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

Senate District 65

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 32,879 (X)
Married-couple household 10,472 31.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,021 15.3
Cohabiting couple household 2,577 7.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 559 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 8,373 25.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 482 1.5
Householder living alone 6,462 19.7
65 years and over 1,488 4.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 11,457 34.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,745 8.3
Householder living alone 6,443 19.6
65 years and over 1,839 5.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,875 30
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,525 19.8
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 80,829 (X)
Householder 32,879 40.7
Spouse 10,445 12.9
Unmarried partner 2,601 3.2
Child 25,930 32.1
Other relatives 5,518 6.8
Other nonrelatives 3,456 4.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 32,443 (X)
Never married 15,707 48.4
Now married, except separated 12,213 37.6
Separated 476 1.5
Widowed 618 1.9
Divorced 3,429 10.6
Females 15 years and over 33,128 (X)
Never married 14,825 44.8
Now married, except separated 11,747 35.5
Separated 559 1.7
Widowed 1,626 4.9
Divorced 4,371 13.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,392 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 364 26.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 107 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 29 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,546 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 377 24.4
Less than 1 year 74 4.8
1 or 2 years 22 1.4
3 or 4 years 84 5.4
5 or more years 197 12.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 377 (X)
Who are female 253 67.1
Who are married 238 63.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,546 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,157 5.1
Kindergarten 1,142 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,186 40.7
High school (grades 9-12) 4,952 22
College or graduate school 6,109 27.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 53,490 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,900 7.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,189 6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,614 23.6
Some college, no degree 10,357 19.4
Associate's degree 4,858 9.1
Bachelor's degree 11,781 22
Graduate or professional degree 6,791 12.7
High school graduate or higher 46,401 86.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,572 34.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 61,722 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,704 4.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 81,982 (X)
With a disability 11,487 14
Under 18 years 21,160 (X)
With a disability 1,334 6.3
18 to 64 years 52,673 (X)
With a disability 7,264 13.8
65 years and over 8,149 (X)
With a disability 2,889 35.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 81,759 (X)
Same house 66,433 81.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 15,326 18.7
Different house in the U.S. 15,144 18.5
Same county 7,965 9.7
Different county 7,179 8.8
Same state 4,799 5.9
Different state 2,380 2.9
Abroad 182 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 82,951 (X)
Native 68,013 82
Born in United States 67,093 80.9
State of residence 45,988 55.4
Different state 21,105 25.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 920 1.1
Foreign born 14,938 18
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,938 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 9,458 63.3
Not a U.S. citizen 5,480 36.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,858 (X)
Native 920 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 287 31.2
Entered before 2010 633 68.8
Foreign born 14,938 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,108 27.5
Entered before 2010 10,830 72.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,938 (X)
Europe 459 3.1
Asia 7,548 50.5
Africa 4,005 26.8
Oceania 14 0.1
Latin America 2,685 18
Northern America 227 1.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 77,145 (X)
English only 54,066 70.1
Language other than English 23,079 29.9
Speak English less than very well 10,173 13.2
Spanish 6,427 8.3
Speak English less than very well 1,971 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1,048 1.4
Speak English less than very well 79 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 10,409 13.5
Speak English less than very well 5,671 7.4
Other languages 5,195 6.7
Speak English less than very well 2,452 3.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 82,951 (X)
American 1,779 2.1
Arab 357 0.4
Czech 743 0.9
Danish 455 0.5
Dutch 725 0.9
English 3,672 4.4
French (except Basque) 2,299 2.8
French Canadian 592 0.7
German 14,456 17.4
Greek 53 0.1
Hungarian 301 0.4
Irish 7,133 8.6
Italian 2,235 2.7
Lithuanian 84 0.1
Norwegian 4,587 5.5
Polish 1,942 2.3
Portuguese 29 0
Russian 464 0.6
Scotch-Irish 611 0.7
Scottish 635 0.8
Slovak 124 0.1
Subsaharan African 6,067 7.3
Swedish 3,311 4
Swiss 232 0.3
Ukrainian 172 0.2
Welsh 431 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 514 0.6
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 32,879 (X)
With a computer 30,620 93.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 28,638 87.1