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

House District 42A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,589 (X)
Married-couple household 10,250 65.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 5,559 35.7
Cohabiting couple household 785 5
With children of the householder under 18 years 135 0.9
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 1,515 9.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 283 1.8
Householder living alone 1,009 6.5
65 years and over 350 2.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,039 19.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 425 2.7
Householder living alone 2,291 14.7
65 years and over 1,225 7.9
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,551 42
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,988 25.6
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,238 (X)
Householder 15,589 37.8
Spouse 10,098 24.5
Unmarried partner 746 1.8
Child 13,560 32.9
Other relatives 713 1.7
Other nonrelatives 532 1.3
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 15,693 (X)
Never married 3,740 23.8
Now married, except separated 10,842 69.1
Separated 35 0.2
Widowed 169 1.1
Divorced 907 5.8
Females 15 years and over 16,152 (X)
Never married 3,228 20
Now married, except separated 10,207 63.2
Separated 35 0.2
Widowed 1,046 6.5
Divorced 1,636 10.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 563 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 64 11.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 137 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 38 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 227 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 15 6.6
Less than 1 year 4 1.8
1 or 2 years 11 4.8
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 0 (X)
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 15 (X)
Who are female 6 40
Who are married 15 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,178 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 738 6.6
Kindergarten 452 4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,669 50.7
High school (grades 9-12) 2,639 23.6
College or graduate school 1,680 15
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,173 (X)
Less than 9th grade 115 0.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 200 0.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,809 10
Some college, no degree 3,757 13.3
Associate's degree 2,011 7.1
Bachelor's degree 11,452 40.6
Graduate or professional degree 7,829 27.8
High school graduate or higher 27,858 98.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 19,281 68.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 29,873 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,523 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,324 (X)
With a disability 3,166 7.7
Under 18 years 11,714 (X)
With a disability 425 3.6
18 to 64 years 23,837 (X)
With a disability 1,314 5.5
65 years and over 5,773 (X)
With a disability 1,427 24.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,120 (X)
Same house 36,105 87.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,015 12.2
Different house in the U.S. 4,925 12
Same county 3,457 8.4
Different county 1,468 3.6
Same state 640 1.6
Different state 828 2
Abroad 90 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 41,632 (X)
Native 35,929 86.3
Born in United States 35,528 85.3
State of residence 24,294 58.4
Different state 11,234 27
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 401 1
Foreign born 5,703 13.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,703 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,866 67.8
Not a U.S. citizen 1,837 32.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,104 (X)
Native 401 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 84 20.9
Entered before 2010 317 79.1
Foreign born 5,703 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,025 18
Entered before 2010 4,678 82
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,703 (X)
Europe 687 12
Asia 3,773 66.2
Africa 250 4.4
Oceania 27 0.5
Latin America 765 13.4
Northern America 201 3.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 38,575 (X)
English only 31,968 82.9
Language other than English 6,607 17.1
Speak English less than very well 819 2.1
Spanish 1,040 2.7
Speak English less than very well 89 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 2,040 5.3
Speak English less than very well 294 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3,073 8
Speak English less than very well 410 1.1
Other languages 454 1.2
Speak English less than very well 26 0.1
ANCESTRY - Total population 41,632 (X)
American 710 1.7
Arab 128 0.3
Czech 403 1
Danish 610 1.5
Dutch 786 1.9
English 3,401 8.2
French (except Basque) 1,026 2.5
French Canadian 158 0.4
German 10,886 26.1
Greek 28 0.1
Hungarian 183 0.4
Irish 4,446 10.7
Italian 833 2
Lithuanian 55 0.1
Norwegian 4,682 11.2
Polish 1,376 3.3
Portuguese 37 0.1
Russian 509 1.2
Scotch-Irish 140 0.3
Scottish 612 1.5
Slovak 62 0.1
Subsaharan African 526 1.3
Swedish 3,650 8.8
Swiss 187 0.4
Ukrainian 136 0.3
Welsh 290 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 35 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,589 (X)
With a computer 15,212 97.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,954 95.9