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

House District 56A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,267 (X)
Married-couple household 8,346 51.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,608 22.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,151 7.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 390 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,183 13.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 327 2
Householder living alone 1,296 8
65 years and over 440 2.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,587 28.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 998 6.1
Householder living alone 2,821 17.3
65 years and over 1,550 9.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,669 34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,504 27.7
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,466 (X)
Householder 16,267 38.3
Spouse 8,434 19.9
Unmarried partner 1,178 2.8
Child 13,404 31.6
Other relatives 1,970 4.6
Other nonrelatives 1,213 2.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,540 (X)
Never married 5,722 34.6
Now married, except separated 8,873 53.6
Separated 170 1
Widowed 351 2.1
Divorced 1,424 8.6
Females 15 years and over 17,256 (X)
Never married 4,982 28.9
Now married, except separated 8,496 49.2
Separated 125 0.7
Widowed 1,143 6.6
Divorced 2,510 14.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 541 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 169 31.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 32 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 88 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 43 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 492 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 45 9.1
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 3 0.6
3 or 4 years 13 2.6
5 or more years 29 5.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 45 (X)
Who are female 33 73.3
Who are married 39 86.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,053 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 561 5.1
Kindergarten 562 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,305 48
High school (grades 9-12) 2,287 20.7
College or graduate school 2,338 21.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,263 (X)
Less than 9th grade 748 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 786 2.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,925 21
Some college, no degree 5,427 19.2
Associate's degree 3,346 11.8
Bachelor's degree 8,357 29.6
Graduate or professional degree 3,674 13
High school graduate or higher 26,729 94.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,031 42.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,959 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,085 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,504 (X)
With a disability 3,948 9.3
Under 18 years 10,712 (X)
With a disability 305 2.8
18 to 64 years 25,622 (X)
With a disability 2,148 8.4
65 years and over 6,170 (X)
With a disability 1,495 24.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,264 (X)
Same house 36,955 87.4
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,309 12.6
Different house in the U.S. 5,194 12.3
Same county 2,807 6.6
Different county 2,387 5.6
Same state 1,872 4.4
Different state 515 1.2
Abroad 115 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,742 (X)
Native 36,532 85.5
Born in United States 36,008 84.2
State of residence 24,819 58.1
Different state 11,189 26.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 524 1.2
Foreign born 6,210 14.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,210 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,850 62
Not a U.S. citizen 2,360 38
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,734 (X)
Native 524 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 60 11.5
Entered before 2010 464 88.5
Foreign born 6,210 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,644 26.5
Entered before 2010 4,566 73.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,210 (X)
Europe 519 8.4
Asia 1,869 30.1
Africa 2,079 33.5
Oceania 65 1
Latin America 1,609 25.9
Northern America 69 1.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,294 (X)
English only 32,793 81.4
Language other than English 7,501 18.6
Speak English less than very well 3,019 7.5
Spanish 2,686 6.7
Speak English less than very well 961 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 1,240 3.1
Speak English less than very well 417 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,377 3.4
Speak English less than very well 722 1.8
Other languages 2,198 5.5
Speak English less than very well 919 2.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,742 (X)
American 695 1.6
Arab 205 0.5
Czech 727 1.7
Danish 453 1.1
Dutch 336 0.8
English 3,746 8.8
French (except Basque) 1,418 3.3
French Canadian 311 0.7
German 11,413 26.7
Greek 47 0.1
Hungarian 55 0.1
Irish 4,713 11
Italian 1,244 2.9
Lithuanian 109 0.3
Norwegian 4,488 10.5
Polish 1,445 3.4
Portuguese 45 0.1
Russian 589 1.4
Scotch-Irish 243 0.6
Scottish 413 1
Slovak 64 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,807 6.6
Swedish 2,579 6
Swiss 121 0.3
Ukrainian 36 0.1
Welsh 186 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 83 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,267 (X)
With a computer 15,597 95.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,197 93.4