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
654,431
642,293
666,569
Nursery school, preschool
41,412
36,501
46,323
Kindergarten
39,215
33,422
45,008
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
301,150
293,438
308,862
High school grade (grades 9-12)
149,141
140,607
157,675
College or graduate school
123,513
112,197
134,829
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,718,936
1,711,701
1,726,171
Less than 9th grade
137,409
124,790
150,028
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
211,190
196,996
225,384
High school graduate (including equivalency)
610,623
588,302
632,944
Some college, no degree
350,134
330,932
369,336
Associate degree
82,322
66,962
97,682
Bachelor's degree
210,708
198,367
223,049
Graduate or professional degree
116,550
106,980
126,120
Percent high school graduate or higher
79.7
78.9
80.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
19.0
18.1
20.0
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,007,752
1,003,146
1,012,358
Never married
251,305
237,918
264,692
Now married, except separated
598,491
580,972
616,010
Separated
18,092
13,410
22,774
Widowed
28,119
20,288
35,950
Divorced
111,745
96,348
127,142
Females 15 years and over
1,081,429
1,077,752
1,085,106
Never married
212,870
204,030
221,710
Now married, except separated
591,235
577,917
604,553
Separated
24,983
19,770
30,196
Widowed
129,877
124,042
135,712
Divorced
122,464
113,031
131,897
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
36,378
27,220
45,536
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
7,914
3,625
12,203
Per 1,000 unmarried women
28
12
43
As a percent of all women with a birth
21.8
13.7
29.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
55
41
69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
43
13
73
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
112
87
137
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
9
3
14
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
53,622
47,925
59,319
Responsible for grandchildren
32,791
26,950
38,632
less than 1 year
7,903
5,497
10,309
1 or 2 years
5,985
3,183
8,787
3 or 4 years
7,688
5,016
10,360
5 or more years
11,215
7,158
15,272
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.3
59.1
67.5
Percent who are married
73.4
66.8
80.1
Percent who are in labor force
59.4
51.1
67.7
Percent who are in poverty
19.2
11.6
26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,970,983
1,968,155
1,973,811
Civilian veterans
259,575
249,398
269,752
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
586,989
580,360
593,618
With a disability
57,010
49,249
64,771
Population 21 to 64 years
1,511,967
1,505,761
1,518,173
With a disability
266,635
254,379
278,891
Percent employed
34.8
32.7
36.8
No disability
1,245,332
1,233,553
1,257,111
Percent employed
79.6
78.4
80.7
Population 65 years and over
359,150
353,660
364,640
With a disability
181,316
175,532
187,100
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,613,951
2,608,176
2,619,726
Same house
2,141,873
2,119,848
2,163,898
Different house in the U.S.
466,298
444,686
487,910
Same county
293,187
264,148
322,226
Different county
173,111
148,178
198,044
Same state
79,741
64,228
95,254
Different state
93,370
73,180
113,560
Abroad
5,780
3,401
8,159
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,650,062
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Native
2,566,682
2,559,088
2,574,276
Born in United States
2,553,079
2,543,884
2,562,274
State of residence
1,636,722
1,494,158
1,779,286
Different state
916,357
778,357
1,054,357
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
13,603
9,321
17,885
Foreign born
83,380
75,786
90,974
Naturalized citizen
22,890
19,087
26,693
Not a citizen
60,490
53,327
67,653
Entered 1990 or later
50,078
44,146
56,010
Entered before 1990
33,302
28,201
38,403
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
