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American Community Survey Profile Report | 2019-2023 (5-year estimates)

House District 17B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,433 (X)
Married-couple household 9,473 57.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,689 22.4
Cohabiting couple household 1,173 7.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 507 3.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,693 16.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 179 1.1
Householder living alone 2,148 13.1
65 years and over 628 3.8
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,094 18.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 384 2.3
Householder living alone 2,052 12.5
65 years and over 1,243 7.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,016 30.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,864 29.6
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,713 (X)
Householder 16,433 38.5
Spouse 9,364 21.9
Unmarried partner 1,294 3
Child 13,339 31.2
Other relatives 1,350 3.2
Other nonrelatives 933 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,539 (X)
Never married 5,419 30.9
Now married, except separated 10,019 57.1
Separated 156 0.9
Widowed 367 2.1
Divorced 1,578 9
Females 15 years and over 17,302 (X)
Never married 4,346 25.1
Now married, except separated 9,705 56.1
Separated 92 0.5
Widowed 1,380 8
Divorced 1,779 10.3
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 494 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 94 19
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 52 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 25 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 91 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 477 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 167 35
Less than 1 year 69 14.5
1 or 2 years 33 6.9
3 or 4 years 0 (X)
5 or more years 65 13.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 167 (X)
Who are female 81 48.5
Who are married 126 75.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,868 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 617 6.3
Kindergarten 579 5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,633 46.9
High school (grades 9-12) 2,743 27.8
College or graduate school 1,296 13.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 29,433 (X)
Less than 9th grade 533 1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,084 3.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,548 32.4
Some college, no degree 6,578 22.3
Associate's degree 4,086 13.9
Bachelor's degree 5,644 19.2
Graduate or professional degree 1,960 6.7
High school graduate or higher 27,816 94.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 7,604 25.8
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,859 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,703 5.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,759 (X)
With a disability 4,484 10.5
Under 18 years 10,143 (X)
With a disability 536 5.3
18 to 64 years 25,784 (X)
With a disability 2,055 8
65 years and over 6,832 (X)
With a disability 1,893 27.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,633 (X)
Same house 39,786 93.3
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 2,847 6.7
Different house in the U.S. 2,770 6.5
Same county 1,162 2.7
Different county 1,608 3.8
Same state 1,374 3.2
Different state 234 0.5
Abroad 77 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 43,023 (X)
Native 41,562 96.6
Born in United States 41,165 95.7
State of residence 34,906 81.1
Different state 6,259 14.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 397 0.9
Foreign-born 1,461 3.4
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,461 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 737 50.4
Not a U.S. citizen 724 49.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,858 (X)
Native 397 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 220 55.4
Entered before 2010 177 44.6
Foreign-born 1,461 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 487 33.3
Entered before 2010 974 66.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,461 (X)
Europe 262 17.9
Asia 330 22.6
Africa 98 6.7
Oceania 6 0.4
Latin America 754 51.6
Northern America 11 0.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,727 (X)
English only 38,344 94.1
Language other than English 2,383 5.9
Speak English less than very well 944 2.3
Spanish 1,575 3.9
Speak English less than very well 789 1.9
Other Indo-European languages 606 1.5
Speak English less than very well 52 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 180 0.4
Speak English less than very well 97 0.2
Other languages 22 0.1
Speak English less than very well 6 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 43,023 (X)
American 1,495 3.5
Arab 10 0
Czech 509 1.2
Danish 436 1
Dutch 546 1.3
English 2,132 5
French (except Basque) 724 1.7
French Canadian 233 0.5
German 21,358 49.6
Greek 86 0.2
Hungarian 92 0.2
Irish 3,982 9.3
Italian 677 1.6
Lithuanian 3 0
Norwegian 4,596 10.7
Polish 2,043 4.7
Portuguese 4 0
Russian 143 0.3
Scotch-Irish 66 0.2
Scottish 318 0.7
Slovak 4 0
Subsaharan African 270 0.6
Swedish 3,247 7.5
Swiss 46 0.1
Ukrainian 87 0.2
Welsh 48 0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 34 0.1
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,433 (X)
With a computer 15,490 94.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,559 88.6