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

House District 42B

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 17,675 (X)
Married-couple household 9,534 53.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,571 20.2
Cohabiting couple household 1,108 6.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 317 1.8
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,608 14.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 100 0.6
Householder living alone 2,102 11.9
65 years and over 570 3.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,425 25
With children of the householder under 18 years 502 2.8
Householder living alone 2,944 16.7
65 years and over 1,252 7.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,738 26.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,900 27.7
Average household size 2.3 (X)
Average family size 2.9 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 41,256 (X)
Householder 17,675 42.8
Spouse 9,338 22.6
Unmarried partner 1,086 2.6
Child 10,659 25.8
Other relatives 1,577 3.8
Other nonrelatives 921 2.2
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,469 (X)
Never married 4,853 29.5
Now married, except separated 9,979 60.6
Separated 59 0.4
Widowed 494 3
Divorced 1,084 6.6
Females 15 years and over 17,753 (X)
Never married 4,994 28.1
Now married, except separated 9,700 54.6
Separated 120 0.7
Widowed 901 5.1
Divorced 2,038 11.5
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 372 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 70 18.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 14 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 38 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 54 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 36 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 281 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 193 68.7
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 42 14.9
3 or 4 years 90 32
5 or more years 61 21.7
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 193 (X)
Who are female 87 45.1
Who are married 151 78.2
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 9,445 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 863 9.1
Kindergarten 445 4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,032 42.7
High school (grades 9-12) 1,746 18.5
College or graduate school 2,359 25
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 30,430 (X)
Less than 9th grade 316 1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 298 1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,347 11
Some college, no degree 5,084 16.7
Associate's degree 2,488 8.2
Bachelor's degree 11,443 37.6
Graduate or professional degree 7,454 24.5
High school graduate or higher 29,816 98
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,897 62.1
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 32,968 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,623 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 41,529 (X)
With a disability 3,709 8.9
Under 18 years 8,778 (X)
With a disability 325 3.7
18 to 64 years 25,847 (X)
With a disability 1,729 6.7
65 years and over 6,904 (X)
With a disability 1,655 24
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 41,325 (X)
Same house 35,423 85.7
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,902 14.3
Different house in the U.S. 5,763 13.9
Same county 3,502 8.5
Different county 2,261 5.5
Same state 1,134 2.7
Different state 1,127 2.7
Abroad 139 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 41,750 (X)
Native 36,317 87
Born in United States 36,019 86.3
State of residence 24,547 58.8
Different state 11,472 27.5
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 298 0.7
Foreign born 5,433 13
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,433 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,280 60.4
Not a U.S. citizen 2,153 39.6
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,731 (X)
Native 298 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 71 23.8
Entered before 2010 227 76.2
Foreign born 5,433 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,659 30.5
Entered before 2010 3,774 69.5
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,433 (X)
Europe 1,051 19.3
Asia 2,579 47.5
Africa 921 17
Oceania 32 0.6
Latin America 665 12.2
Northern America 185 3.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,305 (X)
English only 33,818 86
Language other than English 5,487 14
Speak English less than very well 1,223 3.1
Spanish 1,212 3.1
Speak English less than very well 222 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 2,339 6
Speak English less than very well 648 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,207 3.1
Speak English less than very well 157 0.4
Other languages 729 1.9
Speak English less than very well 196 0.5
ANCESTRY - Total population 41,750 (X)
American 764 1.8
Arab 166 0.4
Czech 378 0.9
Danish 414 1
Dutch 676 1.6
English 2,644 6.3
French (except Basque) 1,258 3
French Canadian 378 0.9
German 11,979 28.7
Greek 109 0.3
Hungarian 136 0.3
Irish 4,511 10.8
Italian 1,340 3.2
Lithuanian 110 0.3
Norwegian 5,185 12.4
Polish 2,145 5.1
Portuguese 25 0.1
Russian 637 1.5
Scotch-Irish 227 0.5
Scottish 516 1.2
Slovak 98 0.2
Subsaharan African 1,010 2.4
Swedish 3,109 7.4
Swiss 129 0.3
Ukrainian 189 0.5
Welsh 209 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 131 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 17,675 (X)
With a computer 17,367 98.3
With a broadband Internet subscription 16,836 95.3