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

Senate District 46

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 39,816 (X)
Married-couple household 15,107 37.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,919 14.9
Cohabiting couple household 3,240 8.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 297 0.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,441 21.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 463 1.2
Householder living alone 6,365 16
65 years and over 1,353 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 13,028 32.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,656 4.2
Householder living alone 9,528 23.9
65 years and over 4,174 10.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,698 21.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,425 26.2
Average household size 2.1 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 82,915 (X)
Householder 39,816 48
Spouse 15,324 18.5
Unmarried partner 3,292 4
Child 18,491 22.3
Other relatives 2,106 2.5
Other nonrelatives 3,886 4.7
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,236 (X)
Never married 13,735 41.3
Now married, except separated 16,114 48.5
Separated 230 0.7
Widowed 416 1.3
Divorced 2,741 8.2
Females 15 years and over 36,640 (X)
Never married 12,376 33.8
Now married, except separated 15,850 43.3
Separated 593 1.6
Widowed 3,341 9.1
Divorced 4,480 12.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,123 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 124 11
Per 1,000 unmarried women 10 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 54 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 48 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 585 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 38 6.5
Less than 1 year 10 1.7
1 or 2 years 20 3.4
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 8 1.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 38 (X)
Who are female 15 39.5
Who are married 38 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,992 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,580 9.9
Kindergarten 806 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 7,109 44.5
High school (grades 9-12) 2,847 17.8
College or graduate school 3,650 22.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 63,039 (X)
Less than 9th grade 884 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,098 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,097 12.8
Some college, no degree 10,128 16.1
Associate's degree 4,756 7.5
Bachelor's degree 24,898 39.5
Graduate or professional degree 13,178 20.9
High school graduate or higher 61,057 96.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 38,076 60.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 67,938 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,725 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,076 (X)
With a disability 8,986 10.8
Under 18 years 15,855 (X)
With a disability 770 4.9
18 to 64 years 53,221 (X)
With a disability 3,607 6.8
65 years and over 14,000 (X)
With a disability 4,609 32.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,931 (X)
Same house 68,262 82.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 14,669 17.7
Different house in the U.S. 14,240 17.2
Same county 9,059 10.9
Different county 5,181 6.2
Same state 2,632 3.2
Different state 2,549 3.1
Abroad 429 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,796 (X)
Native 75,020 89.5
Born in United States 73,426 87.6
State of residence 48,454 57.8
Different state 24,972 29.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,594 1.9
Foreign born 8,776 10.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 8,776 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,530 51.6
Not a U.S. citizen 4,246 48.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 10,370 (X)
Native 1,594 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 720 45.2
Entered before 2010 874 54.8
Foreign born 8,776 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,705 42.2
Entered before 2010 5,071 57.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 8,776 (X)
Europe 1,337 15.2
Asia 3,352 38.2
Africa 2,222 25.3
Oceania 25 0.3
Latin America 1,501 17.1
Northern America 339 3.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 78,888 (X)
English only 67,761 85.9
Language other than English 11,127 14.1
Speak English less than very well 3,899 4.9
Spanish 2,788 3.5
Speak English less than very well 811 1
Other Indo-European languages 3,463 4.4
Speak English less than very well 1,389 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,428 3.1
Speak English less than very well 1,006 1.3
Other languages 2,448 3.1
Speak English less than very well 693 0.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,796 (X)
American 3,090 3.7
Arab 316 0.4
Czech 1,348 1.6
Danish 1,371 1.6
Dutch 1,191 1.4
English 6,825 8.1
French (except Basque) 2,317 2.8
French Canadian 612 0.7
German 21,674 25.9
Greek 361 0.4
Hungarian 229 0.3
Irish 9,556 11.4
Italian 2,280 2.7
Lithuanian 195 0.2
Norwegian 9,695 11.6
Polish 3,289 3.9
Portuguese 75 0.1
Russian 1,276 1.5
Scotch-Irish 612 0.7
Scottish 1,375 1.6
Slovak 120 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,141 3.7
Swedish 6,702 8
Swiss 230 0.3
Ukrainian 354 0.4
Welsh 587 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 199 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 39,816 (X)
With a computer 37,525 94.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 36,222 91