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

House District 15A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,062 (X)
Married-couple household 8,815 51.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,359 19.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,254 7.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 586 3.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,099 18.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 211 1.2
Householder living alone 2,527 14.8
65 years and over 860 5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,894 22.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 777 4.6
Householder living alone 2,610 15.3
65 years and over 1,529 9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,122 30
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,490 32.2
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,175 (X)
Householder 17,062 41.4
Spouse 8,808 21.4
Unmarried partner 1,286 3.1
Child 12,122 29.4
Other relatives 960 2.3
Other nonrelatives 937 2.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,799 (X)
Never married 5,398 32.1
Now married, except separated 9,092 54.1
Separated 91 0.5
Widowed 568 3.4
Divorced 1,650 9.8
Females 15 years and over 17,208 (X)
Never married 4,600 26.7
Now married, except separated 9,144 53.1
Separated 154 0.9
Widowed 1,735 10.1
Divorced 1,575 9.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 623 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 202 32.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 42 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 48 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 120 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 304 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 166 54.6
Less than 1 year 23 7.6
1 or 2 years 77 25.3
3 or 4 years 15 4.9
5 or more years 51 16.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 166 (X)
Who are female 104 62.7
Who are married 134 80.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,083 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 919 8.3
Kindergarten 564 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,523 40.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,508 22.6
College or graduate school 2,569 23.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,305 (X)
Less than 9th grade 723 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,276 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,002 31.8
Some college, no degree 6,575 23.2
Associate's degree 4,080 14.4
Bachelor's degree 4,830 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 1,819 6.4
High school graduate or higher 26,306 92.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,649 23.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,288 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,098 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,184 (X)
With a disability 5,129 12.2
Under 18 years 10,399 (X)
With a disability 422 4.1
18 to 64 years 24,023 (X)
With a disability 2,134 8.9
65 years and over 7,762 (X)
With a disability 2,573 33.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,255 (X)
Same house 37,726 89.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,529 10.7
Different house in the U.S. 4,236 10
Same county 2,144 5.1
Different county 2,092 5
Same state 1,570 3.7
Different state 522 1.2
Abroad 293 0.7
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,712 (X)
Native 40,457 94.7
Born in United States 40,206 94.1
State of residence 31,721 74.3
Different state 8,485 19.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 251 0.6
Foreign born 2,255 5.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,255 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 950 42.1
Not a U.S. citizen 1,305 57.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,506 (X)
Native 251 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 71 28.3
Entered before 2010 180 71.7
Foreign born 2,255 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 920 40.8
Entered before 2010 1,335 59.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,255 (X)
Europe 198 8.8
Asia 818 36.3
Africa 368 16.3
Oceania 5 0.2
Latin America 812 36
Northern America 54 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,817 (X)
English only 36,579 91.9
Language other than English 3,238 8.1
Speak English less than very well 1,491 3.7
Spanish 1,574 4
Speak English less than very well 798 2
Other Indo-European languages 402 1
Speak English less than very well 70 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 849 2.1
Speak English less than very well 469 1.2
Other languages 413 1
Speak English less than very well 154 0.4
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,712 (X)
American 834 2
Arab 16 0
Czech 352 0.8
Danish 951 2.2
Dutch 1,093 2.6
English 1,659 3.9
French (except Basque) 1,233 2.9
French Canadian 227 0.5
German 15,995 37.4
Greek 0 (X)
Hungarian 48 0.1
Irish 2,508 5.9
Italian 384 0.9
Lithuanian 19 0
Norwegian 9,885 23.1
Polish 1,363 3.2
Portuguese 9 0
Russian 152 0.4
Scotch-Irish 170 0.4
Scottish 263 0.6
Slovak 12 0
Subsaharan African 403 0.9
Swedish 1,852 4.3
Swiss 103 0.2
Ukrainian 85 0.2
Welsh 113 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 25 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,062 (X)
With a computer 15,509 90.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,567 85.4