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

House District 27B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,135 (X)
Married-couple household 8,635 57.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,549 23.4
Cohabiting couple household 1,810 12
With children of the householder under 18 years 786 5.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,187 14.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 178 1.2
Householder living alone 1,580 10.4
65 years and over 387 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 2,503 16.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 412 2.7
Householder living alone 1,584 10.5
65 years and over 765 5.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,411 35.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,698 24.4
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,833 (X)
Householder 15,135 35.3
Spouse 8,688 20.3
Unmarried partner 1,920 4.5
Child 13,906 32.5
Other relatives 1,811 4.2
Other nonrelatives 1,373 3.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,616 (X)
Never married 4,981 30
Now married, except separated 9,326 56.1
Separated 87 0.5
Widowed 378 2.3
Divorced 1,844 11.1
Females 15 years and over 16,460 (X)
Never married 4,125 25.1
Now married, except separated 9,152 55.6
Separated 177 1.1
Widowed 1,012 6.1
Divorced 1,994 12.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 897 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 371 41.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 78 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 91 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 141 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 75 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 746 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 172 23.1
Less than 1 year 63 8.4
1 or 2 years 3 0.4
3 or 4 years 66 8.8
5 or more years 40 5.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 172 (X)
Who are female 89 51.7
Who are married 160 93
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,823 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 804 7.4
Kindergarten 845 7.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,300 49
High school (grades 9-12) 2,202 20.3
College or graduate school 1,672 15.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,523 (X)
Less than 9th grade 332 1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,512 5.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,084 31.8
Some college, no degree 7,813 27.4
Associate's degree 4,174 14.6
Bachelor's degree 3,961 13.9
Graduate or professional degree 1,647 5.8
High school graduate or higher 26,679 93.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 5,608 19.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,330 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,393 7.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,715 (X)
With a disability 4,393 10.3
Under 18 years 11,490 (X)
With a disability 699 6.1
18 to 64 years 26,212 (X)
With a disability 2,188 8.3
65 years and over 5,013 (X)
With a disability 1,506 30
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,413 (X)
Same house 38,190 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,223 10
Different house in the U.S. 4,170 9.8
Same county 1,724 4.1
Different county 2,446 5.8
Same state 2,252 5.3
Different state 194 0.5
Abroad 53 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,968 (X)
Native 42,081 97.9
Born in United States 41,926 97.6
State of residence 35,692 83.1
Different state 6,234 14.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 155 0.4
Foreign born 887 2.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 887 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 525 59.2
Not a U.S. citizen 362 40.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,042 (X)
Native 155 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 37 23.9
Entered before 2010 118 76.1
Foreign born 887 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 103 11.6
Entered before 2010 784 88.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 887 (X)
Europe 87 9.8
Asia 339 38.2
Africa 98 11
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 351 39.6
Northern America 12 1.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,985 (X)
English only 38,706 96.8
Language other than English 1,279 3.2
Speak English less than very well 235 0.6
Spanish 763 1.9
Speak English less than very well 111 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 219 0.5
Speak English less than very well 35 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 210 0.5
Speak English less than very well 89 0.2
Other languages 87 0.2
Speak English less than very well 0 (X)
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,968 (X)
American 1,615 3.8
Arab 84 0.2
Czech 313 0.7
Danish 623 1.4
Dutch 477 1.1
English 2,192 5.1
French (except Basque) 1,279 3
French Canadian 642 1.5
German 14,814 34.5
Greek 3 0
Hungarian 75 0.2
Irish 4,956 11.5
Italian 296 0.7
Lithuanian 5 0
Norwegian 6,782 15.8
Polish 2,218 5.2
Portuguese 19 0
Russian 135 0.3
Scotch-Irish 132 0.3
Scottish 399 0.9
Slovak 34 0.1
Subsaharan African 53 0.1
Swedish 4,097 9.5
Swiss 375 0.9
Ukrainian 125 0.3
Welsh 131 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,135 (X)
With a computer 14,469 95.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,691 90.5