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

House District 26A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,376 (X)
Married-couple household 7,257 41.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,162 12.4
Cohabiting couple household 1,497 8.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 316 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,974 22.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 202 1.2
Householder living alone 3,031 17.4
65 years and over 645 3.7
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,648 26.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 401 2.3
Householder living alone 3,246 18.7
65 years and over 1,459 8.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 3,337 19.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,153 29.7
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 39,111 (X)
Householder 17,376 44.4
Spouse 7,212 18.4
Unmarried partner 1,590 4.1
Child 9,075 23.2
Other relatives 1,033 2.6
Other nonrelatives 2,825 7.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 18,202 (X)
Never married 8,412 46.2
Now married, except separated 7,637 42
Separated 172 0.9
Widowed 375 2.1
Divorced 1,606 8.8
Females 15 years and over 18,616 (X)
Never married 7,811 42
Now married, except separated 7,442 40
Separated 49 0.3
Widowed 1,385 7.4
Divorced 1,929 10.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 383 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 94 24.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 3 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 51 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 314 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 124 39.5
Less than 1 year 2 0.6
1 or 2 years 26 8.3
3 or 4 years 35 11.1
5 or more years 61 19.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 124 (X)
Who are female 24 19.4
Who are married 92 74.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 13,802 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 474 3.4
Kindergarten 498 3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,998 21.7
High school (grades 9-12) 1,716 12.4
College or graduate school 8,116 58.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 26,083 (X)
Less than 9th grade 446 1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,268 4.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,694 25.7
Some college, no degree 5,704 21.9
Associate's degree 3,683 14.1
Bachelor's degree 5,250 20.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,038 11.6
High school graduate or higher 24,369 93.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 8,288 31.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 35,505 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,329 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,258 (X)
With a disability 4,528 10.7
Under 18 years 7,051 (X)
With a disability 205 2.9
18 to 64 years 28,068 (X)
With a disability 2,391 8.5
65 years and over 7,139 (X)
With a disability 1,932 27.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,214 (X)
Same house 34,296 81.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,918 18.8
Different house in the U.S. 7,719 18.3
Same county 4,129 9.8
Different county 3,590 8.5
Same state 2,238 5.3
Different state 1,352 3.2
Abroad 199 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,606 (X)
Native 41,311 97
Born in United States 41,151 96.6
State of residence 27,071 63.5
Different state 14,080 33
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 160 0.4
Foreign born 1,295 3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,295 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 447 34.5
Not a U.S. citizen 848 65.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,455 (X)
Native 160 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2 1.3
Entered before 2010 158 98.8
Foreign born 1,295 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 641 49.5
Entered before 2010 654 50.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,295 (X)
Europe 194 15
Asia 540 41.7
Africa 194 15
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 314 24.2
Northern America 53 4.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,870 (X)
English only 38,952 95.3
Language other than English 1,918 4.7
Speak English less than very well 498 1.2
Spanish 706 1.7
Speak English less than very well 156 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 384 0.9
Speak English less than very well 86 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 657 1.6
Speak English less than very well 186 0.5
Other languages 171 0.4
Speak English less than very well 70 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,606 (X)
American 1,695 4
Arab 51 0.1
Czech 709 1.7
Danish 368 0.9
Dutch 472 1.1
English 2,361 5.5
French (except Basque) 1,035 2.4
French Canadian 204 0.5
German 16,941 39.8
Greek 30 0.1
Hungarian 293 0.7
Irish 4,364 10.2
Italian 1,000 2.3
Lithuanian 55 0.1
Norwegian 6,333 14.9
Polish 4,970 11.7
Portuguese 41 0.1
Russian 235 0.6
Scotch-Irish 309 0.7
Scottish 486 1.1
Slovak 53 0.1
Subsaharan African 149 0.3
Swedish 1,353 3.2
Swiss 255 0.6
Ukrainian 197 0.5
Welsh 174 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 141 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,376 (X)
With a computer 16,365 94.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,646 90