Note: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.
TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Estimate
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
293,116
288,151
298,081
Nursery school, preschool
21,946
19,855
24,037
Kindergarten
16,516
14,543
18,489
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
118,807
116,396
121,218
High school grade (grades 9-12)
54,930
52,942
56,918
College or graduate school
80,917
76,724
85,110
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
693,602
693,273
693,931
Less than 9th grade
18,738
16,934
20,542
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
59,296
55,763
62,829
High school graduate (including equivalency)
193,236
187,939
198,533
Some college, no degree
140,258
135,312
145,204
Associate degree
41,761
39,248
44,274
Bachelor's degree
157,568
152,404
162,732
Graduate or professional degree
82,745
78,638
86,852
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.7
88.2
89.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
34.6
33.7
35.6
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
403,244
402,844
403,644
Never married
139,723
136,289
143,157
Now married, except separated
209,852
205,644
214,060
Separated
5,940
4,620
7,260
Widowed
9,734
8,613
10,855
Divorced
37,995
35,286
40,704
Females 15 years and over
430,020
429,615
430,425
Never married
124,761
121,436
128,086
Now married, except separated
203,381
199,492
207,270
Separated
9,110
7,499
10,721
Widowed
34,751
32,665
36,837
Divorced
58,017
54,838
61,196
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
16,633
14,654
18,612
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
4,824
3,744
5,904
Per 1,000 unmarried women
32
24
39
As a percent of all women with a birth
29.0
24.3
33.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
56
50
63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
29
16
43
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
98
86
109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
24
18
30
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
14,865
12,628
17,102
Responsible for grandchildren
6,634
5,400
7,868
less than 1 year
888
483
1,293
1 or 2 years
1,581
1,012
2,150
3 or 4 years
1,388
795
1,981
5 or more years
2,777
1,958
3,596
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.3
57.0
69.6
Percent who are married
68.8
59.9
77.6
Percent who are in labor force
58.7
50.8
66.6
Percent who are in poverty
19.7
11.4
28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
791,273
790,941
791,605
Civilian veterans
80,270
77,476
83,064
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
229,758
227,672
231,844
With a disability
16,041
14,354
17,728
Population 21 to 64 years
654,838
652,678
656,998
With a disability
72,999
69,311
76,687
Percent employed
38.2
35.6
40.8
No disability
581,839
577,804
585,874
Percent employed
79.6
78.8
80.5
Population 65 years and over
99,811
99,210
100,412
With a disability
38,501
36,564
40,438
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,049,884
1,048,347
1,051,421
Same house
862,839
854,188
871,490
Different house in the U.S.
180,891
172,555
189,227
Same county
134,963
127,550
142,376
Different county
45,928
40,823
51,033
Same state
22,737
18,960
26,514
Different state
23,191
19,528
26,854
Abroad
6,154
4,210
8,098
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,066,886
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Native
982,032
977,088
986,976
Born in United States
975,083
969,905
980,261
State of residence
724,527
714,873
734,181
Different state
250,556
242,697
258,415
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
6,949
5,588
8,310
Foreign born
84,854
79,910
89,798
Naturalized citizen
26,226
23,661
28,791
Not a citizen
58,628
54,390
62,866
Entered 1990 or later
58,561
53,870
63,252
Entered before 1990
26,293
23,651
28,935
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
