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

House District 56A

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 16,495 (X)
Married-couple household 8,028 48.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 3,353 20.3
Cohabiting couple household 1,497 9.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 492 3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 2,254 13.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 316 1.9
Householder living alone 1,406 8.5
65 years and over 435 2.6
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 4,716 28.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 944 5.7
Householder living alone 2,995 18.2
65 years and over 1,666 10.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,411 32.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,845 29.4
Average household size 2.6 (X)
Average family size 3.2 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 42,265 (X)
Householder 16,495 39
Spouse 8,145 19.3
Unmarried partner 1,457 3.4
Child 13,512 32
Other relatives 1,464 3.5
Other nonrelatives 1,192 2.8
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 15,991 (X)
Never married 5,680 35.5
Now married, except separated 8,558 53.5
Separated 100 0.6
Widowed 314 2
Divorced 1,339 8.4
Females 15 years and over 17,270 (X)
Never married 5,121 29.7
Now married, except separated 8,304 48.1
Separated 99 0.6
Widowed 1,190 6.9
Divorced 2,556 14.8
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 792 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 216 27.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women 39 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 84 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 125 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 60 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 404 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 40 9.9
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 22 5.4
3 or 4 years 13 3.2
5 or more years 5 1.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 40 (X)
Who are female 40 100
Who are married 13 32.5
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 11,046 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 619 5.6
Kindergarten 705 6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,333 48.3
High school (grades 9-12) 1,963 17.8
College or graduate school 2,426 22
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 28,222 (X)
Less than 9th grade 744 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 572 2
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,989 21.2
Some college, no degree 5,227 18.5
Associate's degree 3,442 12.2
Bachelor's degree 8,330 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 3,918 13.9
High school graduate or higher 26,906 95.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 12,248 43.4
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 31,651 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,029 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 42,321 (X)
With a disability 4,371 10.3
Under 18 years 10,948 (X)
With a disability 522 4.8
18 to 64 years 24,536 (X)
With a disability 2,226 9.1
65 years and over 6,837 (X)
With a disability 1,623 23.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 42,012 (X)
Same house 36,177 86.1
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 5,835 13.9
Different house in the U.S. 5,745 13.7
Same county 2,815 6.7
Different county 2,930 7
Same state 2,645 6.3
Different state 285 0.7
Abroad 90 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 42,681 (X)
Native 37,027 86.8
Born in United States 36,491 85.5
State of residence 24,801 58.1
Different state 11,690 27.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 536 1.3
Foreign-born 5,654 13.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 5,654 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 3,493 61.8
Not a U.S. citizen 2,161 38.2
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 6,190 (X)
Native 536 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 205 38.2
Entered before 2010 331 61.8
Foreign-born 5,654 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 1,919 33.9
Entered before 2010 3,735 66.1
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN-BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 5,654 (X)
Europe 276 4.9
Asia 1,772 31.3
Africa 2,110 37.3
Oceania 64 1.1
Latin America 1,270 22.5
Northern America 162 2.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 40,025 (X)
English only 33,436 83.5
Language other than English 6,589 16.5
Speak English less than very well 2,601 6.5
Spanish 2,503 6.3
Speak English less than very well 1,006 2.5
Other Indo-European languages 855 2.1
Speak English less than very well 319 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,251 3.1
Speak English less than very well 395 1
Other languages 1,980 4.9
Speak English less than very well 881 2.2
ANCESTRY - Total population 42,681 (X)
American 937 2.2
Arab 116 0.3
Czech 380 0.9
Danish 474 1.1
Dutch 453 1.1
English 3,961 9.3
French (except Basque) 924 2.2
French Canadian 261 0.6
German 10,988 25.7
Greek 111 0.3
Hungarian 67 0.2
Irish 4,194 9.8
Italian 758 1.8
Lithuanian 127 0.3
Norwegian 4,285 10
Polish 1,298 3
Portuguese 65 0.2
Russian 398 0.9
Scotch-Irish 102 0.2
Scottish 249 0.6
Slovak 28 0.1
Subsaharan African 2,492 5.8
Swedish 2,462 5.8
Swiss 171 0.4
Ukrainian 53 0.1
Welsh 483 1.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 89 0.2
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 16,495 (X)
With a computer 15,932 96.6
With a broadband Internet subscription 15,434 93.6