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
278,626
282,169
271,483
270,703
Nursery school, preschool
6.37%
6.05%
7.08%
7.33%
Kindergarten
5.01%
4.80%
5.55%
5.37%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
41.80%
41.86%
41.05%
43.37% *
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21.06%
22.37%
21.25%
21.53%
College or graduate school
25.76%
24.92%
25.07%
22.40%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
746,096
737,728 *
741,942 *
724,895 *
Less than 9th grade
2.20%
2.95%
3.46% *
2.50%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4.69%
4.02%
4.97%
5.33%
High school graduate (including equivalency)
20.79%
21.80%
19.96%
24.08% *
Some college, no degree
22.08%
23.07%
23.63%
23.20%
Associate degree
7.16%
7.12%
7.65%
6.46%
Bachelor's degree
29.11%
28.74%
26.28% *
25.77% *
Graduate or professional degree
13.98%
12.29% *
14.04%
12.66%
Percent high school graduate or higher
93.1
93.0
91.6 *
92.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
43.1
41.0
40.3 *
38.4 *
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
425,979
429,008
428,557
425,937
Never married
33.94%
35.50%
34.37%
36.92% *
Now married, except separated
54.72%
53.91%
52.21%
52.66%
Separated
0.55%
0.98%
1.69% *
1.15% *
Widowed
1.52%
1.79%
1.86%
1.69%
Divorced
9.27%
7.82%
9.88%
7.58% *
Females 15 years and over
445,028
444,264
450,210 *
439,857 *
Never married
28.54%
28.39%
28.92%
29.83%
Now married, except separated
50.85%
50.13%
49.53%
49.71%
Separated
1.46%
1.35%
2.21%
2.10%
Widowed
7.37%
8.09%
8.20%
7.42%
Divorced
11.79%
12.05%
11.15%
10.94%
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
17,099
18,987
16,384
15,819
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
13.54%
20.40%
19.31%
16.63%
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
26
21
18
As a percent of all women with a birth
13.5
20.4
19.3
16.6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
59
64
54
52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
11
24
53
17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
96
125
82
88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
39
22
29
29
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,566
10,337
11,714
8,819
Responsible for grandchildren
26.93%
18.46%
33.58%
48.51%
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent Responsible for grandchildren
less than 1 year
4.91%
0.00%
39.16% *
39.29% *
1 or 2 years
27.00%
62.16%
24.71%
4.56% *
3 or 4 years
41.51%
0.00% *
27.05%
21.51%
5 or more years
26.58%
37.84%
9.08%
34.64%
Percent who are female
65.9
74.8
68.2
69.8
Percent who are married
65.4
49.1
89.9
49.5
Percent who are in labor force
81.0
24.9 *
57.7
22.5 *
Percent who are in poverty
8.6
13.4
31.2
30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
827,468
829,784 *
837,151 *
822,827 *
Civilian veterans
9.64%
10.54%
10.08%
11.72% *
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,077,744
1,078,732
1,073,883
1,074,470
Same house
83.79%
82.58%
82.73%
84.43%
Different house in the U.S.
15.53%
16.04%
16.25%
14.36%
Same county
11.19%
11.11%
10.44%
8.65% *
Different county
4.34%
4.94%
5.82% *
5.70% *
Same state
2.86%
2.50%
3.17%
3.20%
Different state
1.48%
2.44% *
2.65% *
2.51% *
Abroad
0.68%
1.38%
1.02%
1.21%
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,092,806
1,094,447 c
1,086,760 c
1,087,984 c
Native
88.11%
87.10%
88.33%
89.82% *
Born in United States
87.60%
86.39%
87.64%
89.28% *
State of residence
58.69%
60.25%
57.29%
59.67%
Different state
28.90%
26.14% *
30.36%
29.60%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
0.51%
0.71%
0.69%
0.54%
Foreign born
11.89%
12.90%
11.67%
10.18% *
Naturalized citizen
34.47%
27.78% *
33.92%
34.62%
Not a citizen
65.53%
72.22%
66.08%
65.38%
Entered 1990 or later
60.89%
70.25%
55.78%
69.21%
Entered before 1990
39.11%
29.75% *
44.22%
30.79% *
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
