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

House District 12B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 18,721 (X)
Married-couple household 9,898 52.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,617 19.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,112 5.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 328 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,480 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 230 1.2
Householder living alone 2,858 15.3
65 years and over 937 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,231 22.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 636 3.4
Householder living alone 2,814 15
65 years and over 1,735 9.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,050 27
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,214 33.2
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.8 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,056 (X)
Householder 18,721 44.5
Spouse 9,694 23.1
Unmarried partner 1,061 2.5
Child 11,054 26.3
Other relatives 753 1.8
Other nonrelatives 773 1.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,435 (X)
Never married 4,842 27.8
Now married, except separated 10,340 59.3
Separated 141 0.8
Widowed 394 2.3
Divorced 1,718 9.9
Females 15 years and over 17,286 (X)
Never married 3,640 21.1
Now married, except separated 9,943 57.5
Separated 85 0.5
Widowed 1,756 10.2
Divorced 1,862 10.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 612 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 67 10.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 17 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 74 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 151 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 204 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 38 18.6
Less than 1 year 10 4.9
1 or 2 years 0 (X)
3 or 4 years 10 4.9
5 or more years 18 8.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 38 (X)
Who are female 20 52.6
Who are married 38 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,113 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 693 7.6
Kindergarten 560 6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,025 44.2
High school (grades 9-12) 1,940 21.3
College or graduate school 1,895 20.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 29,993 (X)
Less than 9th grade 693 2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,217 4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,716 32.4
Some college, no degree 5,998 20
Associate's degree 4,844 16.2
Bachelor's degree 5,194 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 2,331 7.8
High school graduate or higher 28,083 93.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,525 25.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 33,103 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,955 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,210 (X)
With a disability 5,502 13
Under 18 years 9,623 (X)
With a disability 277 2.9
18 to 64 years 23,821 (X)
With a disability 2,182 9.2
65 years and over 8,766 (X)
With a disability 3,043 34.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,163 (X)
Same house 37,241 88.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,922 11.7
Different house in the U.S. 4,825 11.4
Same county 2,807 6.7
Different county 2,018 4.8
Same state 1,373 3.3
Different state 645 1.5
Abroad 97 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,761 (X)
Native 41,908 98
Born in United States 41,723 97.6
State of residence 34,844 81.5
Different state 6,879 16.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 185 0.4
Foreign born 853 2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 853 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 439 51.5
Not a U.S. citizen 414 48.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,038 (X)
Native 185 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 18 9.7
Entered before 2010 167 90.3
Foreign born 853 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 245 28.7
Entered before 2010 608 71.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 853 (X)
Europe 173 20.3
Asia 160 18.8
Africa 4 0.5
Oceania 49 5.7
Latin America 449 52.6
Northern America 18 2.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,113 (X)
English only 38,204 95.2
Language other than English 1,909 4.8
Speak English less than very well 656 1.6
Spanish 1,371 3.4
Speak English less than very well 509 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 310 0.8
Speak English less than very well 25 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 219 0.5
Speak English less than very well 119 0.3
Other languages 9 0
Speak English less than very well 3 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,761 (X)
American 1,717 4
Arab 14 0
Czech 1,234 2.9
Danish 290 0.7
Dutch 812 1.9
English 1,877 4.4
French (except Basque) 1,096 2.6
French Canadian 261 0.6
German 18,723 43.8
Greek 29 0.1
Hungarian 53 0.1
Irish 2,997 7
Italian 267 0.6
Lithuanian 0 (X)
Norwegian 8,692 20.3
Polish 1,498 3.5
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 184 0.4
Scotch-Irish 234 0.5
Scottish 285 0.7
Slovak 51 0.1
Subsaharan African 7 0
Swedish 2,974 7
Swiss 165 0.4
Ukrainian 56 0.1
Welsh 185 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 18,721 (X)
With a computer 17,099 91.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,489 82.7