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

House District 42B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,338 (X)
Married-couple household 9,511 54.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,697 21.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,015 5.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 296 1.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,415 13.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 111 0.6
Householder living alone 1,839 10.6
65 years and over 370 2.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,397 25.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 549 3.2
Householder living alone 2,864 16.5
65 years and over 1,141 6.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,917 28.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,630 26.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,713 (X)
Householder 17,338 41.6
Spouse 9,337 22.4
Unmarried partner 1,021 2.4
Child 11,032 26.4
Other relatives 2,000 4.8
Other nonrelatives 985 2.4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,519 (X)
Never married 4,896 29.6
Now married, except separated 9,994 60.5
Separated 74 0.4
Widowed 439 2.7
Divorced 1,116 6.8
Females 15 years and over 17,970 (X)
Never married 5,052 28.1
Now married, except separated 9,909 55.1
Separated 130 0.7
Widowed 986 5.5
Divorced 1,893 10.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 315 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 80 25.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 16 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 31 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 23 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 428 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 221 51.6
Less than 1 year 21 4.9
1 or 2 years 48 11.2
3 or 4 years 87 20.3
5 or more years 65 15.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 221 (X)
Who are female 103 46.6
Who are married 166 75.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,831 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 886 9
Kindergarten 538 5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,089 41.6
High school (grades 9-12) 1,964 20
College or graduate school 2,354 23.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 30,392 (X)
Less than 9th grade 306 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 251 0.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,768 12.4
Some college, no degree 4,823 15.9
Associate's degree 2,525 8.3
Bachelor's degree 11,216 36.9
Graduate or professional degree 7,503 24.7
High school graduate or higher 29,835 98.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,719 61.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 33,020 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,674 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,938 (X)
With a disability 3,605 8.6
Under 18 years 9,127 (X)
With a disability 255 2.8
18 to 64 years 26,107 (X)
With a disability 1,634 6.3
65 years and over 6,704 (X)
With a disability 1,716 25.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,806 (X)
Same house 35,410 84.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,396 15.3
Different house in the U.S. 6,219 14.9
Same county 3,773 9
Different county 2,446 5.9
Same state 1,185 2.8
Different state 1,261 3
Abroad 177 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,152 (X)
Native 36,270 86
Born in United States 35,944 85.3
State of residence 24,215 57.4
Different state 11,729 27.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 326 0.8
Foreign born 5,882 14
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,882 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,341 56.8
Not a U.S. citizen 2,541 43.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,208 (X)
Native 326 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 108 33.1
Entered before 2010 218 66.9
Foreign born 5,882 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,879 31.9
Entered before 2010 4,003 68.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,882 (X)
Europe 993 16.9
Asia 3,011 51.2
Africa 1,089 18.5
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 669 11.4
Northern America 120 2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,577 (X)
English only 33,359 84.3
Language other than English 6,218 15.7
Speak English less than very well 1,500 3.8
Spanish 1,298 3.3
Speak English less than very well 247 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 2,626 6.6
Speak English less than very well 765 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,386 3.5
Speak English less than very well 253 0.6
Other languages 908 2.3
Speak English less than very well 235 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,152 (X)
American 856 2
Arab 303 0.7
Czech 328 0.8
Danish 402 1
Dutch 756 1.8
English 2,710 6.4
French (except Basque) 1,492 3.5
French Canadian 263 0.6
German 11,884 28.2
Greek 127 0.3
Hungarian 126 0.3
Irish 4,682 11.1
Italian 1,049 2.5
Lithuanian 275 0.7
Norwegian 5,577 13.2
Polish 2,111 5
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 655 1.6
Scotch-Irish 160 0.4
Scottish 735 1.7
Slovak 88 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,106 2.6
Swedish 3,537 8.4
Swiss 96 0.2
Ukrainian 184 0.4
Welsh 262 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 53 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,338 (X)
With a computer 16,974 97.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 16,456 94.9