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

House District 17B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,618 (X)
Married-couple household 9,438 60.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,805 24.4
Cohabiting couple household 868 5.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 386 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,611 16.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 94 0.6
Householder living alone 2,062 13.2
65 years and over 617 4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 2,701 17.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 371 2.4
Householder living alone 1,767 11.3
65 years and over 1,042 6.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,901 31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,371 28
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,874 (X)
Householder 15,618 37.3
Spouse 9,287 22.2
Unmarried partner 952 2.3
Child 13,348 31.9
Other relatives 1,493 3.6
Other nonrelatives 1,176 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,306 (X)
Never married 5,569 32.2
Now married, except separated 9,868 57
Separated 124 0.7
Widowed 324 1.9
Divorced 1,421 8.2
Females 15 years and over 16,443 (X)
Never married 3,955 24.1
Now married, except separated 9,708 59
Separated 125 0.8
Widowed 1,292 7.9
Divorced 1,363 8.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 448 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 55 12.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 13 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 31 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 83 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 29 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 576 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 284 49.3
Less than 1 year 105 18.2
1 or 2 years 35 6.1
3 or 4 years 51 8.9
5 or more years 93 16.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 284 (X)
Who are female 147 51.8
Who are married 239 84.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,927 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 717 7.2
Kindergarten 687 6.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,399 44.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,574 25.9
College or graduate school 1,550 15.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,430 (X)
Less than 9th grade 681 2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 991 3.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,553 33.6
Some college, no degree 6,371 22.4
Associate's degree 4,132 14.5
Bachelor's degree 4,874 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 1,828 6.4
High school graduate or higher 26,758 94.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,702 23.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,845 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,847 5.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,916 (X)
With a disability 3,869 9.2
Under 18 years 10,273 (X)
With a disability 347 3.4
18 to 64 years 25,539 (X)
With a disability 1,753 6.9
65 years and over 6,104 (X)
With a disability 1,769 29
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,753 (X)
Same house 38,896 93.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 2,857 6.8
Different house in the U.S. 2,799 6.7
Same county 1,186 2.8
Different county 1,613 3.9
Same state 1,430 3.4
Different state 183 0.4
Abroad 58 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,143 (X)
Native 40,619 96.4
Born in United States 40,283 95.6
State of residence 34,377 81.6
Different state 5,906 14
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 336 0.8
Foreign born 1,524 3.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,524 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 795 52.2
Not a U.S. citizen 729 47.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,860 (X)
Native 336 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 87 25.9
Entered before 2010 249 74.1
Foreign born 1,524 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 313 20.5
Entered before 2010 1,211 79.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,524 (X)
Europe 327 21.5
Asia 260 17.1
Africa 44 2.9
Oceania 3 0.2
Latin America 866 56.8
Northern America 24 1.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,742 (X)
English only 37,307 93.9
Language other than English 2,435 6.1
Speak English less than very well 984 2.5
Spanish 1,817 4.6
Speak English less than very well 828 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 482 1.2
Speak English less than very well 87 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 95 0.2
Speak English less than very well 58 0.1
Other languages 41 0.1
Speak English less than very well 11 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,143 (X)
American 1,215 2.9
Arab 3 0
Czech 554 1.3
Danish 363 0.9
Dutch 728 1.7
English 1,579 3.7
French (except Basque) 1,207 2.9
French Canadian 181 0.4
German 21,815 51.8
Greek 124 0.3
Hungarian 56 0.1
Irish 3,886 9.2
Italian 681 1.6
Lithuanian 11 0
Norwegian 4,962 11.8
Polish 2,048 4.9
Portuguese 21 0
Russian 226 0.5
Scotch-Irish 89 0.2
Scottish 268 0.6
Slovak 4 0
Subsaharan African 387 0.9
Swedish 3,594 8.5
Swiss 115 0.3
Ukrainian 70 0.2
Welsh 102 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 27 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,618 (X)
With a computer 14,425 92.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,134 84.1