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

House District 17A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,482 (X)
Married-couple household 8,948 54.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,111 18.9
Cohabiting couple household 1,198 7.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 399 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,668 16.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 155 0.9
Householder living alone 2,114 12.8
65 years and over 600 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,668 22.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 504 3.1
Householder living alone 2,672 16.2
65 years and over 1,510 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,437 26.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,456 33.1
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,443 (X)
Householder 16,482 39.8
Spouse 8,986 21.7
Unmarried partner 1,221 2.9
Child 12,385 29.9
Other relatives 1,469 3.5
Other nonrelatives 900 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,684 (X)
Never married 4,897 29.4
Now married, except separated 9,433 56.5
Separated 272 1.6
Widowed 281 1.7
Divorced 1,801 10.8
Females 15 years and over 16,943 (X)
Never married 3,966 23.4
Now married, except separated 9,282 54.8
Separated 153 0.9
Widowed 1,560 9.2
Divorced 1,982 11.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 588 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 205 34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 49 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 19 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 134 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 547 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 234 42.8
Less than 1 year 22 4
1 or 2 years 177 32.4
3 or 4 years 31 5.7
5 or more years 4 0.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 234 (X)
Who are female 196 83.8
Who are married 157 67.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,610 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 642 6.7
Kindergarten 555 5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,603 47.9
High school (grades 9-12) 2,560 26.6
College or graduate school 1,250 13
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,843 (X)
Less than 9th grade 479 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,263 4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,827 34.1
Some college, no degree 6,820 23.6
Associate's degree 4,502 15.6
Bachelor's degree 4,089 14.2
Graduate or professional degree 1,863 6.5
High school graduate or higher 27,101 94
Bachelor's degree or higher 5,952 20.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,894 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,298 7.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,597 (X)
With a disability 5,343 12.8
Under 18 years 10,055 (X)
With a disability 310 3.1
18 to 64 years 23,731 (X)
With a disability 2,509 10.6
65 years and over 7,811 (X)
With a disability 2,524 32.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,619 (X)
Same house 37,433 89.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,186 10.1
Different house in the U.S. 4,130 9.9
Same county 1,856 4.5
Different county 2,274 5.5
Same state 1,894 4.6
Different state 380 0.9
Abroad 56 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,004 (X)
Native 40,773 97.1
Born in United States 40,665 96.8
State of residence 34,393 81.9
Different state 6,272 14.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 108 0.3
Foreign born 1,231 2.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,231 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 718 58.3
Not a U.S. citizen 513 41.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,339 (X)
Native 108 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2 1.9
Entered before 2010 106 98.1
Foreign born 1,231 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 201 16.3
Entered before 2010 1,030 83.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,231 (X)
Europe 116 9.4
Asia 317 25.8
Africa 72 5.8
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 654 53.1
Northern America 72 5.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,441 (X)
English only 37,616 95.4
Language other than English 1,825 4.6
Speak English less than very well 627 1.6
Spanish 1,456 3.7
Speak English less than very well 548 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 194 0.5
Speak English less than very well 15 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 87 0.2
Speak English less than very well 55 0.1
Other languages 88 0.2
Speak English less than very well 9 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,004 (X)
American 1,719 4.1
Arab 22 0.1
Czech 1,149 2.7
Danish 620 1.5
Dutch 653 1.6
English 1,787 4.3
French (except Basque) 837 2
French Canadian 167 0.4
German 18,898 45
Greek 17 0
Hungarian 46 0.1
Irish 3,099 7.4
Italian 389 0.9
Lithuanian 2 0
Norwegian 4,833 11.5
Polish 2,164 5.2
Portuguese 8 0
Russian 106 0.3
Scotch-Irish 151 0.4
Scottish 354 0.8
Slovak 3 0
Subsaharan African 135 0.3
Swedish 3,631 8.6
Swiss 71 0.2
Ukrainian 52 0.1
Welsh 75 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 13 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,482 (X)
With a computer 15,075 91.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,116 85.6