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

House District 08A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 18,660 (X)
Married-couple household 5,906 31.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,159 11.6
Cohabiting couple household 1,760 9.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 516 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 4,934 26.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 197 1.1
Householder living alone 3,932 21.1
65 years and over 1,049 5.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,060 32.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 923 4.9
Householder living alone 3,779 20.3
65 years and over 1,607 8.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,262 22.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,099 27.3
Average household size 2.1 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 39,089 (X)
Householder 18,660 47.7
Spouse 6,049 15.5
Unmarried partner 1,795 4.6
Child 9,024 23.1
Other relatives 1,584 4.1
Other nonrelatives 1,977 5.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,301 (X)
Never married 7,173 44
Now married, except separated 6,361 39
Separated 104 0.6
Widowed 451 2.8
Divorced 2,212 13.6
Females 15 years and over 17,235 (X)
Never married 6,462 37.5
Now married, except separated 6,352 36.9
Separated 145 0.8
Widowed 1,569 9.1
Divorced 2,707 15.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 545 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 217 39.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 33 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 79 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 38 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 460 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 153 33.3
Less than 1 year 45 9.8
1 or 2 years 32 7
3 or 4 years 7 1.5
5 or more years 69 15
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 153 (X)
Who are female 101 66
Who are married 91 59.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 8,763 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 640 7.3
Kindergarten 347 4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,207 36.6
High school (grades 9-12) 1,420 16.2
College or graduate school 3,149 35.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 27,763 (X)
Less than 9th grade 562 2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,514 5.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,210 26
Some college, no degree 7,647 27.5
Associate's degree 2,860 10.3
Bachelor's degree 5,501 19.8
Graduate or professional degree 2,469 8.9
High school graduate or higher 25,687 92.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,970 28.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,358 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,633 8.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 39,561 (X)
With a disability 7,011 17.7
Under 18 years 7,724 (X)
With a disability 458 5.9
18 to 64 years 25,313 (X)
With a disability 4,190 16.6
65 years and over 6,524 (X)
With a disability 2,363 36.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 39,707 (X)
Same house 32,395 81.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,312 18.4
Different house in the U.S. 7,265 18.3
Same county 4,920 12.4
Different county 2,345 5.9
Same state 1,452 3.7
Different state 893 2.2
Abroad 47 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 40,254 (X)
Native 39,126 97.2
Born in United States 38,784 96.3
State of residence 30,298 75.3
Different state 8,486 21.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 342 0.8
Foreign born 1,128 2.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,128 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 584 51.8
Not a U.S. citizen 544 48.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,470 (X)
Native 342 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 38 11.1
Entered before 2010 304 88.9
Foreign born 1,128 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 328 29.1
Entered before 2010 800 70.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,128 (X)
Europe 238 21.1
Asia 360 31.9
Africa 200 17.7
Oceania 15 1.3
Latin America 232 20.6
Northern America 83 7.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 37,597 (X)
English only 35,586 94.7
Language other than English 2,011 5.3
Speak English less than very well 529 1.4
Spanish 717 1.9
Speak English less than very well 229 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 682 1.8
Speak English less than very well 150 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 194 0.5
Speak English less than very well 62 0.2
Other languages 418 1.1
Speak English less than very well 88 0.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 40,254 (X)
American 814 2
Arab 123 0.3
Czech 221 0.5
Danish 371 0.9
Dutch 630 1.6
English 2,695 6.7
French (except Basque) 1,205 3
French Canadian 724 1.8
German 9,001 22.4
Greek 60 0.1
Hungarian 44 0.1
Irish 4,103 10.2
Italian 1,564 3.9
Lithuanian 18 0
Norwegian 4,918 12.2
Polish 2,506 6.2
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 125 0.3
Scotch-Irish 254 0.6
Scottish 557 1.4
Slovak 71 0.2
Subsaharan African 258 0.6
Swedish 3,988 9.9
Swiss 118 0.3
Ukrainian 36 0.1
Welsh 274 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 8 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 18,660 (X)
With a computer 17,040 91.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,688 84.1