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

House District 56A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,388 (X)
Married-couple household 8,239 50.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,430 20.9
Cohabiting couple household 1,379 8.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 488 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,126 13
With children of the householder under 18 years 303 1.8
Householder living alone 1,323 8.1
65 years and over 497 3
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,644 28.3
With children of the householder under 18 years 955 5.8
Householder living alone 2,933 17.9
65 years and over 1,587 9.7
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,543 33.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,704 28.7
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,407 (X)
Householder 16,388 38.6
Spouse 8,319 19.6
Unmarried partner 1,370 3.2
Child 13,476 31.8
Other relatives 1,804 4.3
Other nonrelatives 1,050 2.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 16,223 (X)
Never married 5,480 33.8
Now married, except separated 8,779 54.1
Separated 138 0.9
Widowed 341 2.1
Divorced 1,485 9.2
Females 15 years and over 17,262 (X)
Never married 5,042 29.2
Now married, except separated 8,402 48.7
Separated 47 0.3
Widowed 1,105 6.4
Divorced 2,666 15.4
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 690 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 194 28.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women 36 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 73 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 108 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 60 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 474 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 42 8.9
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 24 5.1
3 or 4 years 12 2.5
5 or more years 6 1.3
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 42 (X)
Who are female 42 100
Who are married 36 85.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,978 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 687 6.3
Kindergarten 696 6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,306 48.3
High school (grades 9-12) 2,092 19.1
College or graduate school 2,197 20
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,213 (X)
Less than 9th grade 675 2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 574 2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,978 21.2
Some college, no degree 5,464 19.4
Associate's degree 3,305 11.7
Bachelor's degree 8,243 29.2
Graduate or professional degree 3,974 14.1
High school graduate or higher 26,964 95.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,217 43.3
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,811 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,144 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,477 (X)
With a disability 4,233 10
Under 18 years 10,923 (X)
With a disability 400 3.7
18 to 64 years 25,073 (X)
With a disability 2,206 8.8
65 years and over 6,481 (X)
With a disability 1,627 25.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,156 (X)
Same house 36,742 87.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,414 12.8
Different house in the U.S. 5,314 12.6
Same county 2,727 6.5
Different county 2,587 6.1
Same state 2,256 5.4
Different state 331 0.8
Abroad 100 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,794 (X)
Native 36,978 86.4
Born in United States 36,264 84.7
State of residence 24,742 57.8
Different state 11,522 26.9
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 714 1.7
Foreign born 5,816 13.6
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,816 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,210 55.2
Not a U.S. citizen 2,606 44.8
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,530 (X)
Native 714 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 253 35.4
Entered before 2010 461 64.6
Foreign born 5,816 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 2,023 34.8
Entered before 2010 3,793 65.2
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,816 (X)
Europe 328 5.6
Asia 1,726 29.7
Africa 2,073 35.6
Oceania 66 1.1
Latin America 1,521 26.2
Northern America 102 1.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,211 (X)
English only 33,247 82.7
Language other than English 6,964 17.3
Speak English less than very well 2,560 6.4
Spanish 2,880 7.2
Speak English less than very well 1,022 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 898 2.2
Speak English less than very well 350 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,151 2.9
Speak English less than very well 375 0.9
Other languages 2,035 5.1
Speak English less than very well 813 2
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,794 (X)
American 761 1.8
Arab 176 0.4
Czech 355 0.8
Danish 504 1.2
Dutch 357 0.8
English 4,118 9.6
French (except Basque) 1,200 2.8
French Canadian 253 0.6
German 11,107 26
Greek 51 0.1
Hungarian 38 0.1
Irish 4,505 10.5
Italian 906 2.1
Lithuanian 109 0.3
Norwegian 4,425 10.3
Polish 1,448 3.4
Portuguese 44 0.1
Russian 410 1
Scotch-Irish 144 0.3
Scottish 323 0.8
Slovak 64 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,368 5.5
Swedish 2,653 6.2
Swiss 124 0.3
Ukrainian 65 0.2
Welsh 290 0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 102 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,388 (X)
With a computer 15,720 95.9
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,459 94.3