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

House District 21B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,333 (X)
Married-couple household 8,074 49.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,945 18
Cohabiting couple household 1,026 6.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 390 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,430 21
With children of the householder under 18 years 308 1.9
Householder living alone 2,532 15.5
65 years and over 937 5.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,803 23.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 678 4.2
Householder living alone 2,466 15.1
65 years and over 1,501 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,724 28.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,609 34.3
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,134 (X)
Householder 16,333 38.8
Spouse 8,074 19.2
Unmarried partner 1,048 2.5
Child 12,796 30.4
Other relatives 2,717 6.4
Other nonrelatives 1,166 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,629 (X)
Never married 5,989 34
Now married, except separated 9,095 51.6
Separated 220 1.2
Widowed 705 4
Divorced 1,620 9.2
Females 15 years and over 16,248 (X)
Never married 4,024 24.8
Now married, except separated 8,569 52.7
Separated 309 1.9
Widowed 1,727 10.6
Divorced 1,619 10
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 495 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 185 37.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 61 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 114 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 596 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 244 40.9
Less than 1 year 18 3
1 or 2 years 46 7.7
3 or 4 years 96 16.1
5 or more years 84 14.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 244 (X)
Who are female 129 52.9
Who are married 185 75.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,380 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,022 9.8
Kindergarten 698 6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,753 45.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,516 24.2
College or graduate school 1,391 13.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,554 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,737 9.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,693 5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,497 33.3
Some college, no degree 6,024 21.1
Associate's degree 3,059 10.7
Bachelor's degree 4,120 14.4
Graduate or professional degree 1,424 5
High school graduate or higher 24,124 84.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 5,544 19.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,049 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,290 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,425 (X)
With a disability 5,877 13.9
Under 18 years 10,886 (X)
With a disability 543 5
18 to 64 years 23,619 (X)
With a disability 2,709 11.5
65 years and over 7,920 (X)
With a disability 2,625 33.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,453 (X)
Same house 38,571 90.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,882 9.1
Different house in the U.S. 3,717 8.8
Same county 2,126 5
Different county 1,591 3.7
Same state 1,101 2.6
Different state 490 1.2
Abroad 165 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,937 (X)
Native 36,539 85.1
Born in United States 36,141 84.2
State of residence 26,788 62.4
Different state 9,353 21.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 398 0.9
Foreign born 6,398 14.9
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,398 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,242 35
Not a U.S. citizen 4,156 65
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,796 (X)
Native 398 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 252 63.3
Entered before 2010 146 36.7
Foreign born 6,398 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,562 24.4
Entered before 2010 4,836 75.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,398 (X)
Europe 97 1.5
Asia 1,155 18.1
Africa 739 11.6
Oceania 56 0.9
Latin America 4,340 67.8
Northern America 11 0.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,976 (X)
English only 30,462 76.2
Language other than English 9,514 23.8
Speak English less than very well 4,865 12.2
Spanish 7,119 17.8
Speak English less than very well 3,689 9.2
Other Indo-European languages 175 0.4
Speak English less than very well 31 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,352 3.4
Speak English less than very well 765 1.9
Other languages 868 2.2
Speak English less than very well 380 1
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,937 (X)
American 1,203 2.8
Arab 5 0
Czech 524 1.2
Danish 661 1.5
Dutch 1,355 3.2
English 1,405 3.3
French (except Basque) 433 1
French Canadian 86 0.2
German 15,106 35.2
Greek 40 0.1
Hungarian 9 0
Irish 2,482 5.8
Italian 231 0.5
Lithuanian 11 0
Norwegian 5,056 11.8
Polish 422 1
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 144 0.3
Scotch-Irish 179 0.4
Scottish 409 1
Slovak 55 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,021 2.4
Swedish 1,807 4.2
Swiss 95 0.2
Ukrainian 37 0.1
Welsh 135 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 13 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,333 (X)
With a computer 14,765 90.4
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,356 81.8