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

House District 21A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,657 (X)
Married-couple household 9,416 53.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,339 18.9
Cohabiting couple household 1,120 6.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 432 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,227 18.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 164 0.9
Householder living alone 2,700 15.3
65 years and over 938 5.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,894 22.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 597 3.4
Householder living alone 2,879 16.3
65 years and over 1,766 10
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,707 26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,190 35.1
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 40,844 (X)
Householder 17,657 43.2
Spouse 9,247 22.6
Unmarried partner 1,181 2.9
Child 11,665 28.6
Other relatives 659 1.6
Other nonrelatives 435 1.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,674 (X)
Never married 4,695 28.2
Now married, except separated 9,788 58.7
Separated 129 0.8
Widowed 413 2.5
Divorced 1,649 9.9
Females 15 years and over 16,535 (X)
Never married 3,395 20.5
Now married, except separated 9,526 57.6
Separated 68 0.4
Widowed 1,827 11
Divorced 1,719 10.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 621 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 80 12.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women 22 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 79 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 177 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 278 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 139 50
Less than 1 year 76 27.3
1 or 2 years 39 14
3 or 4 years 13 4.7
5 or more years 11 4
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 139 (X)
Who are female 57 41
Who are married 78 56.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,717 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 855 8.8
Kindergarten 521 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,698 48.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,376 24.5
College or graduate school 1,267 13
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,475 (X)
Less than 9th grade 861 3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,271 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,770 34.3
Some college, no degree 6,146 21.6
Associate's degree 3,772 13.2
Bachelor's degree 4,863 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 1,792 6.3
High school graduate or higher 26,343 92.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,655 23.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,368 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,244 7.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 40,958 (X)
With a disability 5,012 12.2
Under 18 years 10,358 (X)
With a disability 558 5.4
18 to 64 years 21,962 (X)
With a disability 1,969 9
65 years and over 8,638 (X)
With a disability 2,485 28.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,139 (X)
Same house 37,095 90.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,044 9.8
Different house in the U.S. 3,912 9.5
Same county 2,013 4.9
Different county 1,899 4.6
Same state 1,112 2.7
Different state 787 1.9
Abroad 132 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 41,748 (X)
Native 40,277 96.5
Born in United States 40,047 95.9
State of residence 26,333 63.1
Different state 13,714 32.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 230 0.6
Foreign-born 1,471 3.5
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,471 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 569 38.7
Not a U.S. citizen 902 61.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,701 (X)
Native 230 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 70 30.4
Entered before 2010 160 69.6
Foreign-born 1,471 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 583 39.6
Entered before 2010 888 60.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,471 (X)
Europe 65 4.4
Asia 372 25.3
Africa 49 3.3
Oceania 10 0.7
Latin America 939 63.8
Northern America 36 2.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,105 (X)
English only 36,891 94.3
Language other than English 2,214 5.7
Speak English less than very well 859 2.2
Spanish 1,444 3.7
Speak English less than very well 590 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 238 0.6
Speak English less than very well 23 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 477 1.2
Speak English less than very well 243 0.6
Other languages 55 0.1
Speak English less than very well 3 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 41,748 (X)
American 1,169 2.8
Arab 11 0
Czech 204 0.5
Danish 1,125 2.7
Dutch 5,210 12.5
English 1,505 3.6
French (except Basque) 659 1.6
French Canadian 109 0.3
German 16,904 40.5
Greek 2 0
Hungarian 51 0.1
Irish 2,531 6.1
Italian 336 0.8
Lithuanian 0 (X)
Norwegian 5,872 14.1
Polish 952 2.3
Portuguese 25 0.1
Russian 187 0.4
Scotch-Irish 70 0.2
Scottish 326 0.8
Slovak 6 0
Subsaharan African 84 0.2
Swedish 1,577 3.8
Swiss 105 0.3
Ukrainian 65 0.2
Welsh 94 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,657 (X)
With a computer 16,277 92.2
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,122 85.6