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
20,825
19,601
22,049
Nursery school, preschool
1,610
1,008
2,212
Kindergarten
836
469
1,203
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
9,570
9,064
10,076
High school grade (grades 9-12)
4,981
4,440
5,522
College or graduate school
3,828
2,937
4,719
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
47,680
47,016
48,344
Less than 9th grade
2,911
2,223
3,599
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,015
5,166
6,864
High school graduate (including equivalency)
18,072
16,279
19,865
Some college, no degree
10,315
8,935
11,695
Associate degree
2,253
1,590
2,916
Bachelor's degree
5,316
4,303
6,329
Graduate or professional degree
2,798
2,165
3,431
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.3
79.4
83.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
17.0
14.5
19.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
27,222
26,952
27,492
Never married
7,822
6,990
8,654
Now married, except separated
15,262
14,297
16,227
Separated
594
263
925
Widowed
1,099
675
1,523
Divorced
2,445
1,862
3,028
Females 15 years and over
32,490
32,246
32,734
Never married
8,203
7,308
9,098
Now married, except separated
14,943
13,750
16,136
Separated
1,382
850
1,914
Widowed
4,077
3,431
4,723
Divorced
3,885
3,012
4,758
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
749
379
1,119
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
479
151
807
Per 1,000 unmarried women
44
13
75
As a percent of all women with a birth
64.0
41.2
86.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
37
18
55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
40
0
80
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
61
25
97
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
16
0
35
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
1,945
1,224
2,666
Responsible for grandchildren
1,270
760
1,780
less than 1 year
397
101
693
1 or 2 years
191
22
360
3 or 4 years
85
0
186
5 or more years
597
221
973
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
72.4
59.7
85.1
Percent who are married
63.1
43.7
82.4
Percent who are in labor force
53.9
36.3
71.4
Percent who are in poverty
34.1
14.8
53.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
56,145
55,897
56,393
Civilian veterans
7,571
6,773
8,369
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
18,518
17,756
19,280
With a disability
1,345
815
1,875
Population 21 to 64 years
43,087
42,323
43,851
With a disability
8,381
7,029
9,733
Percent employed
27.0
19.3
34.8
No disability
34,706
33,106
36,306
Percent employed
75.3
71.8
78.8
Population 65 years and over
9,853
9,754
9,952
With a disability
5,248
4,666
5,830
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
76,766
76,387
77,145
Same house
62,403
59,298
65,508
Different house in the U.S.
14,079
10,982
17,176
Same county
10,151
7,246
13,056
Different county
3,928
2,474
5,382
Same state
2,111
1,034
3,188
Different state
1,817
707
2,927
Abroad
284
40
528
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
77,446
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Native
76,004
75,180
76,828
Born in United States
75,863
75,015
76,711
State of residence
60,713
58,631
62,795
Different state
15,150
13,316
16,984
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
141
0
314
Foreign born
1,442
618
2,266
Naturalized citizen
588
148
1,028
Not a citizen
854
15
1,693
Entered 1990 or later
957
171
1,743
Entered before 1990
485
175
795
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
