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

House District 17A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,474 (X)
Married-couple household 8,978 54.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,185 19.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,100 6.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 402 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,873 17.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 162 1
Householder living alone 2,275 13.8
65 years and over 717 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,523 21.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 424 2.6
Householder living alone 2,550 15.5
65 years and over 1,524 9.3
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,401 26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,596 34
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 40,785 (X)
Householder 16,474 40.4
Spouse 9,009 22.1
Unmarried partner 1,106 2.7
Child 12,132 29.7
Other relatives 1,276 3.1
Other nonrelatives 788 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,662 (X)
Never married 4,991 30
Now married, except separated 9,464 56.8
Separated 115 0.7
Widowed 376 2.3
Divorced 1,716 10.3
Females 15 years and over 16,881 (X)
Never married 3,860 22.9
Now married, except separated 9,412 55.8
Separated 95 0.6
Widowed 1,690 10
Divorced 1,824 10.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 605 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 205 33.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 51 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 73 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 143 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 436 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 151 34.6
Less than 1 year 3 0.7
1 or 2 years 114 26.1
3 or 4 years 27 6.2
5 or more years 7 1.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 151 (X)
Who are female 117 77.5
Who are married 91 60.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,201 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 813 8.8
Kindergarten 430 4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,262 46.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,455 26.7
College or graduate school 1,241 13.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,658 (X)
Less than 9th grade 394 1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,309 4.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,922 34.6
Some college, no degree 6,641 23.2
Associate's degree 4,517 15.8
Bachelor's degree 3,878 13.5
Graduate or professional degree 1,997 7
High school graduate or higher 26,955 94.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 5,875 20.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,839 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,246 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 40,989 (X)
With a disability 5,566 13.6
Under 18 years 9,643 (X)
With a disability 313 3.2
18 to 64 years 23,437 (X)
With a disability 2,627 11.2
65 years and over 7,909 (X)
With a disability 2,626 33.2
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,125 (X)
Same house 37,036 90.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,089 9.9
Different house in the U.S. 4,021 9.8
Same county 1,787 4.3
Different county 2,234 5.4
Same state 1,958 4.8
Different state 276 0.7
Abroad 68 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 41,505 (X)
Native 40,040 96.5
Born in United States 39,890 96.1
State of residence 33,667 81.1
Different state 6,223 15
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 150 0.4
Foreign born 1,465 3.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,465 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 861 58.8
Not a U.S. citizen 604 41.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,615 (X)
Native 150 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2 1.3
Entered before 2010 148 98.7
Foreign born 1,465 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 526 35.9
Entered before 2010 939 64.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,465 (X)
Europe 104 7.1
Asia 314 21.4
Africa 66 4.5
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 892 60.9
Northern America 89 6.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 38,932 (X)
English only 37,202 95.6
Language other than English 1,730 4.4
Speak English less than very well 661 1.7
Spanish 1,395 3.6
Speak English less than very well 593 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 174 0.4
Speak English less than very well 20 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 80 0.2
Speak English less than very well 43 0.1
Other languages 81 0.2
Speak English less than very well 5 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 41,505 (X)
American 1,643 4
Arab 21 0.1
Czech 1,147 2.8
Danish 626 1.5
Dutch 575 1.4
English 1,749 4.2
French (except Basque) 796 1.9
French Canadian 140 0.3
German 18,579 44.8
Greek 31 0.1
Hungarian 36 0.1
Irish 3,057 7.4
Italian 339 0.8
Lithuanian 3 0
Norwegian 4,625 11.1
Polish 2,066 5
Portuguese 12 0
Russian 99 0.2
Scotch-Irish 142 0.3
Scottish 387 0.9
Slovak 18 0
Subsaharan African 130 0.3
Swedish 3,517 8.5
Swiss 121 0.3
Ukrainian 39 0.1
Welsh 51 0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 11 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,474 (X)
With a computer 15,173 92.1
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,205 86.2