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

Senate District 49

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,973 (X)
Married-couple household 19,203 56.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 8,733 25.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,633 4.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 382 1.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,204 15.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 546 1.6
Householder living alone 3,549 10.4
65 years and over 843 2.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 7,933 23.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,107 3.3
Householder living alone 5,391 15.9
65 years and over 2,480 7.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 11,241 33.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,167 27
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,062 (X)
Householder 33,973 40.4
Spouse 19,370 23
Unmarried partner 1,622 1.9
Child 25,024 29.8
Other relatives 2,287 2.7
Other nonrelatives 1,786 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,913 (X)
Never married 9,317 28.3
Now married, except separated 20,168 61.3
Separated 306 0.9
Widowed 462 1.4
Divorced 2,660 8.1
Females 15 years and over 35,133 (X)
Never married 9,264 26.4
Now married, except separated 19,704 56.1
Separated 228 0.6
Widowed 1,623 4.6
Divorced 4,314 12.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,235 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 67 5.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 65 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 98 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 59 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 882 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 194 22
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 38 4.3
3 or 4 years 51 5.8
5 or more years 105 11.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 194 (X)
Who are female 155 79.9
Who are married 79 40.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 20,369 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,832 9
Kindergarten 950 4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,713 42.8
High school (grades 9-12) 5,295 26
College or graduate school 3,579 17.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,815 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,042 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 833 1.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,621 11.1
Some college, no degree 8,363 14
Associate's degree 4,974 8.3
Bachelor's degree 23,310 39
Graduate or professional degree 14,672 24.5
High school graduate or higher 57,940 96.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 37,982 63.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,216 (X)
Civilian veterans 3,052 4.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,113 (X)
With a disability 6,169 7.3
Under 18 years 20,002 (X)
With a disability 544 2.7
18 to 64 years 51,128 (X)
With a disability 3,090 6
65 years and over 12,983 (X)
With a disability 2,535 19.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 83,176 (X)
Same house 72,687 87.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 10,489 12.6
Different house in the U.S. 10,146 12.2
Same county 6,615 8
Different county 3,531 4.2
Same state 1,662 2
Different state 1,869 2.2
Abroad 343 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 84,373 (X)
Native 71,875 85.2
Born in United States 71,004 84.2
State of residence 46,685 55.3
Different state 24,319 28.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 871 1
Foreign born 12,498 14.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 12,498 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,255 58
Not a U.S. citizen 5,243 42
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 13,369 (X)
Native 871 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 229 26.3
Entered before 2010 642 73.7
Foreign born 12,498 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,911 31.3
Entered before 2010 8,587 68.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 12,498 (X)
Europe 1,430 11.4
Asia 6,106 48.9
Africa 2,524 20.2
Oceania 36 0.3
Latin America 1,983 15.9
Northern America 419 3.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,260 (X)
English only 64,337 81.2
Language other than English 14,923 18.8
Speak English less than very well 3,745 4.7
Spanish 3,336 4.2
Speak English less than very well 838 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 3,886 4.9
Speak English less than very well 895 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4,768 6
Speak English less than very well 1,138 1.4
Other languages 2,933 3.7
Speak English less than very well 874 1.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 84,373 (X)
American 2,760 3.3
Arab 1,294 1.5
Czech 953 1.1
Danish 1,363 1.6
Dutch 1,155 1.4
English 7,038 8.3
French (except Basque) 2,950 3.5
French Canadian 672 0.8
German 20,932 24.8
Greek 297 0.4
Hungarian 204 0.2
Irish 9,318 11
Italian 2,259 2.7
Lithuanian 128 0.2
Norwegian 9,785 11.6
Polish 2,964 3.5
Portuguese 56 0.1
Russian 747 0.9
Scotch-Irish 448 0.5
Scottish 1,460 1.7
Slovak 135 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,985 3.5
Swedish 6,263 7.4
Swiss 360 0.4
Ukrainian 608 0.7
Welsh 415 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 227 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,973 (X)
With a computer 33,025 97.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 32,128 94.6