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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2019-2023 (5-year estimates)

House District 17A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,623 (X)
Married-couple household 8,997 54.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,099 18.6
Cohabiting couple household 1,108 6.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 412 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,981 17.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 117 0.7
Householder living alone 2,387 14.4
65 years and over 784 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,537 21.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 560 3.4
Householder living alone 2,461 14.8
65 years and over 1,524 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,497 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,644 34
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 40,901 (X)
Householder 16,623 40.6
Spouse 8,959 21.9
Unmarried partner 1,170 2.9
Child 11,959 29.2
Other relatives 1,366 3.3
Other nonrelatives 824 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,746 (X)
Never married 4,939 29.5
Now married, except separated 9,590 57.3
Separated 174 1
Widowed 457 2.7
Divorced 1,586 9.5
Females 15 years and over 16,801 (X)
Never married 3,795 22.6
Now married, except separated 9,323 55.5
Separated 132 0.8
Widowed 1,713 10.2
Divorced 1,838 10.9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 575 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 136 23.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 33 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 22 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 144 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 552 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 229 41.5
Less than 1 year 22 4
1 or 2 years 151 27.4
3 or 4 years 48 8.7
5 or more years 8 1.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 229 (X)
Who are female 182 79.5
Who are married 162 70.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,255 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 822 8.9
Kindergarten 399 4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,400 47.5
High school (grades 9-12) 2,394 25.9
College or graduate school 1,240 13.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,889 (X)
Less than 9th grade 465 1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,284 4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,045 34.8
Some college, no degree 6,355 22
Associate's degree 4,674 16.2
Bachelor's degree 4,010 13.9
Graduate or professional degree 2,056 7.1
High school graduate or higher 27,140 93.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,066 21
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,785 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,141 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,072 (X)
With a disability 5,429 13.2
Under 18 years 9,847 (X)
With a disability 485 4.9
18 to 64 years 23,212 (X)
With a disability 2,504 10.8
65 years and over 8,013 (X)
With a disability 2,440 30.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,293 (X)
Same house 37,803 91.5
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,490 8.5
Different house in the U.S. 3,436 8.3
Same county 1,521 3.7
Different county 1,915 4.6
Same state 1,685 4.1
Different state 230 0.6
Abroad 54 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 41,712 (X)
Native 40,219 96.4
Born in United States 40,063 96
State of residence 33,987 81.5
Different state 6,076 14.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 156 0.4
Foreign-born 1,493 3.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,493 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 886 59.3
Not a U.S. citizen 607 40.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,649 (X)
Native 156 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3 1.9
Entered before 2010 153 98.1
Foreign-born 1,493 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 486 32.6
Entered before 2010 1,007 67.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,493 (X)
Europe 128 8.6
Asia 232 15.5
Africa 112 7.5
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 953 63.8
Northern America 68 4.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,166 (X)
English only 37,167 94.9
Language other than English 1,999 5.1
Speak English less than very well 687 1.8
Spanish 1,526 3.9
Speak English less than very well 648 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 219 0.6
Speak English less than very well 25 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 166 0.4
Speak English less than very well 2 0
Other languages 88 0.2
Speak English less than very well 12 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 41,712 (X)
American 1,743 4.2
Arab 18 0
Czech 1,174 2.8
Danish 635 1.5
Dutch 448 1.1
English 1,942 4.7
French (except Basque) 703 1.7
French Canadian 205 0.5
German 18,484 44.3
Greek 27 0.1
Hungarian 39 0.1
Irish 3,265 7.8
Italian 353 0.8
Lithuanian 3 0
Norwegian 4,314 10.3
Polish 2,003 4.8
Portuguese 11 0
Russian 157 0.4
Scotch-Irish 85 0.2
Scottish 273 0.7
Slovak 12 0
Subsaharan African 192 0.5
Swedish 3,276 7.9
Swiss 107 0.3
Ukrainian 33 0.1
Welsh 97 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,623 (X)
With a computer 15,440 92.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,563 87.6