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

House District 55B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,507 (X)
Married-couple household 7,782 47.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,710 16.4
Cohabiting couple household 1,319 8
With children of the householder under 18 years 360 2.2
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,598 15.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 147 0.9
Householder living alone 2,037 12.3
65 years and over 547 3.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,808 29.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,055 6.4
Householder living alone 2,707 16.4
65 years and over 1,516 9.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,596 27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,094 30.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 40,334 (X)
Householder 16,507 40.9
Spouse 7,983 19.8
Unmarried partner 1,387 3.4
Child 11,329 28.1
Other relatives 2,113 5.2
Other nonrelatives 1,015 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,052 (X)
Never married 5,582 34.8
Now married, except separated 8,476 52.8
Separated 166 1
Widowed 375 2.3
Divorced 1,453 9.1
Females 15 years and over 17,782 (X)
Never married 5,425 30.5
Now married, except separated 8,101 45.6
Separated 341 1.9
Widowed 1,313 7.4
Divorced 2,602 14.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 601 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 146 24.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 27 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 120 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 19 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 557 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 144 25.9
Less than 1 year 27 4.8
1 or 2 years 9 1.6
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 108 19.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 144 (X)
Who are female 113 78.5
Who are married 60 41.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,039 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 705 7.8
Kindergarten 450 5
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,273 36.2
High school (grades 9-12) 2,226 24.6
College or graduate school 2,385 26.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,917 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,275 4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 867 3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,347 21.9
Some college, no degree 6,295 21.8
Associate's degree 3,324 11.5
Bachelor's degree 7,340 25.4
Graduate or professional degree 3,469 12
High school graduate or higher 26,775 92.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 10,809 37.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,166 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,421 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 40,405 (X)
With a disability 5,012 12.4
Under 18 years 8,454 (X)
With a disability 369 4.4
18 to 64 years 24,743 (X)
With a disability 2,313 9.3
65 years and over 7,208 (X)
With a disability 2,330 32.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 40,226 (X)
Same house 34,096 84.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 6,130 15.2
Different house in the U.S. 5,939 14.8
Same county 2,893 7.2
Different county 3,046 7.6
Same state 2,556 6.4
Different state 490 1.2
Abroad 191 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 40,660 (X)
Native 35,328 86.9
Born in United States 34,694 85.3
State of residence 23,204 57.1
Different state 11,490 28.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 634 1.6
Foreign born 5,332 13.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,332 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,498 65.6
Not a U.S. citizen 1,834 34.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,966 (X)
Native 634 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 167 26.3
Entered before 2010 467 73.7
Foreign born 5,332 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,029 19.3
Entered before 2010 4,303 80.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,332 (X)
Europe 366 6.9
Asia 1,447 27.1
Africa 1,984 37.2
Oceania 16 0.3
Latin America 1,427 26.8
Northern America 92 1.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 37,892 (X)
English only 30,839 81.4
Language other than English 7,053 18.6
Speak English less than very well 2,883 7.6
Spanish 2,626 6.9
Speak English less than very well 950 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 1,061 2.8
Speak English less than very well 429 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,199 3.2
Speak English less than very well 427 1.1
Other languages 2,167 5.7
Speak English less than very well 1,077 2.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 40,660 (X)
American 831 2
Arab 329 0.8
Czech 488 1.2
Danish 437 1.1
Dutch 488 1.2
English 2,355 5.8
French (except Basque) 1,026 2.5
French Canadian 539 1.3
German 10,581 26
Greek 85 0.2
Hungarian 155 0.4
Irish 4,239 10.4
Italian 1,000 2.5
Lithuanian 27 0.1
Norwegian 4,382 10.8
Polish 1,120 2.8
Portuguese 50 0.1
Russian 184 0.5
Scotch-Irish 239 0.6
Scottish 716 1.8
Slovak 77 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,327 5.7
Swedish 2,480 6.1
Swiss 255 0.6
Ukrainian 62 0.2
Welsh 203 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 84 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,507 (X)
With a computer 15,870 96.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,092 91.4