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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2018-2022 (5-year estimates)

House District 12A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,330 (X)
Married-couple household 9,226 53.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,374 19.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,191 6.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 427 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,296 19
With children of the householder under 18 years 241 1.4
Householder living alone 2,591 15
65 years and over 899 5.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,617 20.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 470 2.7
Householder living alone 2,550 14.7
65 years and over 1,731 10
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,700 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,012 34.7
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,193 (X)
Householder 17,330 42.1
Spouse 9,335 22.7
Unmarried partner 1,189 2.9
Child 11,741 28.5
Other relatives 755 1.8
Other nonrelatives 843 2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,546 (X)
Never married 5,425 30.9
Now married, except separated 9,877 56.3
Separated 118 0.7
Widowed 470 2.7
Divorced 1,656 9.4
Females 15 years and over 16,847 (X)
Never married 3,969 23.6
Now married, except separated 9,374 55.6
Separated 99 0.6
Widowed 1,991 11.8
Divorced 1,414 8.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 700 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 150 21.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women 36 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 84 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 156 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 46 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 285 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 118 41.4
Less than 1 year 35 12.3
1 or 2 years 2 0.7
3 or 4 years 40 14
5 or more years 41 14.4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 118 (X)
Who are female 69 58.5
Who are married 72 61
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,074 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 742 7.4
Kindergarten 532 5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,240 42.1
High school (grades 9-12) 2,261 22.4
College or graduate school 2,299 22.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,556 (X)
Less than 9th grade 944 3.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 957 3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,525 33.4
Some college, no degree 6,102 21.4
Associate's degree 4,572 16
Bachelor's degree 4,701 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 1,755 6.1
High school graduate or higher 26,655 93.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,456 22.6
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,597 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,244 6.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,706 (X)
With a disability 5,267 12.6
Under 18 years 9,720 (X)
With a disability 249 2.6
18 to 64 years 23,506 (X)
With a disability 2,353 10
65 years and over 8,480 (X)
With a disability 2,665 31.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,735 (X)
Same house 37,178 89.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,557 10.9
Different house in the U.S. 4,442 10.6
Same county 2,026 4.9
Different county 2,416 5.8
Same state 1,899 4.6
Different state 517 1.2
Abroad 115 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,375 (X)
Native 41,213 97.3
Born in United States 41,018 96.8
State of residence 34,591 81.6
Different state 6,427 15.2
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 195 0.5
Foreign born 1,162 2.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,162 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 381 32.8
Not a U.S. citizen 781 67.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,357 (X)
Native 195 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 59 30.3
Entered before 2010 136 69.7
Foreign born 1,162 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 515 44.3
Entered before 2010 647 55.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,162 (X)
Europe 71 6.1
Asia 213 18.3
Africa 58 5
Oceania 39 3.4
Latin America 752 64.7
Northern America 29 2.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,793 (X)
English only 37,652 94.6
Language other than English 2,141 5.4
Speak English less than very well 840 2.1
Spanish 1,352 3.4
Speak English less than very well 641 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 458 1.2
Speak English less than very well 60 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 254 0.6
Speak English less than very well 122 0.3
Other languages 77 0.2
Speak English less than very well 17 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,375 (X)
American 1,279 3
Arab 18 0
Czech 469 1.1
Danish 399 0.9
Dutch 893 2.1
English 1,835 4.3
French (except Basque) 851 2
French Canadian 129 0.3
German 18,018 42.5
Greek 33 0.1
Hungarian 37 0.1
Irish 3,513 8.3
Italian 351 0.8
Lithuanian 13 0
Norwegian 10,290 24.3
Polish 1,302 3.1
Portuguese 0 (X)
Russian 143 0.3
Scotch-Irish 112 0.3
Scottish 302 0.7
Slovak 32 0.1
Subsaharan African 182 0.4
Swedish 2,695 6.4
Swiss 341 0.8
Ukrainian 5 0
Welsh 82 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 19 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,330 (X)
With a computer 15,713 90.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,613 84.3