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
96,569
90,376
102,762
Nursery school, preschool
7,636
5,279
9,993
Kindergarten
5,166
3,259
7,073
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
42,917
39,705
46,129
High school grade (grades 9-12)
18,553
16,635
20,471
College or graduate school
22,297
17,126
27,468
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
234,524
231,969
237,079
Less than 9th grade
4,602
3,097
6,107
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
25,240
19,465
31,015
High school graduate (including equivalency)
68,176
61,577
74,775
Some college, no degree
51,442
45,542
57,342
Associate degree
16,406
12,208
20,604
Bachelor's degree
44,578
38,889
50,267
Graduate or professional degree
24,080
20,154
28,006
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.3
84.8
89.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
29.3
26.7
31.8
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
128,837
126,823
130,851
Never married
35,167
30,260
40,074
Now married, except separated
67,279
61,697
72,861
Separated
2,801
891
4,711
Widowed
1,978
725
3,231
Divorced
21,612
17,057
26,167
Females 15 years and over
149,641
147,774
151,508
Never married
34,756
30,263
39,249
Now married, except separated
68,116
62,751
73,481
Separated
4,068
1,679
6,457
Widowed
18,050
15,071
21,029
Divorced
24,651
20,975
28,327
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,444
3,062
7,826
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,838
380
3,296
Per 1,000 unmarried women
37
7
67
As a percent of all women with a birth
33.8
14.1
53.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
56
31
81
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
44
0
96
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
115
57
173
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
6
0
16
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
7,589
4,870
10,308
Responsible for grandchildren
4,346
2,175
6,517
less than 1 year
344
0
917
1 or 2 years
2,368
543
4,193
3 or 4 years
226
0
610
5 or more years
1,408
364
2,452
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
65.2
49.8
80.6
Percent who are married
65.9
40.4
91.5
Percent who are in labor force
61.5
44.4
78.5
Percent who are in poverty
13.1
0.0
33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
262,855
261,845
263,865
Civilian veterans
32,414
28,694
36,134
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
73,772
71,022
76,522
With a disability
6,067
3,520
8,614
Population 21 to 64 years
213,324
210,334
216,314
With a disability
29,998
24,904
35,092
Percent employed
43.6
35.5
51.7
No disability
183,326
177,559
189,093
Percent employed
81.7
79.1
84.4
Population 65 years and over
40,616
39,218
42,014
With a disability
18,301
15,241
21,361
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
352,028
349,779
354,277
Same house
282,333
270,315
294,351
Different house in the U.S.
68,209
55,925
80,493
Same county
49,456
38,907
60,005
Different county
18,753
13,224
24,282
Same state
7,955
4,658
11,252
Different state
10,798
5,793
15,803
Abroad
1,486
624
2,348
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
356,261
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Native
346,464
344,329
348,599
Born in United States
344,905
342,714
347,096
State of residence
248,637
238,592
258,682
Different state
96,268
85,800
106,736
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,559
691
2,427
Foreign born
9,797
7,662
11,932
Naturalized citizen
3,085
1,970
4,200
Not a citizen
6,712
4,657
8,767
Entered 1990 or later
4,253
2,832
5,674
Entered before 1990
5,544
3,644
7,444
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
