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American Community Survey 3-Year - Census 2000 Comparison Study
 
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The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. The group quarters population was removed from the Census 2000 Sample profile data since the ACS did not include samples of this population. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.
TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  1999-2001
ACS
Estimate		 1999-2001
ACS
Percentage		 Census 2000
Sample
Estimate		 Census 2000
Sample
Percentage		 ACS - Census
Difference		 Margin of
Error of
Difference		 Statistically
Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
10,470
(NA)
10,590
(NA)
-120
+/-471
no
Nursery school, preschool
715
6.8%
710
6.7%
0.1%
+/-1.6%
no
Kindergarten
460
4.4%
600
5.7%
-1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
4,539
43.4%
4,590
43.3%
0.1%
+/-2.3%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
2,383
22.8%
2,550
24.1%
-1.3%
+/-2.3%
no
College or graduate school
2,372
22.7%
2,140
20.2%
2.5%
+/-2.6%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
31,345
(NA)
31,450
(NA)
-105
+/-387
no
Less than 9th grade
1,701
5.4%
1,790
5.7%
-0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,497
11.2%
3,380
10.7%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
11,801
37.6%
11,380
36.2%
1.4%
+/-1.8%
no
Some college, no degree
5,681
18.1%
5,970
19.0%
-0.9%
+/-1.4%
no
Associate degree
1,661
5.3%
1,660
5.3%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Bachelor's degree
4,194
13.4%
4,210
13.4%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Graduate or professional degree
2,809
9.0%
3,070
9.8%
-0.8%
+/-1.1%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
83.4
(NA)
83.6
(NA)
-0.2
+/-1.4
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
22.3
(NA)
23.1
(NA)
-0.8
+/-1.5
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over
36,452
(NA)
36,550
(NA)
-98
+/-331
no
Never married
9,143
25.1%
8,780
24.0%
1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Now married, except separated
19,048
52.3%
19,590
53.6%
-1.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Separated
652
1.8%
560
1.5%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
3,554
9.8%
3,650
10.0%
-0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Female
2,922
8.0%
2,970
8.1%
-0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Divorced
4,055
11.1%
3,970
10.9%
0.2%
+/-1.1%
no
Female
2,479
6.8%
2,310
6.3%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
677
(NA)
710
(NA)
-33
+/-223
no
Responsible for grandchildren
293
43.3%
350
49.3%
-6.0%
+/-13.5%
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
34,650
(NA)
34,720
(NA)
-70
+/-308
no
Civilian veterans
5,286
15.3%
5,640
16.2%
-0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
8,887
(NA)
8,930
(NA)
-43
+/-347
no
With a disability
565
6.4%
580
6.5%
-0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
25,038
(NA)
25,050
(NA)
-12
+/-425
no
With a disability
4,253
17.0%
4,600
18.4%
-1.4%
+/-1.7%
no
Percent employed
43.9
(NA)
52.6
(NA)
-8.7
+/-7.3
yes
No disability
20,785
83.0%
20,450
81.6%
1.4%
+/-1.7%
no
Percent employed
79.0
(NA)
77.1
(NA)
1.9
+/-2.8
no
 
Population 65 years and over
8,260
(NA)
8,320
(NA)
-60
+/-323
no
With a disability
3,479
42.1%
3,290
39.5%
2.6%
+/-3.5%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
44,626
(NA)
44,730
(NA)
-104
*****
- -
Native
44,094
98.8%
44,140
98.7%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Born in United States
43,922
98.4%
43,980
98.3%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
State of residence
33,450
75.0%
33,510
74.9%
0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Different state
10,471
23.5%
10,470
23.4%
0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
born abroad outside the United States to American parent(s)
173
0.4%
170
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Foreign born
531
1.2%
590
1.3%
-0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Entered 1990 or later
202
38.0%
180
30.5%
7.5%
+/-16.9%
no
Naturalized citizen
284
53.5%
330
55.9%
-2.4%
+/-13.1%
no
Not a citizen
247
46.5%
260
44.1%
2.4%
+/-16.1%
no
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
531
(NA)
590
(NA)
-59
+/-160
no
Europe
166
31.3%
260
44.1%
-12.8%
+/-12.4%
yes
Asia
301
56.7%
240
40.7%
16.0%
+/-17.5%
no
Africa
0
0.0%
20
3.4%
-3.4%
+/-17.9%
no
Oceania
6
1.1%
10
1.7%
-0.6%
+/-14.7%
no
Latin America
27
5.1%
40
6.8%
-1.7%
+/-12.0%
no
Northern America
31
5.8%
30
5.1%
0.7%
+/-6.4%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
42,205
(NA)
42,320
(NA)
-115
+/-189
no
English only
40,695
96.4%
40,800
96.4%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Language other than English
1,510
3.6%
1,520
3.6%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
289
0.7%
440
1.0%
-0.3%
+/-0.4%
yes
Spanish
405
1.0%
470
1.1%
-0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
89
0.2%
180
0.4%
-0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Other Indo-European languages
888
2.1%
850
2.0%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
151
0.4%
190
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
131
0.3%
120
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
49
0.1%
40
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
44,626
(NA)
44,730
(NA)
-104
*****
- -
Arab
696
1.6%
650
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Czech
331
0.7%
290
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Danish
46
0.1%
60
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
Dutch
1,018
2.3%
950
2.1%
0.2%
+/-0.6%
no
English
6,182
13.9%
5,720
12.8%
1.1%
+/-1.4%
no
French (except Basque)
1,029
2.3%
770
1.7%
0.6%
+/-0.6%
no
French Canadian
2
0.0%
20
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
German
16,916
37.9%
13,710
30.7%
7.2%
+/-2.2%
yes
Greek
510
1.1%
680
1.5%
-0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Hungarian
525
1.2%
610
1.4%
-0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Irish
8,823
19.8%
8,490
19.0%
0.8%
+/-1.8%
no
Italian
4,042
9.1%
3,310
7.4%
1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
Lithuanian
170
0.4%
120
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Norwegian
79
0.2%
60
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Polish
3,714
8.3%
3,120
7.0%
1.3%
+/-1.1%
yes
Portuguese
13
0.0%
10
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
Russian
371
0.8%
270
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.6%
no
Scotch-Irish
2,053
4.6%
1,410
3.2%
1.4%
+/-0.8%
yes
Scottish
1,167
2.6%
970
2.2%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Slovak
516
1.2%
250
0.6%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Subsaharan African
78
0.2%
40
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Swedish
345
0.8%
140
0.3%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Swiss
238
0.5%
190
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
Ukrainian
328
0.7%
320
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
United States or American
2,667
6.0%
2,650
5.9%
0.1%
+/-1.1%
no
Welsh
631
1.4%
630
1.4%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
29
0.1%
20
0.0%
0.1%
+/-0.4%
no
 
 
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Notes

The statistical significance test is conducted at the 90% confidence level, the Census Bureau Standard for testing.

Because each individual ACS and Census estimate was rounded independently (generally to the nearest unit for ACS estimates, and to the nearest five or 10 for Census estimates), estimates may not be additive. All statistical significance testing was done using unrounded values. Note that the use of rounded data may give different results.

School enrollment estimates from the American Community Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the American Community Survey do not include individuals residing in group quarters, such as college dormitories.

Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of reports; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error. Therefore, the Margin of Error of Difference can not be computed. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that the standard error of one or both estimates can not be computed. Therefore, the Margin of Error of Difference can not be computed. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or its associated standard error was assigned a value of '**'.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that both Census and ACS 3-year average estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.

8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.

9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference, and/or Margin of Error of Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

10. An '(NA)' entry in the Percent Distribution, Difference , Margin of Error of Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done or was inappropriate..

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 27, 2007