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

House District 26B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,567 (X)
Married-couple household 9,646 54.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,474 19.8
Cohabiting couple household 1,212 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 413 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,162 18
With children of the householder under 18 years 220 1.3
Householder living alone 2,456 14
65 years and over 826 4.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,547 20.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 479 2.7
Householder living alone 2,519 14.3
65 years and over 1,490 8.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,878 27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,025 34.3
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,258 (X)
Householder 17,567 41.6
Spouse 9,699 23
Unmarried partner 1,198 2.8
Child 12,073 28.6
Other relatives 1,041 2.5
Other nonrelatives 680 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,314 (X)
Never married 5,052 29.2
Now married, except separated 9,946 57.4
Separated 80 0.5
Widowed 541 3.1
Divorced 1,695 9.8
Females 15 years and over 17,073 (X)
Never married 3,713 21.7
Now married, except separated 9,957 58.3
Separated 99 0.6
Widowed 1,588 9.3
Divorced 1,716 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 422 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 91 21.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 23 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 2 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 117 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 18 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 395 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 164 41.5
Less than 1 year 15 3.8
1 or 2 years 25 6.3
3 or 4 years 50 12.7
5 or more years 74 18.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 164 (X)
Who are female 110 67.1
Who are married 135 82.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,756 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 793 8.1
Kindergarten 501 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,708 48.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,167 22.2
College or graduate school 1,587 16.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 29,789 (X)
Less than 9th grade 773 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,149 3.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,011 33.6
Some college, no degree 6,147 20.6
Associate's degree 4,608 15.5
Bachelor's degree 5,040 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 2,061 6.9
High school graduate or higher 27,867 93.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,101 23.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,583 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,444 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,357 (X)
With a disability 4,674 11
Under 18 years 10,341 (X)
With a disability 458 4.4
18 to 64 years 23,580 (X)
With a disability 1,789 7.6
65 years and over 8,436 (X)
With a disability 2,427 28.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,460 (X)
Same house 38,714 91.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,746 8.8
Different house in the U.S. 3,606 8.5
Same county 1,986 4.7
Different county 1,620 3.8
Same state 957 2.3
Different state 663 1.6
Abroad 140 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,925 (X)
Native 42,286 98.5
Born in United States 42,113 98.1
State of residence 22,688 52.9
Different state 19,425 45.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 173 0.4
Foreign born 639 1.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 639 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 322 50.4
Not a U.S. citizen 317 49.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 812 (X)
Native 173 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 10 5.8
Entered before 2010 163 94.2
Foreign born 639 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 313 49
Entered before 2010 326 51
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 639 (X)
Europe 99 15.5
Asia 277 43.3
Africa 33 5.2
Oceania 2 0.3
Latin America 210 32.9
Northern America 18 2.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,351 (X)
English only 38,614 95.7
Language other than English 1,737 4.3
Speak English less than very well 791 2
Spanish 528 1.3
Speak English less than very well 172 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,056 2.6
Speak English less than very well 548 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 114 0.3
Speak English less than very well 59 0.1
Other languages 39 0.1
Speak English less than very well 12 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,925 (X)
American 2,422 5.6
Arab 35 0.1
Czech 794 1.8
Danish 531 1.2
Dutch 1,014 2.4
English 2,489 5.8
French (except Basque) 848 2
French Canadian 137 0.3
German 16,724 39
Greek 9 0
Hungarian 14 0
Irish 5,028 11.7
Italian 381 0.9
Lithuanian 26 0.1
Norwegian 12,387 28.9
Polish 1,264 2.9
Portuguese 33 0.1
Russian 125 0.3
Scotch-Irish 188 0.4
Scottish 314 0.7
Slovak 23 0.1
Subsaharan African 73 0.2
Swedish 1,302 3
Swiss 278 0.6
Ukrainian 17 0
Welsh 140 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 9 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,567 (X)
With a computer 15,689 89.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,611 83.2