 39.7
Spouse 19,435 23.4
Unmarried partner 1,767 2.1
Child 24,592 29.6
Other relatives 2,713 3.3
Other nonrelatives 1,517 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,212 (X)
Never married 8,636 26.8
Now married, except separated 20,836 64.7
Separated 109 0.3
Widowed 608 1.9
Divorced 2,023 6.3
Females 15 years and over 34,122 (X)
Never married 8,280 24.3
Now married, except separated 20,116 59
Separated 165 0.5
Widowed 2,032 6
Divorced 3,529 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 878 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 144 16.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 46 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 90 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 655 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 236 36
Less than 1 year 25 3.8
1 or 2 years 59 9
3 or 4 years 87 13.3
5 or more years 65 9.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 236 (X)
Who are female 109 46.2
Who are married 181 76.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 21,009 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,624 7.7
Kindergarten 990 4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,758 46.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,603 21.9
College or graduate school 4,034 19.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,565 (X)
Less than 9th grade 421 0.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 451 0.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,577 11.2
Some college, no degree 8,580 14.7
Associate's degree 4,536 7.7
Bachelor's degree 22,668 38.7
Graduate or professional degree 15,332 26.2
High school graduate or higher 57,693 98.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,000 64.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 62,893 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,197 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,262 (X)
With a disability 6,771 8.1
Under 18 years 20,841 (X)
With a disability 680 3.3
18 to 64 years 49,944 (X)
With a disability 2,948 5.9
65 years and over 12,477 (X)
With a disability 3,143 25.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,926 (X)
Same house 71,515 86.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,411 13.8
Different house in the U.S. 11,144 13.4
Same county 7,230 8.7
Different county 3,914 4.7
Same state 1,825 2.2
Different state 2,089 2.5
Abroad 267 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,784 (X)
Native 72,199 86.2
Born in United States 71,472 85.3
State of residence 48,509 57.9
Different state 22,963 27.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 727 0.9
Foreign born 11,585 13.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,585 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,207 62.2
Not a U.S. citizen 4,378 37.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,312 (X)
Native 727 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 192 26.4
Entered before 2010 535 73.6
Foreign born 11,585 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,904 25.1
Entered before 2010 8,681 74.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,585 (X)
Europe 1,680 14.5
Asia 6,784 58.6
Africa 1,339 11.6
Oceania 27 0.2
Latin America 1,434 12.4
Northern America 321 2.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,152 (X)
English only 65,327 83.6
Language other than English 12,825 16.4
Speak English less than very well 2,319 3
Spanish 2,338 3
Speak English less than very well 336 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 4,666 6
Speak English less than very well 1,059 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,459 5.7
Speak English less than very well 663 0.8
Other languages 1,362 1.7
Speak English less than very well 261 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,784 (X)
American 1,566 1.9
Arab 431 0.5
Czech 731 0.9
Danish 1,012 1.2
Dutch 1,542 1.8
English 6,111 7.3
French (except Basque) 2,518 3
French Canadian 421 0.5
German 22,770 27.2
Greek 155 0.2
Hungarian 309 0.4
Irish 9,128 10.9
Italian 1,882 2.2
Lithuanian 330 0.4
Norwegian 10,259 12.2
Polish 3,487 4.2
Portuguese 37 0
Russian 1,164 1.4
Scotch-Irish 300 0.4
Scottish 1,347 1.6
Slovak 150 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,632 1.9
Swedish 7,187 8.6
Swiss 283 0.3
Ukrainian 320 0.4
Welsh 552 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 88 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,927 (X)
With a computer 32,186 97.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 31,410 95.4