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
735,979
720,330
751,628
Nursery school, preschool
47,720
42,831
52,609
Kindergarten
33,286
27,312
39,260
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
307,390
300,748
314,032
High school grade (grades 9-12)
151,124
143,029
159,219
College or graduate school
196,459
180,779
212,139
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,687,045
1,680,384
1,693,706
Less than 9th grade
67,989
56,286
79,692
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
120,276
109,031
131,521
High school graduate (including equivalency)
509,794
490,130
529,458
Some college, no degree
393,125
375,493
410,757
Associate degree
110,917
100,177
121,657
Bachelor's degree
318,898
305,307
332,489
Graduate or professional degree
166,046
148,510
183,582
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.8
87.9
89.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
28.7
27.4
30.1
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,009,769
1,004,516
1,015,022
Never married
282,795
274,662
290,928
Now married, except separated
604,834
593,775
615,893
Separated
10,967
7,433
14,501
Widowed
21,845
19,439
24,251
Divorced
89,328
81,605
97,051
Females 15 years and over
1,060,883
1,055,533
1,066,233
Never married
225,564
213,735
237,393
Now married, except separated
597,561
580,318
614,804
Separated
17,575
13,154
21,996
Widowed
102,146
95,597
108,695
Divorced
118,037
110,421
125,653
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
38,913
34,059
43,767
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
9,816
6,963
12,669
Per 1,000 unmarried women
34
24
44
As a percent of all women with a birth
25.2
18.4
32.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
58
51
65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
40
17
62
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
113
100
126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
15
9
22
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
37,546
31,884
43,208
Responsible for grandchildren
19,798
15,613
23,983
less than 1 year
6,482
4,167
8,797
1 or 2 years
2,777
1,312
4,242
3 or 4 years
4,516
2,484
6,548
5 or more years
6,023
3,482
8,564
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
66.9
60.3
73.6
Percent who are married
69.5
58.7
80.2
Percent who are in labor force
60.5
50.1
71.0
Percent who are in poverty
21.9
11.4
32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,948,416
1,938,984
1,957,848
Civilian veterans
237,154
219,067
255,241
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
602,191
595,331
609,051
With a disability
33,680
27,366
39,994
Population 21 to 64 years
1,515,346
1,506,387
1,524,305
With a disability
166,730
158,043
175,417
Percent employed
42.2
37.2
47.1
No disability
1,348,616
1,336,405
1,360,827
Percent employed
81.8
80.7
83.0
Population 65 years and over
324,146
321,652
326,640
With a disability
132,384
125,043
139,725
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,604,510
2,599,965
2,609,055
Same house
2,124,374
2,095,225
2,153,523
Different house in the U.S.
470,224
440,637
499,811
Same county
281,307
254,496
308,118
Different county
188,917
171,422
206,412
Same state
94,146
81,391
106,901
Different state
94,771
80,587
108,955
Abroad
9,912
7,646
12,178
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,641,747
*****
*****
Native
2,497,557
2,486,693
2,508,421
Born in United States
2,475,696
2,460,884
2,490,508
State of residence
1,567,918
1,512,446
1,623,390
Different state
907,778
858,965
956,591
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
21,861
14,972
28,750
Foreign born
144,190
133,326
155,054
Naturalized citizen
53,286
46,214
60,358
Not a citizen
90,904
79,680
102,128
Entered 1990 or later
91,690
81,738
101,642
Entered before 1990
52,500
43,711
61,289
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
