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

House District 21A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,545 (X)
Married-couple household 9,316 53.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,415 19.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,081 6.2
With children of the householder under 18 years 413 2.4
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 3,231 18.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 139 0.8
Householder living alone 2,708 15.4
65 years and over 965 5.5
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,917 22.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 661 3.8
Householder living alone 2,825 16.1
65 years and over 1,774 10.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,818 27.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,137 35
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,136 (X)
Householder 17,545 42.7
Spouse 9,201 22.4
Unmarried partner 1,096 2.7
Child 12,047 29.3
Other relatives 783 1.9
Other nonrelatives 464 1.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,646 (X)
Never married 4,817 28.9
Now married, except separated 9,679 58.1
Separated 125 0.8
Widowed 439 2.6
Divorced 1,586 9.5
Females 15 years and over 16,739 (X)
Never married 3,573 21.3
Now married, except separated 9,443 56.4
Separated 80 0.5
Widowed 1,929 11.5
Divorced 1,714 10.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 636 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 84 13.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 22 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 80 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 4 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 181 (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 127 45.7
Less than 1 year 69 24.8
1 or 2 years 24 8.6
3 or 4 years 13 4.7
5 or more years 21 7.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 127 (X)
Who are female 58 45.7
Who are married 69 54.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,798 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 874 8.9
Kindergarten 532 5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,653 47.5
High school (grades 9-12) 2,462 25.1
College or graduate school 1,277 13
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,581 (X)
Less than 9th grade 820 2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,278 4.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,155 35.5
Some college, no degree 6,195 21.7
Associate's degree 3,715 13
Bachelor's degree 4,733 16.6
Graduate or professional degree 1,685 5.9
High school graduate or higher 26,483 92.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,418 22.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,513 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,329 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,250 (X)
With a disability 5,112 12.4
Under 18 years 10,535 (X)
With a disability 525 5
18 to 64 years 22,126 (X)
With a disability 1,976 8.9
65 years and over 8,589 (X)
With a disability 2,611 30.4
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,454 (X)
Same house 37,310 90
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 4,144 10
Different house in the U.S. 4,061 9.8
Same county 2,251 5.4
Different county 1,810 4.4
Same state 1,006 2.4
Different state 804 1.9
Abroad 83 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,070 (X)
Native 40,817 97
Born in United States 40,616 96.5
State of residence 27,023 64.2
Different state 13,593 32.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 201 0.5
Foreign born 1,253 3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,253 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 593 47.3
Not a U.S. citizen 660 52.7
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 1,454 (X)
Native 201 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 25 12.4
Entered before 2010 176 87.6
Foreign born 1,253 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 297 23.7
Entered before 2010 956 76.3
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,253 (X)
Europe 71 5.7
Asia 404 32.2
Africa 51 4.1
Oceania 8 0.6
Latin America 682 54.4
Northern America 37 3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,352 (X)
English only 37,125 94.3
Language other than English 2,227 5.7
Speak English less than very well 786 2
Spanish 1,407 3.6
Speak English less than very well 495 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 280 0.7
Speak English less than very well 23 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 495 1.3
Speak English less than very well 261 0.7
Other languages 45 0.1
Speak English less than very well 7 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,070 (X)
American 1,172 2.8
Arab 17 0
Czech 218 0.5
Danish 1,099 2.6
Dutch 5,804 13.8
English 1,281 3
French (except Basque) 745 1.8
French Canadian 110 0.3
German 17,548 41.7
Greek 10 0
Hungarian 78 0.2
Irish 2,494 5.9
Italian 373 0.9
Lithuanian 2 0
Norwegian 5,918 14.1
Polish 980 2.3
Portuguese 24 0.1
Russian 220 0.5
Scotch-Irish 85 0.2
Scottish 274 0.7
Slovak 18 0
Subsaharan African 101 0.2
Swedish 1,483 3.5
Swiss 140 0.3
Ukrainian 74 0.2
Welsh 97 0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 (X)
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,545 (X)
With a computer 16,060 91.5
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,783 84.3