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
1,297,798
1,282,667
1,312,929
Nursery school, preschool
76,942
71,122
82,762
Kindergarten
66,440
60,404
72,476
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
548,917
538,943
558,891
High school grade (grades 9-12)
305,082
295,516
314,648
College or graduate school
300,417
287,250
313,584
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
3,214,281
3,206,575
3,221,987
Less than 9th grade
115,702
100,025
131,379
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
179,603
165,275
193,931
High school graduate (including equivalency)
945,271
910,631
979,911
Some college, no degree
716,067
698,234
733,900
Associate degree
275,203
261,276
289,130
Bachelor's degree
677,134
653,676
700,592
Graduate or professional degree
305,301
290,786
319,816
Percent high school graduate or higher
90.8
90.4
91.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
30.6
29.7
31.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,916,954
1,911,301
1,922,607
Never married
579,611
562,750
596,472
Now married, except separated
1,115,764
1,094,683
1,136,845
Separated
17,150
13,957
20,343
Widowed
38,238
33,214
43,262
Divorced
166,191
151,952
180,430
Females 15 years and over
1,979,970
1,974,950
1,984,990
Never married
488,791
476,639
500,943
Now married, except separated
1,097,181
1,077,244
1,117,118
Separated
24,658
19,999
29,317
Widowed
166,718
159,522
173,914
Divorced
202,622
180,997
224,247
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
74,158
66,061
82,255
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
16,106
13,038
19,174
Per 1,000 unmarried women
28
23
33
As a percent of all women with a birth
21.7
17.6
25.9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
57
51
64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
26
15
36
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
108
96
119
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
26
21
32
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
53,884
45,801
61,967
Responsible for grandchildren
18,558
14,225
22,891
less than 1 year
3,092
1,775
4,409
1 or 2 years
6,828
3,799
9,857
3 or 4 years
2,381
717
4,045
5 or more years
6,257
1,440
11,074
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
58.4
54.2
62.6
Percent who are married
74.1
66.0
82.2
Percent who are in labor force
57.1
50.6
63.7
Percent who are in poverty
11.1
5.1
17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
3,671,524
3,668,047
3,675,001
Civilian veterans
413,342
398,513
428,171
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
1,101,442
1,090,660
1,112,224
With a disability
68,764
62,335
75,193
Population 21 to 64 years
2,921,129
2,910,315
2,931,943
With a disability
267,524
248,039
287,009
Percent employed
48.8
44.2
53.4
No disability
2,653,605
2,629,753
2,677,457
Percent employed
82.5
81.8
83.1
Population 65 years and over
563,090
558,602
567,578
With a disability
195,997
188,015
203,979
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
4,854,764
4,848,790
4,860,738
Same house
4,154,504
4,116,640
4,192,368
Different house in the U.S.
678,168
642,782
713,554
Same county
363,481
333,984
392,978
Different county
314,687
287,265
342,109
Same state
225,863
205,577
246,149
Different state
88,824
71,622
106,026
Abroad
22,092
15,315
28,869
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
4,919,584
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Native
4,620,392
4,603,968
4,636,816
Born in United States
4,590,996
4,574,917
4,607,075
State of residence
3,399,325
3,335,820
3,462,830
Different state
1,191,671
1,125,058
1,258,284
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
29,396
25,342
33,450
Foreign born
299,192
282,768
315,616
Naturalized citizen
124,064
112,229
135,899
Not a citizen
175,128
157,385
192,871
Entered 1990 or later
172,019
155,146
188,892
Entered before 1990
127,173
117,179
137,167
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
