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
367,947
355,254
380,640
Nursery school, preschool
15,741
12,835
18,647
Kindergarten
21,744
19,043
24,445
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
161,648
156,699
166,597
High school grade (grades 9-12)
84,236
79,743
88,729
College or graduate school
84,578
73,408
95,748
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
823,835
819,171
828,499
Less than 9th grade
36,746
30,662
42,830
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
62,835
56,195
69,475
High school graduate (including equivalency)
244,240
232,532
255,948
Some college, no degree
215,081
204,843
225,319
Associate degree
66,862
58,194
75,530
Bachelor's degree
131,928
122,553
141,303
Graduate or professional degree
66,143
58,781
73,505
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.9
86.7
89.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
24.0
22.6
25.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
506,650
502,580
510,720
Never married
128,067
120,809
135,325
Now married, except separated
314,063
305,645
322,481
Separated
6,144
4,031
8,257
Widowed
11,471
9,409
13,533
Divorced
46,905
41,191
52,619
Females 15 years and over
520,497
515,876
525,118
Never married
103,925
96,638
111,212
Now married, except separated
310,677
302,942
318,412
Separated
7,367
5,128
9,606
Widowed
44,272
41,173
47,371
Divorced
54,256
48,868
59,644
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
25,098
21,246
28,950
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
6,591
4,609
8,573
Per 1,000 unmarried women
48
34
62
As a percent of all women with a birth
26.3
19.7
32.9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
74
62
85
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
59
29
88
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
132
108
155
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
25
16
33
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
19,764
14,701
24,827
Responsible for grandchildren
11,172
7,729
14,615
less than 1 year
4,179
2,504
5,854
1 or 2 years
2,425
899
3,951
3 or 4 years
1,128
330
1,926
5 or more years
3,440
1,563
5,317
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.2
54.6
69.9
Percent who are married
75.7
64.5
86.9
Percent who are in labor force
77.7
68.0
87.5
Percent who are in poverty
32.2
18.9
45.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
961,000
956,530
965,470
Civilian veterans
122,825
114,206
131,444
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
325,873
320,950
330,796
With a disability
24,407
20,141
28,673
Population 21 to 64 years
753,646
748,873
758,419
With a disability
110,913
102,532
119,294
Percent employed
47.5
44.0
51.0
No disability
642,733
633,301
652,165
Percent employed
79.0
77.7
80.3
Population 65 years and over
147,584
145,681
149,487
With a disability
64,694
60,509
68,879
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,309,948
1,306,578
1,313,318
Same house
1,066,559
1,047,236
1,085,882
Different house in the U.S.
231,823
211,849
251,797
Same county
133,380
114,849
151,911
Different county
98,443
85,287
111,599
Same state
47,211
34,370
60,052
Different state
51,232
40,397
62,067
Abroad
11,566
7,551
15,581
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,333,165
*****
*****
Native
1,254,426
1,245,524
1,263,328
Born in United States
1,245,935
1,236,176
1,255,694
State of residence
650,036
614,674
685,398
Different state
595,899
560,554
631,244
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
8,491
6,201
10,781
Foreign born
78,739
69,837
87,641
Naturalized citizen
25,206
20,244
30,168
Not a citizen
53,533
45,171
61,895
Entered 1990 or later
51,957
43,098
60,816
Entered before 1990
26,782
22,346
31,218
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
