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
898,164
882,775
913,553
Nursery school, preschool
46,095
39,988
52,202
Kindergarten
52,019
45,039
58,999
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
409,534
398,485
420,583
High school grade (grades 9-12)
182,200
171,735
192,665
College or graduate school
208,316
195,119
221,513
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
2,081,416
2,077,357
2,085,475
Less than 9th grade
141,076
127,245
154,907
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
174,928
161,461
188,395
High school graduate (including equivalency)
516,636
496,170
537,102
Some college, no degree
512,305
493,402
531,208
Associate degree
163,411
149,394
177,428
Bachelor's degree
377,900
359,932
395,868
Graduate or professional degree
195,160
183,308
207,012
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.8
83.9
85.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.5
26.6
28.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,266,078
1,263,948
1,268,208
Never married
395,887
383,559
408,215
Now married, except separated
687,272
672,225
702,319
Separated
26,433
20,650
32,216
Widowed
24,102
19,500
28,704
Divorced
132,384
121,499
143,269
Females 15 years and over
1,273,935
1,271,654
1,276,216
Never married
305,000
292,439
317,561
Now married, except separated
664,580
646,069
683,091
Separated
32,591
26,699
38,483
Widowed
108,147
100,548
115,746
Divorced
163,617
152,134
175,100
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
60,721
53,840
67,602
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
18,135
13,488
22,782
Per 1,000 unmarried women
46
34
57
As a percent of all women with a birth
29.9
23.1
36.6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
72
64
80
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
50
29
70
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
131
113
148
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
21
14
27
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
61,016
51,442
70,590
Responsible for grandchildren
31,361
24,292
38,430
less than 1 year
10,094
5,491
14,697
1 or 2 years
7,599
4,521
10,677
3 or 4 years
5,090
2,647
7,533
5 or more years
8,578
5,132
12,024
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
59.2
52.7
65.8
Percent who are married
76.2
67.2
85.2
Percent who are in labor force
68.0
58.5
77.4
Percent who are in poverty
16.2
7.5
24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,399,656
2,398,143
2,401,169
Civilian veterans
283,452
271,312
295,592
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
785,382
777,612
793,152
With a disability
48,882
39,897
57,867
Population 21 to 64 years
1,903,527
1,895,348
1,911,706
With a disability
184,897
171,282
198,512
Percent employed
42.1
38.3
45.9
No disability
1,718,630
1,701,979
1,735,281
Percent employed
76.7
75.7
77.7
Population 65 years and over
370,868
368,163
373,573
With a disability
132,183
123,472
140,894
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
3,280,608
3,274,538
3,286,678
Same house
2,582,274
2,539,844
2,624,704
Different house in the U.S.
668,561
625,404
711,718
Same county
488,219
451,305
525,133
Different county
180,342
161,852
198,832
Same state
29,432
20,980
37,884
Different state
150,910
133,635
168,185
Abroad
29,773
21,391
38,155
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
3,344,478
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Native
2,811,073
2,787,700
2,834,446
Born in United States
2,771,714
2,749,022
2,794,406
State of residence
1,122,622
1,092,217
1,153,027
Different state
1,649,092
1,618,700
1,679,484
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
39,359
31,782
46,936
Foreign born
533,405
510,032
556,778
Naturalized citizen
143,769
130,377
157,161
Not a citizen
389,636
365,792
413,480
Entered 1990 or later
319,081
294,954
343,208
Entered before 1990
214,324
200,053
228,595
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
