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

House District 51B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,314 (X)
Married-couple household 7,135 41.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,517 14.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,491 8.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 469 2.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,565 20.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 233 1.3
Householder living alone 2,429 14
65 years and over 626 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,123 29.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 857 4.9
Householder living alone 3,230 18.7
65 years and over 1,724 10
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,583 26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,266 30.4
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,796 (X)
Householder 17,314 40.5
Spouse 7,225 16.9
Unmarried partner 1,486 3.5
Child 11,789 27.5
Other relatives 2,578 6
Other nonrelatives 2,404 5.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,272 (X)
Never married 7,349 42.5
Now married, except separated 7,886 45.7
Separated 88 0.5
Widowed 313 1.8
Divorced 1,636 9.5
Females 15 years and over 18,249 (X)
Never married 5,901 32.3
Now married, except separated 7,941 43.5
Separated 188 1
Widowed 1,616 8.9
Divorced 2,603 14.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 384 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 132 34.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 22 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 18 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 71 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 11 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 856 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 223 26.1
Less than 1 year 60 7
1 or 2 years 28 3.3
3 or 4 years 38 4.4
5 or more years 97 11.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 223 (X)
Who are female 158 70.9
Who are married 103 46.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,333 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 575 5.6
Kindergarten 696 6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,251 41.1
High school (grades 9-12) 2,266 21.9
College or graduate school 2,545 24.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 30,831 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,908 6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,493 4.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,281 23.6
Some college, no degree 6,753 21.9
Associate's degree 3,410 11.1
Bachelor's degree 7,114 23.1
Graduate or professional degree 2,872 9.3
High school graduate or higher 27,430 89
Bachelor's degree or higher 9,986 32.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 33,796 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,086 6.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,946 (X)
With a disability 6,137 14.3
Under 18 years 9,442 (X)
With a disability 450 4.8
18 to 64 years 26,362 (X)
With a disability 2,937 11.1
65 years and over 7,142 (X)
With a disability 2,750 38.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,874 (X)
Same house 36,421 84.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,453 15.1
Different house in the U.S. 6,180 14.4
Same county 3,715 8.7
Different county 2,465 5.7
Same state 1,239 2.9
Different state 1,226 2.9
Abroad 273 0.6
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 43,297 (X)
Native 35,775 82.6
Born in United States 35,157 81.2
State of residence 27,064 62.5
Different state 8,093 18.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 618 1.4
Foreign born 7,522 17.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 7,522 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,985 53
Not a U.S. citizen 3,537 47
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 8,140 (X)
Native 618 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 117 18.9
Entered before 2010 501 81.1
Foreign born 7,522 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,235 29.7
Entered before 2010 5,287 70.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 7,522 (X)
Europe 216 2.9
Asia 1,865 24.8
Africa 2,395 31.8
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 2,918 38.8
Northern America 128 1.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,746 (X)
English only 30,548 75
Language other than English 10,198 25
Speak English less than very well 4,703 11.5
Spanish 4,855 11.9
Speak English less than very well 2,434 6
Other Indo-European languages 756 1.9
Speak English less than very well 229 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,137 5.2
Speak English less than very well 1,060 2.6
Other languages 2,450 6
Speak English less than very well 980 2.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 43,297 (X)
American 782 1.8
Arab 73 0.2
Czech 357 0.8
Danish 457 1.1
Dutch 384 0.9
English 1,903 4.4
French (except Basque) 1,356 3.1
French Canadian 263 0.6
German 10,011 23.1
Greek 61 0.1
Hungarian 95 0.2
Irish 3,959 9.1
Italian 669 1.5
Lithuanian 28 0.1
Norwegian 4,809 11.1
Polish 1,198 2.8
Portuguese 12 0
Russian 225 0.5
Scotch-Irish 197 0.5
Scottish 605 1.4
Slovak 25 0.1
Subsaharan African 3,154 7.3
Swedish 2,651 6.1
Swiss 64 0.1
Ukrainian 65 0.2
Welsh 247 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 74 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,314 (X)
With a computer 16,300 94.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,247 88.1