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

Senate District 59

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,836 (X)
Married-couple household 9,315 27.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,765 11.1
Cohabiting couple household 3,693 10.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 938 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,975 26.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 531 1.6
Householder living alone 6,875 20.3
65 years and over 970 2.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,853 35
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,904 8.6
Householder living alone 6,537 19.3
65 years and over 1,919 5.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,132 27
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,039 17.8
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.6 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,821 (X)
Householder 33,836 40.4
Spouse 9,557 11.4
Unmarried partner 3,697 4.4
Child 25,237 30.1
Other relatives 6,952 8.3
Other nonrelatives 4,542 5.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,441 (X)
Never married 18,198 52.8
Now married, except separated 11,106 32.2
Separated 581 1.7
Widowed 676 2
Divorced 3,880 11.3
Females 15 years and over 32,802 (X)
Never married 15,288 46.6
Now married, except separated 10,506 32
Separated 883 2.7
Widowed 1,938 5.9
Divorced 4,187 12.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,420 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 530 37.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 34 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 91 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 44 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,329 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 313 23.6
Less than 1 year 19 1.4
1 or 2 years 30 2.3
3 or 4 years 71 5.3
5 or more years 193 14.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 313 (X)
Who are female 269 85.9
Who are married 114 36.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,241 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,221 5.5
Kindergarten 1,408 6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,662 43.4
High school (grades 9-12) 4,670 21
College or graduate school 5,280 23.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 56,537 (X)
Less than 9th grade 4,224 7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,310 5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,045 19.5
Some college, no degree 11,189 19.8
Associate's degree 4,537 8
Bachelor's degree 12,943 22.9
Graduate or professional degree 9,289 16.4
High school graduate or higher 49,003 86.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 22,232 39.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 63,601 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,432 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 85,338 (X)
With a disability 11,898 13.9
Under 18 years 22,460 (X)
With a disability 1,576 7
18 to 64 years 55,134 (X)
With a disability 7,096 12.9
65 years and over 7,744 (X)
With a disability 3,226 41.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,588 (X)
Same house 66,840 79
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 17,748 21
Different house in the U.S. 17,303 20.5
Same county 10,700 12.6
Different county 6,603 7.8
Same state 4,212 5
Different state 2,391 2.8
Abroad 445 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,121 (X)
Native 71,787 83.4
Born in United States 70,662 82
State of residence 44,358 51.5
Different state 26,304 30.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,125 1.3
Foreign born 14,334 16.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,334 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 8,248 57.5
Not a U.S. citizen 6,086 42.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,459 (X)
Native 1,125 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 576 51.2
Entered before 2010 549 48.8
Foreign born 14,334 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,431 30.9
Entered before 2010 9,903 69.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,334 (X)
Europe 707 4.9
Asia 5,029 35.1
Africa 5,097 35.6
Oceania 23 0.2
Latin America 3,159 22
Northern America 319 2.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 79,522 (X)
English only 58,955 74.1
Language other than English 20,567 25.9
Speak English less than very well 7,805 9.8
Spanish 6,025 7.6
Speak English less than very well 2,075 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,465 1.8
Speak English less than very well 232 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7,442 9.4
Speak English less than very well 3,255 4.1
Other languages 5,635 7.1
Speak English less than very well 2,243 2.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,121 (X)
American 2,124 2.5
Arab 446 0.5
Czech 526 0.6
Danish 369 0.4
Dutch 1,000 1.2
English 3,223 3.7
French (except Basque) 1,682 2
French Canadian 399 0.5
German 11,217 13
Greek 173 0.2
Hungarian 176 0.2
Irish 5,615 6.5
Italian 1,697 2
Lithuanian 119 0.1
Norwegian 4,691 5.4
Polish 1,743 2
Portuguese 33 0
Russian 342 0.4
Scotch-Irish 365 0.4
Scottish 866 1
Slovak 110 0.1
Subsaharan African 7,854 9.1
Swedish 3,027 3.5
Swiss 127 0.1
Ukrainian 218 0.3
Welsh 384 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 497 0.6
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,836 (X)
With a computer 31,504 93.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,739 84.9