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

House District 56B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 14,693 (X)
Married-couple household 9,992 68
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,643 31.6
Cohabiting couple household 659 4.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 151 1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 1,303 8.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 310 2.1
Householder living alone 780 5.3
65 years and over 328 2.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 2,739 18.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 734 5
Householder living alone 1,713 11.7
65 years and over 771 5.2
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,034 41.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,254 22.1
Average household size 2.8 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 40,635 (X)
Householder 14,693 36.2
Spouse 10,064 24.8
Unmarried partner 624 1.5
Child 13,929 34.3
Other relatives 869 2.1
Other nonrelatives 456 1.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 15,326 (X)
Never married 3,553 23.2
Now married, except separated 10,356 67.6
Separated 80 0.5
Widowed 223 1.5
Divorced 1,114 7.3
Females 15 years and over 15,972 (X)
Never married 3,490 21.9
Now married, except separated 10,188 63.8
Separated 9 0.1
Widowed 658 4.1
Divorced 1,627 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 522 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 77 14.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 114 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 292 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 2 0.7
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 2 0.7
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 0 (X)
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 2 (X)
Who are female 1 50
Who are married 2 100
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,940 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 806 7.4
Kindergarten 674 6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,121 46.8
High school (grades 9-12) 2,527 23.1
College or graduate school 1,812 16.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 26,966 (X)
Less than 9th grade 222 0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 490 1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,954 14.7
Some college, no degree 4,665 17.3
Associate's degree 3,085 11.4
Bachelor's degree 10,095 37.4
Graduate or professional degree 4,455 16.5
High school graduate or higher 26,254 97.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,550 54
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 29,517 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,851 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 40,666 (X)
With a disability 2,460 6
Under 18 years 11,159 (X)
With a disability 330 3
18 to 64 years 24,732 (X)
With a disability 1,012 4.1
65 years and over 4,775 (X)
With a disability 1,118 23.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 40,181 (X)
Same house 36,297 90.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,884 9.7
Different house in the U.S. 3,786 9.4
Same county 1,944 4.8
Different county 1,842 4.6
Same state 1,008 2.5
Different state 834 2.1
Abroad 98 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 40,686 (X)
Native 37,914 93.2
Born in United States 37,559 92.3
State of residence 25,990 63.9
Different state 11,569 28.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 355 0.9
Foreign born 2,772 6.8
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 2,772 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,827 65.9
Not a U.S. citizen 945 34.1
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 3,127 (X)
Native 355 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 53 14.9
Entered before 2010 302 85.1
Foreign born 2,772 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 662 23.9
Entered before 2010 2,110 76.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,772 (X)
Europe 341 12.3
Asia 1,450 52.3
Africa 378 13.6
Oceania 2 0.1
Latin America 547 19.7
Northern America 54 1.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 37,908 (X)
English only 34,947 92.2
Language other than English 2,961 7.8
Speak English less than very well 946 2.5
Spanish 615 1.6
Speak English less than very well 246 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 963 2.5
Speak English less than very well 272 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,136 3
Speak English less than very well 303 0.8
Other languages 247 0.7
Speak English less than very well 125 0.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 40,686 (X)
American 1,155 2.8
Arab 320 0.8
Czech 944 2.3
Danish 687 1.7
Dutch 671 1.6
English 3,675 9
French (except Basque) 1,442 3.5
French Canadian 346 0.9
German 15,995 39.3
Greek 144 0.4
Hungarian 72 0.2
Irish 4,949 12.2
Italian 1,751 4.3
Lithuanian 64 0.2
Norwegian 5,496 13.5
Polish 2,165 5.3
Portuguese 55 0.1
Russian 513 1.3
Scotch-Irish 231 0.6
Scottish 464 1.1
Slovak 36 0.1
Subsaharan African 399 1
Swedish 3,177 7.8
Swiss 155 0.4
Ukrainian 196 0.5
Welsh 223 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 30 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 14,693 (X)
With a computer 14,478 98.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,117 96.1