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

Senate District 53

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,962 (X)
Married-couple household 16,008 45.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,840 16.7
Cohabiting couple household 2,804 8
With children of the householder under 18 years 881 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 6,195 17.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 643 1.8
Householder living alone 4,495 12.9
65 years and over 1,177 3.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 9,955 28.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,658 4.7
Householder living alone 6,511 18.6
65 years and over 3,417 9.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,731 27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,621 30.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,110 (X)
Householder 34,962 42.1
Spouse 15,817 19
Unmarried partner 2,829 3.4
Child 23,539 28.3
Other relatives 3,626 4.4
Other nonrelatives 2,337 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 33,462 (X)
Never married 11,649 34.8
Now married, except separated 17,344 51.8
Separated 360 1.1
Widowed 637 1.9
Divorced 3,472 10.4
Females 15 years and over 35,576 (X)
Never married 10,874 30.6
Now married, except separated 16,278 45.8
Separated 476 1.3
Widowed 3,086 8.7
Divorced 4,862 13.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,195 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 496 41.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 11 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 104 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 39 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,117 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 354 31.7
Less than 1 year 6 0.5
1 or 2 years 184 16.5
3 or 4 years 92 8.2
5 or more years 72 6.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 354 (X)
Who are female 233 65.8
Who are married 225 63.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,440 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,083 5.6
Kindergarten 1,069 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 8,003 41.2
High school (grades 9-12) 4,752 24.4
College or graduate school 4,533 23.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 58,724 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,189 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,602 4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 14,700 25
Some college, no degree 12,233 20.8
Associate's degree 6,660 11.3
Bachelor's degree 14,389 24.5
Graduate or professional degree 6,951 11.8
High school graduate or higher 54,933 93.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 21,340 36.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 65,600 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,246 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 83,276 (X)
With a disability 11,463 13.8
Under 18 years 18,012 (X)
With a disability 810 4.5
18 to 64 years 51,025 (X)
With a disability 6,064 11.9
65 years and over 14,239 (X)
With a disability 4,589 32.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 82,670 (X)
Same house 73,053 88.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 9,617 11.6
Different house in the U.S. 9,489 11.5
Same county 3,921 4.7
Different county 5,568 6.7
Same state 4,659 5.6
Different state 909 1.1
Abroad 128 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 83,659 (X)
Native 76,557 91.5
Born in United States 75,860 90.7
State of residence 58,803 70.3
Different state 17,057 20.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 697 0.8
Foreign born 7,102 8.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,102 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,825 53.9
Not a U.S. citizen 3,277 46.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 7,799 (X)
Native 697 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 82 11.8
Entered before 2010 615 88.2
Foreign born 7,102 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,432 20.2
Entered before 2010 5,670 79.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,102 (X)
Europe 548 7.7
Asia 2,060 29
Africa 1,248 17.6
Oceania 57 0.8
Latin America 3,132 44.1
Northern America 57 0.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,329 (X)
English only 68,436 86.3
Language other than English 10,893 13.7
Speak English less than very well 3,578 4.5
Spanish 6,255 7.9
Speak English less than very well 2,201 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1,087 1.4
Speak English less than very well 360 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,233 2.8
Speak English less than very well 714 0.9
Other languages 1,318 1.7
Speak English less than very well 303 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 83,659 (X)
American 1,562 1.9
Arab 834 1
Czech 1,443 1.7
Danish 823 1
Dutch 719 0.9
English 4,931 5.9
French (except Basque) 2,413 2.9
French Canadian 809 1
German 28,031 33.5
Greek 304 0.4
Hungarian 265 0.3
Irish 11,271 13.5
Italian 2,570 3.1
Lithuanian 72 0.1
Norwegian 8,448 10.1
Polish 3,521 4.2
Portuguese 44 0.1
Russian 592 0.7
Scotch-Irish 240 0.3
Scottish 885 1.1
Slovak 137 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,637 2
Swedish 5,173 6.2
Swiss 403 0.5
Ukrainian 147 0.2
Welsh 225 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 162 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,962 (X)
With a computer 32,937 94.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,911 88.4