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

House District 38A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,902 (X)
Married-couple household 6,110 38.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,717 17.1
Cohabiting couple household 980 6.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 492 3.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,007 18.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 249 1.6
Householder living alone 1,997 12.6
65 years and over 253 1.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 5,805 36.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,153 13.5
Householder living alone 2,403 15.1
65 years and over 735 4.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,004 37.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,268 20.6
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.4 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 44,004 (X)
Householder 15,902 36.1
Spouse 5,970 13.6
Unmarried partner 998 2.3
Child 15,430 35.1
Other relatives 3,965 9
Other nonrelatives 1,739 4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,064 (X)
Never married 7,433 46.3
Now married, except separated 6,959 43.3
Separated 431 2.7
Widowed 172 1.1
Divorced 1,069 6.7
Females 15 years and over 18,175 (X)
Never married 6,985 38.4
Now married, except separated 7,194 39.6
Separated 476 2.6
Widowed 970 5.3
Divorced 2,550 14
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,081 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 520 48.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 71 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 92 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 2 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 152 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 60 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,419 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 218 15.4
Less than 1 year 82 5.8
1 or 2 years 32 2.3
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 104 7.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 218 (X)
Who are female 180 82.6
Who are married 89 40.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 13,093 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 963 7.4
Kindergarten 953 7.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,589 35
High school (grades 9-12) 2,972 22.7
College or graduate school 3,616 27.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,394 (X)
Less than 9th grade 2,154 7.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,200 4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,685 27.1
Some college, no degree 6,639 23.4
Associate's degree 3,343 11.8
Bachelor's degree 5,018 17.7
Graduate or professional degree 2,355 8.3
High school graduate or higher 25,040 88.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,373 26
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,024 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,052 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 44,085 (X)
With a disability 4,731 10.7
Under 18 years 12,170 (X)
With a disability 342 2.8
18 to 64 years 27,211 (X)
With a disability 2,609 9.6
65 years and over 4,704 (X)
With a disability 1,780 37.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 43,224 (X)
Same house 38,744 89.6
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,480 10.4
Different house in the U.S. 4,244 9.8
Same county 2,859 6.6
Different county 1,385 3.2
Same state 1,157 2.7
Different state 228 0.5
Abroad 236 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 44,225 (X)
Native 32,502 73.5
Born in United States 31,918 72.2
State of residence 23,881 54
Different state 8,037 18.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 584 1.3
Foreign born 11,723 26.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 11,723 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 7,178 61.2
Not a U.S. citizen 4,545 38.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 12,307 (X)
Native 584 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 150 25.7
Entered before 2010 434 74.3
Foreign born 11,723 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 3,625 30.9
Entered before 2010 8,098 69.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 11,723 (X)
Europe 144 1.2
Asia 3,064 26.1
Africa 6,845 58.4
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 1,547 13.2
Northern America 123 1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,381 (X)
English only 29,345 72.7
Language other than English 11,036 27.3
Speak English less than very well 4,888 12.1
Spanish 1,817 4.5
Speak English less than very well 810 2
Other Indo-European languages 765 1.9
Speak English less than very well 231 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5,306 13.1
Speak English less than very well 2,562 6.3
Other languages 3,148 7.8
Speak English less than very well 1,285 3.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 44,225 (X)
American 1,521 3.4
Arab 285 0.6
Czech 252 0.6
Danish 156 0.4
Dutch 329 0.7
English 1,427 3.2
French (except Basque) 604 1.4
French Canadian 91 0.2
German 7,210 16.3
Greek 80 0.2
Hungarian 30 0.1
Irish 2,151 4.9
Italian 369 0.8
Lithuanian 30 0.1
Norwegian 2,507 5.7
Polish 1,001 2.3
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 113 0.3
Scotch-Irish 181 0.4
Scottish 287 0.6
Slovak 19 0
Subsaharan African 7,473 16.9
Swedish 2,320 5.2
Swiss 62 0.1
Ukrainian 106 0.2
Welsh 73 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 339 0.8
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,902 (X)
With a computer 15,026 94.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 13,777 86.6