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

House District 08B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,757 (X)
Married-couple household 6,978 41.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,631 15.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,401 8.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 471 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,394 20.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 179 1.1
Householder living alone 2,127 12.7
65 years and over 507 3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,984 29.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 472 2.8
Householder living alone 3,002 17.9
65 years and over 1,428 8.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 3,890 23.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,389 26.2
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 39,830 (X)
Householder 16,757 42.1
Spouse 7,053 17.7
Unmarried partner 1,298 3.3
Child 9,426 23.7
Other relatives 596 1.5
Other nonrelatives 4,700 11.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 18,647 (X)
Never married 9,536 51.1
Now married, except separated 7,438 39.9
Separated 90 0.5
Widowed 252 1.4
Divorced 1,331 7.1
Females 15 years and over 19,823 (X)
Never married 9,242 46.6
Now married, except separated 7,181 36.2
Separated 123 0.6
Widowed 1,320 6.7
Divorced 1,957 9.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 503 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 117 23.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 22 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 95 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 19 20
Less than 1 year 5 5.3
1 or 2 years 0 (X)
3 or 4 years 5 5.3
5 or more years 9 9.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 19 (X)
Who are female 10 52.6
Who are married 10 52.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 17,043 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 653 3.8
Kindergarten 443 2.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,180 18.7
High school (grades 9-12) 1,720 10.1
College or graduate school 11,047 64.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 25,031 (X)
Less than 9th grade 199 0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 498 2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,432 13.7
Some college, no degree 5,054 20.2
Associate's degree 2,149 8.6
Bachelor's degree 7,824 31.3
Graduate or professional degree 5,875 23.5
High school graduate or higher 24,334 97.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,699 54.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 37,017 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,759 4.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 43,922 (X)
With a disability 3,749 8.5
Under 18 years 7,474 (X)
With a disability 218 2.9
18 to 64 years 30,364 (X)
With a disability 2,172 7.2
65 years and over 6,084 (X)
With a disability 1,359 22.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 44,354 (X)
Same house 32,797 73.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 11,557 26.1
Different house in the U.S. 11,380 25.7
Same county 5,506 12.4
Different county 5,874 13.2
Same state 4,273 9.6
Different state 1,601 3.6
Abroad 177 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 44,790 (X)
Native 43,154 96.3
Born in United States 42,811 95.6
State of residence 32,313 72.1
Different state 10,498 23.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 343 0.8
Foreign born 1,636 3.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,636 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 862 52.7
Not a U.S. citizen 774 47.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,979 (X)
Native 343 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 85 24.8
Entered before 2010 258 75.2
Foreign born 1,636 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 546 33.4
Entered before 2010 1,090 66.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,636 (X)
Europe 460 28.1
Asia 543 33.2
Africa 161 9.8
Oceania 57 3.5
Latin America 255 15.6
Northern America 160 9.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 42,678 (X)
English only 40,626 95.2
Language other than English 2,052 4.8
Speak English less than very well 454 1.1
Spanish 753 1.8
Speak English less than very well 177 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 619 1.5
Speak English less than very well 82 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 471 1.1
Speak English less than very well 145 0.3
Other languages 209 0.5
Speak English less than very well 50 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 44,790 (X)
American 1,030 2.3
Arab 204 0.5
Czech 405 0.9
Danish 634 1.4
Dutch 420 0.9
English 2,889 6.5
French (except Basque) 1,190 2.7
French Canadian 694 1.5
German 11,506 25.7
Greek 136 0.3
Hungarian 51 0.1
Irish 4,742 10.6
Italian 1,565 3.5
Lithuanian 35 0.1
Norwegian 6,524 14.6
Polish 2,796 6.2
Portuguese 7 0
Russian 299 0.7
Scotch-Irish 425 0.9
Scottish 427 1
Slovak 85 0.2
Subsaharan African 249 0.6
Swedish 4,686 10.5
Swiss 175 0.4
Ukrainian 216 0.5
Welsh 164 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 110 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,757 (X)
With a computer 15,815 94.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,026 89.7