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

House District 55A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 15,619 (X)
Married-couple household 9,226 59.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,831 24.5
Cohabiting couple household 1,069 6.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 396 2.5
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,114 13.5
With children of the householder under 18 years 276 1.8
Householder living alone 1,391 8.9
65 years and over 366 2.3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 3,210 20.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 697 4.5
Householder living alone 1,790 11.5
65 years and over 740 4.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,643 36.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,779 24.2
Average household size 2.7 (X)
Average family size 3.1 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,776 (X)
Householder 15,619 36.5
Spouse 9,098 21.3
Unmarried partner 1,326 3.1
Child 13,862 32.4
Other relatives 1,974 4.6
Other nonrelatives 897 2.1
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 17,720 (X)
Never married 6,282 35.5
Now married, except separated 9,941 56.1
Separated 48 0.3
Widowed 188 1.1
Divorced 1,261 7.1
Females 15 years and over 16,312 (X)
Never married 4,525 27.7
Now married, except separated 9,171 56.2
Separated 75 0.5
Widowed 721 4.4
Divorced 1,820 11.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 620 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 187 30.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women 37 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 64 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 115 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 31 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 578 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 141 24.4
Less than 1 year 21 3.6
1 or 2 years 12 2.1
3 or 4 years 51 8.8
5 or more years 57 9.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 141 (X)
Who are female 122 86.5
Who are married 70 49.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,582 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 957 9
Kindergarten 406 3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,406 41.6
High school (grades 9-12) 2,539 24
College or graduate school 2,274 21.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,437 (X)
Less than 9th grade 791 2.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 583 2.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,976 17.5
Some college, no degree 5,178 18.2
Associate's degree 3,334 11.7
Bachelor's degree 9,574 33.7
Graduate or professional degree 4,001 14.1
High school graduate or higher 27,063 95.2
Bachelor's degree or higher 13,575 47.7
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,981 (X)
Civilian veterans 1,313 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,808 (X)
With a disability 3,650 8.5
Under 18 years 10,827 (X)
With a disability 173 1.6
18 to 64 years 26,635 (X)
With a disability 2,240 8.4
65 years and over 5,346 (X)
With a disability 1,237 23.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,333 (X)
Same house 38,997 92.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 3,336 7.9
Different house in the U.S. 3,230 7.6
Same county 911 2.2
Different county 2,319 5.5
Same state 1,806 4.3
Different state 513 1.2
Abroad 106 0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,840 (X)
Native 38,017 88.7
Born in United States 37,789 88.2
State of residence 26,898 62.8
Different state 10,891 25.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 228 0.5
Foreign-born 4,823 11.3
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 4,823 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,422 71
Not a U.S. citizen 1,401 29
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 5,051 (X)
Native 228 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 55 24.1
Entered before 2010 173 75.9
Foreign-born 4,823 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 919 19.1
Entered before 2010 3,904 80.9
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 4,823 (X)
Europe 463 9.6
Asia 1,658 34.4
Africa 1,340 27.8
Oceania 0 (X)
Latin America 1,261 26.1
Northern America 101 2.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 39,961 (X)
English only 33,153 83
Language other than English 6,808 17
Speak English less than very well 2,677 6.7
Spanish 2,524 6.3
Speak English less than very well 1,000 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 763 1.9
Speak English less than very well 289 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,697 4.2
Speak English less than very well 850 2.1
Other languages 1,824 4.6
Speak English less than very well 538 1.3
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,840 (X)
American 1,077 2.5
Arab 433 1
Czech 587 1.4
Danish 536 1.3
Dutch 854 2
English 2,495 5.8
French (except Basque) 926 2.2
French Canadian 283 0.7
German 12,835 30
Greek 185 0.4
Hungarian 68 0.2
Irish 4,093 9.6
Italian 1,198 2.8
Lithuanian 28 0.1
Norwegian 4,851 11.3
Polish 1,517 3.5
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 504 1.2
Scotch-Irish 181 0.4
Scottish 472 1.1
Slovak 91 0.2
Subsaharan African 2,488 5.8
Swedish 2,238 5.2
Swiss 146 0.3
Ukrainian 259 0.6
Welsh 266 0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 115 0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 15,619 (X)
With a computer 15,410 98.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 14,976 95.9