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

House District 16B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,390 (X)
Married-couple household 8,917 54.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,056 18.6
Cohabiting couple household 1,206 7.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 458 2.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,699 16.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 225 1.4
Householder living alone 1,999 12.2
65 years and over 666 4.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,568 21.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 571 3.5
Householder living alone 2,277 13.9
65 years and over 1,276 7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,795 29.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,223 31.9
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,140 (X)
Householder 16,390 39.8
Spouse 8,813 21.4
Unmarried partner 1,278 3.1
Child 11,823 28.7
Other relatives 1,487 3.6
Other nonrelatives 1,349 3.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,829 (X)
Never married 5,332 31.7
Now married, except separated 9,595 57
Separated 115 0.7
Widowed 374 2.2
Divorced 1,413 8.4
Females 15 years and over 16,593 (X)
Never married 4,384 26.4
Now married, except separated 9,072 54.7
Separated 93 0.6
Widowed 1,557 9.4
Divorced 1,487 9
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 575 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 251 43.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women 56 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 68 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 119 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 40 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 524 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 269 51.3
Less than 1 year 3 0.6
1 or 2 years 24 4.6
3 or 4 years 2 0.4
5 or more years 240 45.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 269 (X)
Who are female 176 65.4
Who are married 124 46.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,950 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 699 7
Kindergarten 507 5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,719 47.4
High school (grades 9-12) 2,260 22.7
College or graduate school 1,765 17.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,287 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,310 4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,213 4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,617 26.9
Some college, no degree 6,382 22.6
Associate's degree 4,555 16.1
Bachelor's degree 5,024 17.8
Graduate or professional degree 2,186 7.7
High school graduate or higher 25,764 91.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,210 25.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,757 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,185 6.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,548 (X)
With a disability 5,428 13.1
Under 18 years 10,371 (X)
With a disability 345 3.3
18 to 64 years 23,683 (X)
With a disability 2,693 11.4
65 years and over 7,494 (X)
With a disability 2,390 31.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,680 (X)
Same house 36,258 87
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,422 13
Different house in the U.S. 5,298 12.7
Same county 3,153 7.6
Different county 2,145 5.1
Same state 1,475 3.5
Different state 670 1.6
Abroad 124 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,215 (X)
Native 38,695 91.7
Born in United States 38,485 91.2
State of residence 31,682 75
Different state 6,803 16.1
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 210 0.5
Foreign born 3,520 8.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 3,520 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,453 41.3
Not a U.S. citizen 2,067 58.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,730 (X)
Native 210 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 26 12.4
Entered before 2010 184 87.6
Foreign born 3,520 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,476 41.9
Entered before 2010 2,044 58.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 3,520 (X)
Europe 85 2.4
Asia 314 8.9
Africa 1,199 34.1
Oceania 9 0.3
Latin America 1,760 50
Northern America 153 4.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,397 (X)
English only 33,911 86.1
Language other than English 5,486 13.9
Speak English less than very well 2,164 5.5
Spanish 3,531 9
Speak English less than very well 1,243 3.2
Other Indo-European languages 389 1
Speak English less than very well 124 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 212 0.5
Speak English less than very well 91 0.2
Other languages 1,354 3.4
Speak English less than very well 706 1.8
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,215 (X)
American 1,085 2.6
Arab 13 0
Czech 713 1.7
Danish 308 0.7
Dutch 2,131 5
English 1,819 4.3
French (except Basque) 541 1.3
French Canadian 199 0.5
German 13,621 32.3
Greek 34 0.1
Hungarian 43 0.1
Irish 2,688 6.4
Italian 284 0.7
Lithuanian 28 0.1
Norwegian 8,811 20.9
Polish 487 1.2
Portuguese 4 0
Russian 114 0.3
Scotch-Irish 85 0.2
Scottish 264 0.6
Slovak 17 0
Subsaharan African 1,834 4.3
Swedish 3,716 8.8
Swiss 96 0.2
Ukrainian 124 0.3
Welsh 241 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 53 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,390 (X)
With a computer 15,155 92.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,912 84.9