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

House District 21A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,447 (X)
Married-couple household 9,225 52.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,367 19.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,012 5.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 375 2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,218 18.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 137 0.8
Householder living alone 2,645 15.2
65 years and over 925 5.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,992 22.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 627 3.6
Householder living alone 2,891 16.6
65 years and over 1,880 10.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,735 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,173 35.4
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,309 (X)
Householder 17,447 42.2
Spouse 9,186 22.2
Unmarried partner 1,020 2.5
Child 12,047 29.2
Other relatives 948 2.3
Other nonrelatives 661 1.6
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,580 (X)
Never married 4,736 28.6
Now married, except separated 9,650 58.2
Separated 124 0.7
Widowed 463 2.8
Divorced 1,607 9.7
Females 15 years and over 16,864 (X)
Never married 3,571 21.2
Now married, except separated 9,429 55.9
Separated 108 0.6
Widowed 2,075 12.3
Divorced 1,681 10
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 591 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 83 14
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 74 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 5 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 169 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 23 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 313 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 115 36.7
Less than 1 year 50 16
1 or 2 years 27 8.6
3 or 4 years 6 1.9
5 or more years 32 10.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 115 (X)
Who are female 59 51.3
Who are married 62 53.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,707 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 874 9
Kindergarten 579 6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,604 47.4
High school (grades 9-12) 2,402 24.7
College or graduate school 1,248 12.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,676 (X)
Less than 9th grade 891 3.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,284 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,188 35.5
Some college, no degree 6,468 22.6
Associate's degree 3,725 13
Bachelor's degree 4,495 15.7
Graduate or professional degree 1,625 5.7
High school graduate or higher 26,501 92.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,120 21.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,544 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,432 7.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,403 (X)
With a disability 5,156 12.5
Under 18 years 10,536 (X)
With a disability 562 5.3
18 to 64 years 22,210 (X)
With a disability 1,937 8.7
65 years and over 8,657 (X)
With a disability 2,657 30.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,498 (X)
Same house 36,995 89.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,503 10.9
Different house in the U.S. 4,433 10.7
Same county 2,186 5.3
Different county 2,247 5.4
Same state 1,218 2.9
Different state 1,029 2.5
Abroad 70 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,113 (X)
Native 40,726 96.7
Born in United States 40,505 96.2
State of residence 26,922 63.9
Different state 13,583 32.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 221 0.5
Foreign born 1,387 3.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,387 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 568 41
Not a U.S. citizen 819 59
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,608 (X)
Native 221 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 77 34.8
Entered before 2010 144 65.2
Foreign born 1,387 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 352 25.4
Entered before 2010 1,035 74.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,387 (X)
Europe 99 7.1
Asia 558 40.2
Africa 55 4
Oceania 24 1.7
Latin America 598 43.1
Northern America 53 3.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,362 (X)
English only 37,322 94.8
Language other than English 2,040 5.2
Speak English less than very well 949 2.4
Spanish 1,209 3.1
Speak English less than very well 522 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 264 0.7
Speak English less than very well 62 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 419 1.1
Speak English less than very well 238 0.6
Other languages 148 0.4
Speak English less than very well 127 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,113 (X)
American 1,194 2.8
Arab 190 0.5
Czech 260 0.6
Danish 1,107 2.6
Dutch 5,990 14.2
English 1,275 3
French (except Basque) 732 1.7
French Canadian 135 0.3
German 17,757 42.2
Greek 9 0
Hungarian 67 0.2
Irish 2,563 6.1
Italian 372 0.9
Lithuanian 4 0
Norwegian 6,057 14.4
Polish 939 2.2
Portuguese 22 0.1
Russian 169 0.4
Scotch-Irish 98 0.2
Scottish 223 0.5
Slovak 17 0
Subsaharan African 107 0.3
Swedish 1,485 3.5
Swiss 122 0.3
Ukrainian 81 0.2
Welsh 97 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 1 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,447 (X)
With a computer 15,614 89.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,253 81.7