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

House District 47A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,797 (X)
Married-couple household 9,400 56
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,853 22.9
Cohabiting couple household 1,592 9.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 387 2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,572 15.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 170 1
Householder living alone 1,965 11.7
65 years and over 610 3.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,233 19.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 457 2.7
Householder living alone 2,181 13
65 years and over 1,059 6.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,118 30.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,449 26.5
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,384 (X)
Householder 16,797 39.6
Spouse 9,390 22.2
Unmarried partner 1,528 3.6
Child 12,541 29.6
Other relatives 1,238 2.9
Other nonrelatives 890 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,871 (X)
Never married 6,180 34.6
Now married, except separated 9,761 54.6
Separated 196 1.1
Widowed 169 0.9
Divorced 1,565 8.8
Females 15 years and over 17,373 (X)
Never married 4,841 27.9
Now married, except separated 9,696 55.8
Separated 100 0.6
Widowed 894 5.1
Divorced 1,842 10.6
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 625 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 108 17.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 21 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 115 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 41 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 358 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 89 24.9
Less than 1 year 69 19.3
1 or 2 years 0 (X)
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 20 5.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 89 (X)
Who are female 52 58.4
Who are married 79 88.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,633 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 789 7.4
Kindergarten 610 5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,817 35.9
High school (grades 9-12) 2,890 27.2
College or graduate school 2,527 23.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 29,650 (X)
Less than 9th grade 326 1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 568 1.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,945 16.7
Some college, no degree 5,418 18.3
Associate's degree 2,963 10
Bachelor's degree 10,263 34.6
Graduate or professional degree 5,167 17.4
High school graduate or higher 28,756 97
Bachelor's degree or higher 15,430 52
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 33,128 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,920 5.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,523 (X)
With a disability 4,019 9.5
Under 18 years 9,758 (X)
With a disability 396 4.1
18 to 64 years 26,419 (X)
With a disability 2,234 8.5
65 years and over 6,346 (X)
With a disability 1,389 21.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,383 (X)
Same house 36,930 87.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,453 12.9
Different house in the U.S. 5,316 12.5
Same county 2,183 5.2
Different county 3,133 7.4
Same state 1,852 4.4
Different state 1,281 3
Abroad 137 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,904 (X)
Native 38,405 89.5
Born in United States 37,854 88.2
State of residence 26,575 61.9
Different state 11,279 26.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 551 1.3
Foreign born 4,499 10.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,499 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,216 71.5
Not a U.S. citizen 1,283 28.5
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,050 (X)
Native 551 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 66 12
Entered before 2010 485 88
Foreign born 4,499 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,084 24.1
Entered before 2010 3,415 75.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,499 (X)
Europe 495 11
Asia 2,186 48.6
Africa 681 15.1
Oceania 33 0.7
Latin America 968 21.5
Northern America 136 3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,619 (X)
English only 34,865 85.8
Language other than English 5,754 14.2
Speak English less than very well 1,802 4.4
Spanish 1,292 3.2
Speak English less than very well 512 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 973 2.4
Speak English less than very well 227 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,631 6.5
Speak English less than very well 821 2
Other languages 858 2.1
Speak English less than very well 242 0.6
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,904 (X)
American 993 2.3
Arab 139 0.3
Czech 506 1.2
Danish 589 1.4
Dutch 608 1.4
English 2,642 6.2
French (except Basque) 1,264 2.9
French Canadian 504 1.2
German 12,440 29
Greek 48 0.1
Hungarian 138 0.3
Irish 5,085 11.9
Italian 1,891 4.4
Lithuanian 51 0.1
Norwegian 4,245 9.9
Polish 2,149 5
Portuguese 79 0.2
Russian 186 0.4
Scotch-Irish 150 0.3
Scottish 431 1
Slovak 43 0.1
Subsaharan African 1,491 3.5
Swedish 3,059 7.1
Swiss 281 0.7
Ukrainian 107 0.2
Welsh 138 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 24 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,797 (X)
With a computer 16,224 96.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,903 94.7