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

House District 12A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,426 (X)
Married-couple household 9,331 53.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,259 18.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,057 6.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 358 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,236 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 236 1.4
Householder living alone 2,490 14.3
65 years and over 864 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,802 21.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 497 2.9
Householder living alone 2,679 15.4
65 years and over 1,759 10.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,591 26.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,013 34.5
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,465 (X)
Householder 17,426 42
Spouse 9,369 22.6
Unmarried partner 1,067 2.6
Child 11,680 28.2
Other relatives 892 2.2
Other nonrelatives 1,031 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,363 (X)
Never married 5,153 29.7
Now married, except separated 9,941 57.3
Separated 137 0.8
Widowed 441 2.5
Divorced 1,691 9.7
Females 15 years and over 16,981 (X)
Never married 3,928 23.1
Now married, except separated 9,493 55.9
Separated 165 1
Widowed 1,919 11.3
Divorced 1,476 8.7
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 636 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 134 21.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 32 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 76 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 1 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 143 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 38 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 353 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 162 45.9
Less than 1 year 28 7.9
1 or 2 years 30 8.5
3 or 4 years 49 13.9
5 or more years 55 15.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 162 (X)
Who are female 95 58.6
Who are married 87 53.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,951 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 718 7.2
Kindergarten 521 5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,260 42.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,168 21.8
College or graduate school 2,284 23
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,657 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,033 3.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,134 4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,704 33.9
Some college, no degree 5,962 20.8
Associate's degree 4,547 15.9
Bachelor's degree 4,563 15.9
Graduate or professional degree 1,714 6
High school graduate or higher 26,490 92.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,277 21.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,630 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,303 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,845 (X)
With a disability 5,265 12.6
Under 18 years 9,721 (X)
With a disability 282 2.9
18 to 64 years 23,731 (X)
With a disability 2,275 9.6
65 years and over 8,393 (X)
With a disability 2,708 32.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,808 (X)
Same house 36,798 88
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,010 12
Different house in the U.S. 4,889 11.7
Same county 2,197 5.3
Different county 2,692 6.4
Same state 2,098 5
Different state 594 1.4
Abroad 121 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,405 (X)
Native 41,150 97
Born in United States 40,910 96.5
State of residence 34,494 81.3
Different state 6,416 15.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 240 0.6
Foreign born 1,255 3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,255 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 431 34.3
Not a U.S. citizen 824 65.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,495 (X)
Native 240 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 86 35.8
Entered before 2010 154 64.2
Foreign born 1,255 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 549 43.7
Entered before 2010 706 56.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,255 (X)
Europe 72 5.7
Asia 314 25
Africa 92 7.3
Oceania 54 4.3
Latin America 687 54.7
Northern America 36 2.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,846 (X)
English only 37,597 94.4
Language other than English 2,249 5.6
Speak English less than very well 1,009 2.5
Spanish 1,301 3.3
Speak English less than very well 677 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 506 1.3
Speak English less than very well 62 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 373 0.9
Speak English less than very well 260 0.7
Other languages 69 0.2
Speak English less than very well 10 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,405 (X)
American 1,304 3.1
Arab 18 0
Czech 500 1.2
Danish 453 1.1
Dutch 937 2.2
English 1,728 4.1
French (except Basque) 927 2.2
French Canadian 160 0.4
German 18,256 43.1
Greek 34 0.1
Hungarian 38 0.1
Irish 3,518 8.3
Italian 371 0.9
Lithuanian 12 0
Norwegian 10,485 24.7
Polish 1,424 3.4
Portuguese 8 0
Russian 110 0.3
Scotch-Irish 109 0.3
Scottish 419 1
Slovak 32 0.1
Subsaharan African 144 0.3
Swedish 2,603 6.1
Swiss 300 0.7
Ukrainian 28 0.1
Welsh 90 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 7 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,426 (X)
With a computer 15,550 89.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,353 82.4