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

House District 55A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,131 (X)
Married-couple household 9,137 60.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,353 28.8
Cohabiting couple household 1,145 7.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 447 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,114 14
With children of the householder under 18 years 279 1.8
Householder living alone 1,263 8.3
65 years and over 297 2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 2,735 18.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 560 3.7
Householder living alone 1,321 8.7
65 years and over 510 3.4
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,950 39.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,127 20.7
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,981 (X)
Householder 15,131 35.2
Spouse 9,098 21.2
Unmarried partner 1,324 3.1
Child 14,644 34.1
Other relatives 1,984 4.6
Other nonrelatives 800 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,440 (X)
Never married 5,875 33.7
Now married, except separated 10,113 58
Separated 114 0.7
Widowed 246 1.4
Divorced 1,092 6.3
Females 15 years and over 16,203 (X)
Never married 4,522 27.9
Now married, except separated 9,175 56.6
Separated 123 0.8
Widowed 516 3.2
Divorced 1,867 11.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 602 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 259 43
Per 1,000 unmarried women 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 61 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 13 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 106 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 36 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 571 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 143 25
Less than 1 year 22 3.9
1 or 2 years 47 8.2
3 or 4 years 14 2.5
5 or more years 60 10.5
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 143 (X)
Who are female 125 87.4
Who are married 83 58
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,185 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 986 8.8
Kindergarten 470 4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,790 42.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,566 22.9
College or graduate school 2,373 21.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,212 (X)
Less than 9th grade 858 3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 865 3.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,807 17
Some college, no degree 5,182 18.4
Associate's degree 3,205 11.4
Bachelor's degree 9,110 32.3
Graduate or professional degree 4,185 14.8
High school graduate or higher 26,489 93.9
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,295 47.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,592 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,459 4.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,989 (X)
With a disability 3,076 7.2
Under 18 years 11,398 (X)
With a disability 199 1.7
18 to 64 years 27,128 (X)
With a disability 1,913 7.1
65 years and over 4,463 (X)
With a disability 964 21.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,515 (X)
Same house 38,309 90.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,206 9.9
Different house in the U.S. 4,122 9.7
Same county 1,086 2.6
Different county 3,036 7.1
Same state 2,117 5
Different state 919 2.2
Abroad 84 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 43,022 (X)
Native 37,262 86.6
Born in United States 37,017 86
State of residence 26,557 61.7
Different state 10,460 24.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 245 0.6
Foreign born 5,760 13.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,760 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,927 68.2
Not a U.S. citizen 1,833 31.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,005 (X)
Native 245 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 43 17.6
Entered before 2010 202 82.4
Foreign born 5,760 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,082 18.8
Entered before 2010 4,678 81.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,760 (X)
Europe 470 8.2
Asia 2,243 38.9
Africa 1,482 25.7
Oceania 22 0.4
Latin America 1,464 25.4
Northern America 79 1.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,104 (X)
English only 32,351 80.7
Language other than English 7,753 19.3
Speak English less than very well 3,316 8.3
Spanish 2,825 7
Speak English less than very well 1,057 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 523 1.3
Speak English less than very well 166 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2,326 5.8
Speak English less than very well 1,164 2.9
Other languages 2,079 5.2
Speak English less than very well 929 2.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 43,022 (X)
American 809 1.9
Arab 269 0.6
Czech 559 1.3
Danish 639 1.5
Dutch 670 1.6
English 2,678 6.2
French (except Basque) 1,198 2.8
French Canadian 316 0.7
German 12,417 28.9
Greek 185 0.4
Hungarian 140 0.3
Irish 4,675 10.9
Italian 1,242 2.9
Lithuanian 0 (X)
Norwegian 5,730 13.3
Polish 1,428 3.3
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 477 1.1
Scotch-Irish 299 0.7
Scottish 538 1.3
Slovak 129 0.3
Subsaharan African 2,455 5.7
Swedish 2,433 5.7
Swiss 115 0.3
Ukrainian 199 0.5
Welsh 300 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,131 (X)
With a computer 14,969 98.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,340 94.8