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
246,268
241,805
250,731
Nursery school, preschool
12,618
11,026
14,210
Kindergarten
12,127
10,181
14,073
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
99,639
97,087
102,191
High school grade (grades 9-12)
49,195
46,711
51,679
College or graduate school
72,689
68,411
76,967
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
565,837
564,684
566,990
Less than 9th grade
29,540
26,304
32,776
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
49,887
46,140
53,634
High school graduate (including equivalency)
137,037
131,731
142,343
Some college, no degree
147,485
142,408
152,562
Associate degree
39,061
35,813
42,309
Bachelor's degree
96,335
91,747
100,923
Graduate or professional degree
66,492
62,969
70,015
Percent high school graduate or higher
86.0
85.1
86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
28.8
27.7
29.8
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
330,799
330,215
331,383
Never married
102,147
98,584
105,710
Now married, except separated
180,304
176,452
184,156
Separated
6,411
4,935
7,887
Widowed
8,762
7,593
9,931
Divorced
33,175
30,638
35,712
Females 15 years and over
354,589
354,033
355,145
Never married
88,177
85,115
91,239
Now married, except separated
174,705
170,026
179,384
Separated
7,122
5,719
8,525
Widowed
33,467
31,109
35,825
Divorced
51,118
47,209
55,027
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
10,262
8,632
11,892
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,839
2,824
4,854
Per 1,000 unmarried women
34
25
43
As a percent of all women with a birth
37.4
29.1
45.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
47
40
55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
33
18
48
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
84
69
99
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
17
10
23
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
18,134
15,462
20,806
Responsible for grandchildren
8,897
6,986
10,808
less than 1 year
1,956
1,070
2,842
1 or 2 years
1,674
811
2,537
3 or 4 years
1,533
716
2,350
5 or more years
3,734
2,645
4,823
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.1
57.6
68.6
Percent who are married
69.3
60.7
78.0
Percent who are in labor force
65.6
58.0
73.2
Percent who are in poverty
15.2
8.8
21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
644,732
643,775
645,689
Civilian veterans
101,982
97,950
106,014
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
193,003
190,911
195,095
With a disability
10,541
9,218
11,864
Population 21 to 64 years
488,413
486,003
490,823
With a disability
63,675
59,956
67,394
Percent employed
36.9
33.9
39.9
No disability
424,738
420,767
428,709
Percent employed
75.9
74.9
76.9
Population 65 years and over
122,812
122,160
123,464
With a disability
45,750
43,330
48,170
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
860,190
858,583
861,797
Same house
681,570
672,088
691,052
Different house in the U.S.
171,318
162,521
180,115
Same county
133,985
126,461
141,509
Different county
37,333
33,068
41,598
Same state
12,112
9,746
14,478
Different state
25,221
21,820
28,622
Abroad
7,302
5,075
9,529
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
870,764
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Native
765,390
758,645
772,135
Born in United States
754,331
747,303
761,359
State of residence
332,179
323,606
340,752
Different state
422,152
415,647
428,657
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
11,059
9,135
12,983
Foreign born
105,374
98,629
112,119
Naturalized citizen
37,946
34,578
41,314
Not a citizen
67,428
61,031
73,825
Entered 1990 or later
51,830
45,990
57,670
Entered before 1990
53,544
49,147
57,941
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
