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

Senate District 44

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,709 (X)
Married-couple household 13,833 42.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,967 15.2
Cohabiting couple household 3,358 10.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,611 4.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,113 15.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 515 1.6
Householder living alone 3,453 10.6
65 years and over 1,099 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 10,405 31.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,731 5.3
Householder living alone 6,379 19.5
65 years and over 3,408 10.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,834 30.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,144 31
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,065 (X)
Householder 32,709 39.4
Spouse 13,670 16.5
Unmarried partner 3,349 4
Child 24,661 29.7
Other relatives 6,352 7.6
Other nonrelatives 2,324 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,280 (X)
Never married 12,808 39.7
Now married, except separated 15,110 46.8
Separated 250 0.8
Widowed 769 2.4
Divorced 3,343 10.4
Females 15 years and over 35,337 (X)
Never married 12,160 34.4
Now married, except separated 14,746 41.7
Separated 675 1.9
Widowed 2,889 8.2
Divorced 4,867 13.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,464 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 601 41.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 51 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 80 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 112 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 53 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 2,089 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 548 26.2
Less than 1 year 40 1.9
1 or 2 years 266 12.7
3 or 4 years 77 3.7
5 or more years 165 7.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 548 (X)
Who are female 338 61.7
Who are married 388 70.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,613 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,313 6.7
Kindergarten 1,152 5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,742 39.5
High school (grades 9-12) 4,264 21.7
College or graduate school 5,142 26.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,333 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,369 4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,919 5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,519 26.6
Some college, no degree 12,194 20.9
Associate's degree 6,770 11.6
Bachelor's degree 13,052 22.4
Graduate or professional degree 5,510 9.4
High school graduate or higher 53,045 90.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,562 31.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,880 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,064 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,634 (X)
With a disability 10,704 12.8
Under 18 years 19,093 (X)
With a disability 727 3.8
18 to 64 years 50,844 (X)
With a disability 5,448 10.7
65 years and over 13,697 (X)
With a disability 4,529 33.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,000 (X)
Same house 73,244 88.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,756 11.8
Different house in the U.S. 9,635 11.6
Same county 4,001 4.8
Different county 5,634 6.8
Same state 4,687 5.6
Different state 947 1.1
Abroad 121 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,997 (X)
Native 72,621 86.5
Born in United States 71,483 85.1
State of residence 57,926 69
Different state 13,557 16.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,138 1.4
Foreign born 11,376 13.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,376 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,569 66.5
Not a U.S. citizen 3,807 33.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,514 (X)
Native 1,138 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 456 40.1
Entered before 2010 682 59.9
Foreign born 11,376 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,571 22.6
Entered before 2010 8,805 77.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,376 (X)
Europe 497 4.4
Asia 5,612 49.3
Africa 2,670 23.5
Oceania 39 0.3
Latin America 2,557 22.5
Northern America 1 0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,289 (X)
English only 60,872 77.8
Language other than English 17,417 22.2
Speak English less than very well 7,034 9
Spanish 4,263 5.4
Speak English less than very well 1,824 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 2,105 2.7
Speak English less than very well 743 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 8,503 10.9
Speak English less than very well 3,603 4.6
Other languages 2,546 3.3
Speak English less than very well 864 1.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,997 (X)
American 2,395 2.9
Arab 331 0.4
Czech 659 0.8
Danish 619 0.7
Dutch 644 0.8
English 3,643 4.3
French (except Basque) 2,976 3.5
French Canadian 1,042 1.2
German 19,202 22.9
Greek 127 0.2
Hungarian 364 0.4
Irish 8,220 9.8
Italian 2,429 2.9
Lithuanian 62 0.1
Norwegian 6,707 8
Polish 3,756 4.5
Portuguese 17 0
Russian 344 0.4
Scotch-Irish 521 0.6
Scottish 502 0.6
Slovak 54 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,835 3.4
Swedish 4,961 5.9
Swiss 423 0.5
Ukrainian 360 0.4
Welsh 221 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 304 0.4
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,709 (X)
With a computer 30,450 93.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,852 88.2