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
2,698,031
2,658,406
2,737,656
Nursery school, preschool
145,925
135,773
156,077
Kindergarten
129,291
119,970
138,612
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
1,156,094
1,141,275
1,170,913
High school grade (grades 9-12)
630,270
616,577
643,963
College or graduate school
636,451
601,918
670,984
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
6,396,371
6,386,797
6,405,945
Less than 9th grade
240,497
222,722
258,272
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
585,931
555,996
615,866
High school graduate (including equivalency)
2,056,547
2,018,053
2,095,041
Some college, no degree
1,459,926
1,423,954
1,495,898
Associate degree
500,309
480,981
519,637
Bachelor's degree
966,674
931,529
1,001,819
Graduate or professional degree
586,487
556,162
616,812
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.1
86.5
87.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
24.3
23.5
25.1
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
3,724,914
3,716,988
3,732,840
Never married
1,126,397
1,103,945
1,148,849
Now married, except separated
2,127,159
2,104,851
2,149,467
Separated
34,717
29,238
40,196
Widowed
82,226
72,658
91,794
Divorced
354,415
336,237
372,593
Females 15 years and over
4,011,845
4,002,835
4,020,855
Never married
1,041,328
1,017,986
1,064,670
Now married, except separated
2,068,738
2,041,415
2,096,061
Separated
64,858
57,157
72,559
Widowed
384,767
373,332
396,202
Divorced
452,154
436,010
468,298
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
142,576
132,105
153,047
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
47,296
38,719
55,873
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
31
45
As a percent of all women with a birth
33.2
28.5
37.9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
56
52
60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
21
13
29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
113
103
123
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
20
17
23
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
157,073
142,961
171,185
Responsible for grandchildren
64,061
54,143
73,979
less than 1 year
14,833
11,141
18,525
1 or 2 years
15,210
10,055
20,365
3 or 4 years
10,545
6,763
14,327
5 or more years
23,473
17,937
29,009
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.7
58.7
66.8
Percent who are married
66.7
59.9
73.5
Percent who are in labor force
55.3
49.4
61.3
Percent who are in poverty
17.0
12.2
21.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
7,295,445
7,291,032
7,299,858
Civilian veterans
817,297
798,580
836,014
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
2,263,072
2,249,329
2,276,815
With a disability
181,672
166,745
196,599
Population 21 to 64 years
5,734,026
5,716,259
5,751,793
With a disability
722,693
700,004
745,382
Percent employed
36.4
35.0
37.8
No disability
5,011,333
4,977,199
5,045,467
Percent employed
76.6
76.0
77.2
Population 65 years and over
1,177,082
1,170,560
1,183,604
With a disability
474,500
454,060
494,940
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
9,696,527
9,687,728
9,705,326
Same house
8,385,584
8,332,454
8,438,714
Different house in the U.S.
1,268,797
1,216,835
1,320,759
Same county
848,900
803,484
894,316
Different county
419,897
384,796
454,998
Same state
303,850
278,035
329,665
Different state
116,047
95,265
136,829
Abroad
42,146
33,483
50,809
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
9,825,840
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Native
9,243,506
9,212,477
9,274,535
Born in United States
9,186,256
9,154,071
9,218,441
State of residence
7,388,501
7,312,480
7,464,522
Different state
1,797,755
1,727,671
1,867,839
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
57,250
49,317
65,183
Foreign born
582,334
551,305
613,363
Naturalized citizen
243,621
227,117
260,125
Not a citizen
338,713
309,771
367,655
Entered 1990 or later
327,355
297,171
357,539
Entered before 1990
254,979
241,018
268,940
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
