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

Senate District 48

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 30,773 (X)
Married-couple household 19,204 62.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 9,313 30.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,561 5.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 477 1.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,727 12.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 594 1.9
Householder living alone 2,432 7.9
65 years and over 610 2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,281 20.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,192 3.9
Householder living alone 3,827 12.4
65 years and over 1,846 6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 12,012 39
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,078 23
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,856 (X)
Householder 30,773 36.7
Spouse 19,222 22.9
Unmarried partner 1,525 1.8
Child 28,281 33.7
Other relatives 2,059 2.5
Other nonrelatives 1,996 2.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,548 (X)
Never married 9,267 28.5
Now married, except separated 20,239 62.2
Separated 148 0.5
Widowed 490 1.5
Divorced 2,404 7.4
Females 15 years and over 33,510 (X)
Never married 8,132 24.3
Now married, except separated 19,549 58.3
Separated 220 0.7
Widowed 1,740 5.2
Divorced 3,869 11.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 910 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 101 11.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 11 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 46 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 98 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 25 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 734 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 81 11
Less than 1 year 2 0.3
1 or 2 years 0 (X)
3 or 4 years 3 0.4
5 or more years 76 10.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 81 (X)
Who are female 34 42
Who are married 73 90.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 23,312 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,862 8
Kindergarten 1,123 4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 10,570 45.3
High school (grades 9-12) 5,951 25.5
College or graduate school 3,806 16.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 55,287 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,173 2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 916 1.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,231 14.9
Some college, no degree 9,188 16.6
Associate's degree 5,720 10.3
Bachelor's degree 20,349 36.8
Graduate or professional degree 9,710 17.6
High school graduate or higher 53,198 96.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 30,059 54.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,855 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,185 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,417 (X)
With a disability 5,933 7
Under 18 years 22,755 (X)
With a disability 499 2.2
18 to 64 years 51,335 (X)
With a disability 2,829 5.5
65 years and over 10,327 (X)
With a disability 2,605 25.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,738 (X)
Same house 75,617 90.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 8,121 9.7
Different house in the U.S. 7,857 9.4
Same county 2,760 3.3
Different county 5,097 6.1
Same state 4,328 5.2
Different state 769 0.9
Abroad 264 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,620 (X)
Native 79,823 94.3
Born in United States 79,286 93.7
State of residence 56,761 67.1
Different state 22,525 26.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 537 0.6
Foreign born 4,797 5.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,797 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,530 52.7
Not a U.S. citizen 2,267 47.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,334 (X)
Native 537 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 69 12.8
Entered before 2010 468 87.2
Foreign born 4,797 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,593 33.2
Entered before 2010 3,204 66.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,797 (X)
Europe 852 17.8
Asia 2,198 45.8
Africa 335 7
Oceania 51 1.1
Latin America 1,291 26.9
Northern America 70 1.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,287 (X)
English only 73,063 92.2
Language other than English 6,224 7.8
Speak English less than very well 1,486 1.9
Spanish 2,361 3
Speak English less than very well 482 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,194 1.5
Speak English less than very well 194 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,218 2.8
Speak English less than very well 745 0.9
Other languages 451 0.6
Speak English less than very well 65 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,620 (X)
American 2,000 2.4
Arab 71 0.1
Czech 1,625 1.9
Danish 988 1.2
Dutch 1,987 2.3
English 6,487 7.7
French (except Basque) 3,157 3.7
French Canadian 441 0.5
German 32,585 38.5
Greek 250 0.3
Hungarian 192 0.2
Irish 10,260 12.1
Italian 2,713 3.2
Lithuanian 127 0.2
Norwegian 12,200 14.4
Polish 4,043 4.8
Portuguese 33 0
Russian 478 0.6
Scotch-Irish 354 0.4
Scottish 865 1
Slovak 104 0.1
Subsaharan African 584 0.7
Swedish 6,108 7.2
Swiss 334 0.4
Ukrainian 265 0.3
Welsh 452 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 179 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 30,773 (X)
With a computer 29,852 97
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,885 93.9