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
74,983
69,490
80,476
Nursery school, preschool
4,146
2,387
5,905
Kindergarten
2,200
613
3,787
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
24,157
21,829
26,485
High school grade (grades 9-12)
16,684
14,449
18,919
College or graduate school
27,796
22,549
33,043
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
158,190
156,389
159,991
Less than 9th grade
14,825
11,523
18,127
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,462
5,449
9,475
High school graduate (including equivalency)
27,066
22,789
31,343
Some college, no degree
36,896
30,938
42,854
Associate degree
12,664
9,366
15,962
Bachelor's degree
41,602
35,800
47,404
Graduate or professional degree
17,675
13,685
21,665
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.9
83.8
88.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
37.5
33.5
41.4
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
96,865
94,963
98,767
Never married
36,736
32,694
40,778
Now married, except separated
47,421
42,983
51,859
Separated
738
10
1,466
Widowed
1,778
554
3,002
Divorced
10,192
6,975
13,409
Females 15 years and over
99,054
97,532
100,576
Never married
28,955
25,069
32,841
Now married, except separated
45,983
41,710
50,256
Separated
1,663
411
2,915
Widowed
9,337
6,616
12,058
Divorced
13,116
9,795
16,437
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
3,194
1,914
4,474
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
493
16
970
Per 1,000 unmarried women
14
1
28
As a percent of all women with a birth
15.4
0.0
32.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
49
29
69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
19
0
49
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
95
42
147
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
21
3
39
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
3,472
1,467
5,477
Responsible for grandchildren
261
0
710
less than 1 year
0
0
545
1 or 2 years
261
0
710
3 or 4 years
0
0
545
5 or more years
0
0
545
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
0.0
0.0
84.4
Percent who are married
0.0
0.0
84.4
Percent who are in labor force
100.0
15.6
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
185,504
184,260
186,748
Civilian veterans
13,237
10,301
16,173
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
52,498
49,812
55,184
With a disability
2,524
1,252
3,796
Population 21 to 64 years
151,067
147,886
154,248
With a disability
13,811
10,334
17,288
Percent employed
51.1
37.1
65.0
No disability
137,256
132,483
142,029
Percent employed
78.3
75.4
81.2
Population 65 years and over
23,383
21,754
25,012
With a disability
8,479
6,104
10,854
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
237,841
236,024
239,658
Same house
198,529
190,037
207,021
Different house in the U.S.
36,025
28,188
43,862
Same county
24,855
17,638
32,072
Different county
11,170
6,782
15,558
Same state
10,061
5,636
14,486
Different state
1,109
0
2,232
Abroad
3,287
0
6,577
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
241,907
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*****
Native
195,556
187,804
203,308
Born in United States
194,205
186,541
201,869
State of residence
142,239
133,889
150,589
Different state
51,966
45,806
58,126
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,351
495
2,207
Foreign born
46,351
38,599
54,103
Naturalized citizen
21,545
13,563
29,527
Not a citizen
24,806
18,842
30,770
Entered 1990 or later
20,903
13,192
28,614
Entered before 1990
25,448
21,105
29,791
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
