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

House District 16A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,215 (X)
Married-couple household 8,810 51.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,130 18.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,260 7.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 557 3.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,538 20.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 290 1.7
Householder living alone 2,852 16.6
65 years and over 890 5.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,607 21
With children of the householder under 18 years 622 3.6
Householder living alone 2,534 14.7
65 years and over 1,617 9.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,892 28.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,846 34
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,969 (X)
Householder 17,215 41
Spouse 8,813 21
Unmarried partner 1,254 3
Child 12,269 29.2
Other relatives 1,340 3.2
Other nonrelatives 1,078 2.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,526 (X)
Never married 5,498 31.4
Now married, except separated 9,277 52.9
Separated 183 1
Widowed 594 3.4
Divorced 1,974 11.3
Females 15 years and over 16,932 (X)
Never married 3,986 23.5
Now married, except separated 9,075 53.6
Separated 114 0.7
Widowed 1,741 10.3
Divorced 2,016 11.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 594 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 264 44.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 62 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 72 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 141 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 438 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 152 34.7
Less than 1 year 14 3.2
1 or 2 years 53 12.1
3 or 4 years 40 9.1
5 or more years 45 10.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 152 (X)
Who are female 71 46.7
Who are married 108 71.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,737 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 682 7
Kindergarten 632 6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,467 45.9
High school (grades 9-12) 2,345 24.1
College or graduate school 1,611 16.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 29,460 (X)
Less than 9th grade 843 2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,610 5.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,481 35.6
Some college, no degree 7,089 24.1
Associate's degree 4,293 14.6
Bachelor's degree 3,756 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 1,388 4.7
High school graduate or higher 27,007 91.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 5,144 17.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,652 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,555 7.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,127 (X)
With a disability 5,429 12.9
Under 18 years 10,100 (X)
With a disability 431 4.3
18 to 64 years 23,794 (X)
With a disability 2,467 10.4
65 years and over 8,233 (X)
With a disability 2,531 30.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,269 (X)
Same house 38,510 91.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,759 8.9
Different house in the U.S. 3,713 8.8
Same county 1,784 4.2
Different county 1,929 4.6
Same state 1,564 3.7
Different state 365 0.9
Abroad 46 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,804 (X)
Native 41,410 96.7
Born in United States 41,282 96.4
State of residence 35,121 82.1
Different state 6,161 14.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 128 0.3
Foreign born 1,394 3.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,394 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 332 23.8
Not a U.S. citizen 1,062 76.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,522 (X)
Native 128 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 10 7.8
Entered before 2010 118 92.2
Foreign born 1,394 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 597 42.8
Entered before 2010 797 57.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,394 (X)
Europe 122 8.8
Asia 207 14.8
Africa 24 1.7
Oceania 150 10.8
Latin America 878 63
Northern America 13 0.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,221 (X)
English only 37,609 93.5
Language other than English 2,612 6.5
Speak English less than very well 930 2.3
Spanish 1,981 4.9
Speak English less than very well 628 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 226 0.6
Speak English less than very well 61 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 359 0.9
Speak English less than very well 230 0.6
Other languages 46 0.1
Speak English less than very well 11 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,804 (X)
American 1,122 2.6
Arab 2 0
Czech 813 1.9
Danish 484 1.1
Dutch 1,323 3.1
English 1,868 4.4
French (except Basque) 746 1.7
French Canadian 147 0.3
German 19,814 46.3
Greek 32 0.1
Hungarian 21 0
Irish 3,721 8.7
Italian 360 0.8
Lithuanian 7 0
Norwegian 8,653 20.2
Polish 1,083 2.5
Portuguese 6 0
Russian 122 0.3
Scotch-Irish 83 0.2
Scottish 394 0.9
Slovak 0 (X)
Subsaharan African 63 0.1
Swedish 3,402 7.9
Swiss 91 0.2
Ukrainian 6 0
Welsh 90 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 14 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,215 (X)
With a computer 15,394 89.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,885 80.7