Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year. Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
2003 Estimate
2002 Estimate
2001 Estimate
2000 Estimate
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
195,738
191,428
178,662 *
179,674 *
Nursery school, preschool
7.63%
7.83%
8.04%
8.19%
Kindergarten
5.82%
5.37%
6.20%
7.07% *
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
45.14%
47.19% *
46.28% *
47.19% *
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21.75%
20.31% *
21.22%
20.62%
College or graduate school
19.66%
19.30%
18.25%
16.93% *
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
412,939
406,541 *
404,230 *
389,302 *
Less than 9th grade
4.87%
5.38%
5.31%
4.85%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5.85%
6.02%
6.29%
7.46% *
High school graduate (including equivalency)
23.04%
21.61% *
22.78%
22.91%
Some college, no degree
20.28%
19.99%
20.22%
20.11%
Associate degree
5.90%
5.84%
5.74%
5.78%
Bachelor's degree
24.23%
25.94% *
23.90%
24.02%
Graduate or professional degree
15.82%
15.23%
15.77%
14.87%
Percent high school graduate or higher
89.3
88.6
88.4
87.7 *
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
40.1
41.2
39.7
38.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
247,227
241,001 *
237,537 *
227,543 *
Never married
27.15%
26.66%
26.46%
26.82%
Now married, except separated
63.12%
63.40%
64.92% *
64.57%
Separated
1.03%
0.85%
0.67%
0.71%
Widowed
1.65%
1.68%
1.89%
1.72%
Divorced
7.04%
7.41%
6.05%
6.17%
Females 15 years and over
253,416
248,764 *
245,420 *
235,425 *
Never married
22.78%
22.65%
21.83%
20.08% *
Now married, except separated
58.79%
59.59%
60.56% *
60.58% *
Separated
1.56%
0.77% *
1.52%
1.76%
Widowed
6.84%
7.35%
7.38%
7.37%
Divorced
10.03%
9.64%
8.71% *
10.21%
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
9,324
11,963 *
11,419 *
11,367 *
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
12.07%
22.33% *
19.91%
20.08% *
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
39 *
35 *
37 *
As a percent of all women with a birth
12.1
22.3 *
19.9
20.1 *
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
53
69 *
66 *
68 *
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
4
35 *
47 *
46 *
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
107
123
132 *
128
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
29
41
27
33
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
7,793
8,859
9,353
11,001 *
Responsible for grandchildren
25.90%
32.19%
30.71%
38.51%
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent Responsible for grandchildren
less than 1 year
25.37%
33.10%
14.62%
23.58%
1 or 2 years
26.61%
25.28%
34.78%
20.87%
3 or 4 years
27.35%
9.43%
6.65% *
23.44%
5 or more years
20.66%
32.19%
43.94% *
32.11%
Percent who are female
71.2
50.9 *
57.3 *
60.8
Percent who are married
74.3
83.4
73.5
69.5
Percent who are in labor force
51.3
63.3
65.1
73.4 *
Percent who are in poverty
23.7
14.2
19.5
9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
467,877
457,165 *
452,251 *
431,337 *
Civilian veterans
9.82%
9.72%
9.69%
10.59% *
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
652,496
643,789 *
630,031 *
615,094 *
Same house
86.73%
87.67%
85.59%
85.78%
Different house in the U.S.
12.72%
11.98%
13.74%
13.32%
Same county
7.73%
7.13%
8.12%
7.65%
Different county
5.00%
4.85%
5.62%
5.67%
Same state
2.71%
2.66%
3.16%
3.46% *
Different state
2.29%
2.19%
2.47%
2.22%
Abroad
0.55%
0.34%
0.66%
0.90% *
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
663,721
654,067 c
640,133 c
623,378 c
Native
83.31%
84.17%
83.79%
85.00% *
Born in United States
81.84%
82.99%
82.59%
83.84% *
State of residence
59.20%
60.35%
59.60%
59.71%
Different state
22.65%
22.64%
22.99%
24.13% *
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1.46%
1.18%
1.19%
1.16%
Foreign born
16.69%
15.83%
16.21%
15.00% *
Naturalized citizen
40.57%
42.87%
39.86%
40.51%
Not a citizen
59.43%
57.13%
60.14%
59.49%
Entered 1990 or later
53.41%
47.71%
47.70% *
41.50% *
Entered before 1990
46.59%
52.29% *
52.30% *
58.50% *
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
