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

House District 27A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 14,683 (X)
Married-couple household 9,420 64.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,066 27.7
Cohabiting couple household 1,202 8.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 497 3.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 1,730 11.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 308 2.1
Householder living alone 955 6.5
65 years and over 262 1.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 2,331 15.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 682 4.6
Householder living alone 1,162 7.9
65 years and over 649 4.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,929 40.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,107 21.2
Average household size 2.9 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,158 (X)
Householder 14,683 34.8
Spouse 9,384 22.3
Unmarried partner 1,148 2.7
Child 14,642 34.7
Other relatives 1,670 4
Other nonrelatives 631 1.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,947 (X)
Never married 5,214 30.8
Now married, except separated 9,952 58.7
Separated 119 0.7
Widowed 236 1.4
Divorced 1,426 8.4
Females 15 years and over 16,234 (X)
Never married 4,079 25.1
Now married, except separated 9,474 58.4
Separated 287 1.8
Widowed 803 4.9
Divorced 1,591 9.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 541 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 209 38.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 44 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 54 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 101 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 26 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 765 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 197 25.8
Less than 1 year 50 6.5
1 or 2 years 107 14
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 40 5.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 197 (X)
Who are female 83 42.1
Who are married 181 91.9
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,045 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 571 5.2
Kindergarten 627 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,983 45.1
High school (grades 9-12) 2,951 26.7
College or graduate school 1,913 17.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 27,371 (X)
Less than 9th grade 270 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,028 3.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,739 28.3
Some college, no degree 6,512 23.8
Associate's degree 4,339 15.9
Bachelor's degree 5,198 19
Graduate or professional degree 2,285 8.3
High school graduate or higher 26,073 95.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,483 27.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 30,756 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,276 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,186 (X)
With a disability 3,577 8.5
Under 18 years 11,445 (X)
With a disability 424 3.7
18 to 64 years 26,407 (X)
With a disability 1,892 7.2
65 years and over 4,334 (X)
With a disability 1,261 29.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,702 (X)
Same house 37,958 91
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,744 9
Different house in the U.S. 3,707 8.9
Same county 1,021 2.4
Different county 2,686 6.4
Same state 2,515 6
Different state 171 0.4
Abroad 37 0.1
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,237 (X)
Native 41,792 98.9
Born in United States 41,605 98.5
State of residence 35,859 84.9
Different state 5,746 13.6
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 187 0.4
Foreign born 445 1.1
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 445 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 334 75.1
Not a U.S. citizen 111 24.9
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 632 (X)
Native 187 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2 1.1
Entered before 2010 185 98.9
Foreign born 445 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 33 7.4
Entered before 2010 412 92.6
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 445 (X)
Europe 88 19.8
Asia 75 16.9
Africa 44 9.9
Oceania 6 1.3
Latin America 147 33
Northern America 85 19.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,618 (X)
English only 39,082 98.6
Language other than English 536 1.4
Speak English less than very well 127 0.3
Spanish 287 0.7
Speak English less than very well 103 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 163 0.4
Speak English less than very well 13 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 52 0.1
Speak English less than very well 11 0
Other languages 34 0.1
Speak English less than very well 0 (X)
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,237 (X)
American 1,478 3.5
Arab 31 0.1
Czech 453 1.1
Danish 300 0.7
Dutch 341 0.8
English 2,219 5.3
French (except Basque) 1,311 3.1
French Canadian 510 1.2
German 16,652 39.4
Greek 92 0.2
Hungarian 52 0.1
Irish 3,182 7.5
Italian 788 1.9
Lithuanian 0 (X)
Norwegian 5,672 13.4
Polish 2,661 6.3
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 140 0.3
Scotch-Irish 97 0.2
Scottish 340 0.8
Slovak 30 0.1
Subsaharan African 147 0.3
Swedish 3,484 8.2
Swiss 143 0.3
Ukrainian 87 0.2
Welsh 156 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 14,683 (X)
With a computer 14,265 97.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,973 95.2