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

House District 51A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,966 (X)
Married-couple household 7,853 43.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,745 15.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,401 7.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 413 2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,896 21.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 174 1
Householder living alone 2,865 15.9
65 years and over 675 3.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,816 26.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 737 4.1
Householder living alone 3,153 17.5
65 years and over 1,532 8.5
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,355 24.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,801 26.7
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,817 (X)
Householder 17,966 43
Spouse 7,892 18.9
Unmarried partner 1,428 3.4
Child 10,926 26.1
Other relatives 1,932 4.6
Other nonrelatives 1,673 4
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,969 (X)
Never married 7,397 41.2
Now married, except separated 8,562 47.6
Separated 95 0.5
Widowed 426 2.4
Divorced 1,489 8.3
Females 15 years and over 17,146 (X)
Never married 5,629 32.8
Now married, except separated 8,337 48.6
Separated 135 0.8
Widowed 1,106 6.5
Divorced 1,939 11.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 489 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 68 13.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 13 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 12 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 73 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 453 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 129 28.5
Less than 1 year 24 5.3
1 or 2 years 54 11.9
3 or 4 years 20 4.4
5 or more years 31 6.8
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 129 (X)
Who are female 37 28.7
Who are married 63 48.8
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 8,408 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 546 6.5
Kindergarten 657 7.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,616 43
High school (grades 9-12) 1,675 19.9
College or graduate school 1,914 22.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 30,736 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,405 4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,290 4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,035 19.6
Some college, no degree 6,241 20.3
Associate's degree 2,518 8.2
Bachelor's degree 9,199 29.9
Graduate or professional degree 4,048 13.2
High school graduate or higher 28,041 91.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,247 43.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 33,725 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,933 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,018 (X)
With a disability 5,356 12.7
Under 18 years 8,401 (X)
With a disability 408 4.9
18 to 64 years 27,148 (X)
With a disability 2,737 10.1
65 years and over 6,469 (X)
With a disability 2,211 34.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,717 (X)
Same house 35,849 85.9
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,868 14.1
Different house in the U.S. 5,710 13.7
Same county 3,525 8.4
Different county 2,185 5.2
Same state 1,299 3.1
Different state 886 2.1
Abroad 158 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,156 (X)
Native 35,510 84.2
Born in United States 35,037 83.1
State of residence 24,361 57.8
Different state 10,676 25.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 473 1.1
Foreign born 6,646 15.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 6,646 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,965 44.6
Not a U.S. citizen 3,681 55.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 7,119 (X)
Native 473 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 34 7.2
Entered before 2010 439 92.8
Foreign born 6,646 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,609 24.2
Entered before 2010 5,037 75.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,646 (X)
Europe 282 4.2
Asia 1,448 21.8
Africa 1,351 20.3
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 3,458 52
Northern America 107 1.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,800 (X)
English only 30,531 76.7
Language other than English 9,269 23.3
Speak English less than very well 3,682 9.3
Spanish 5,785 14.5
Speak English less than very well 2,302 5.8
Other Indo-European languages 810 2
Speak English less than very well 192 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,208 3
Speak English less than very well 575 1.4
Other languages 1,466 3.7
Speak English less than very well 613 1.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,156 (X)
American 752 1.8
Arab 139 0.3
Czech 428 1
Danish 298 0.7
Dutch 725 1.7
English 2,788 6.6
French (except Basque) 1,505 3.6
French Canadian 388 0.9
German 9,014 21.4
Greek 62 0.1
Hungarian 76 0.2
Irish 4,079 9.7
Italian 856 2
Lithuanian 73 0.2
Norwegian 4,986 11.8
Polish 1,373 3.3
Portuguese 15 0
Russian 201 0.5
Scotch-Irish 245 0.6
Scottish 599 1.4
Slovak 149 0.4
Subsaharan African 1,727 4.1
Swedish 2,981 7.1
Swiss 167 0.4
Ukrainian 73 0.2
Welsh 144 0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 73 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,966 (X)
With a computer 16,878 93.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,999 89.1