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
124,674
120,811
128,537
Nursery school, preschool
9,543
7,897
11,189
Kindergarten
6,103
4,881
7,325
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
47,955
45,861
50,049
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21,549
19,740
23,358
College or graduate school
39,524
36,192
42,856
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
377,677
377,358
377,996
Less than 9th grade
23,239
20,611
25,867
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
45,865
42,160
49,570
High school graduate (including equivalency)
72,974
68,707
77,241
Some college, no degree
58,644
54,726
62,562
Associate degree
10,166
8,455
11,877
Bachelor's degree
80,226
75,897
84,555
Graduate or professional degree
86,563
82,300
90,826
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.7
80.6
82.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
44.2
43.0
45.3
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
200,525
199,948
201,102
Never married
100,503
96,951
104,055
Now married, except separated
70,348
67,062
73,634
Separated
6,765
5,229
8,301
Widowed
5,719
4,513
6,925
Divorced
17,190
15,029
19,351
Females 15 years and over
235,310
234,750
235,870
Never married
108,212
104,649
111,775
Now married, except separated
66,400
62,771
70,029
Separated
11,354
9,505
13,203
Widowed
23,806
21,861
25,751
Divorced
25,538
23,293
27,783
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
7,992
6,480
9,504
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,914
2,679
5,149
Per 1,000 unmarried women
37
25
49
As a percent of all women with a birth
49.0
37.7
60.2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
53
43
63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
32
1
63
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
75
56
94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
29
20
37
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
12,567
10,317
14,817
Responsible for grandchildren
6,858
5,190
8,526
less than 1 year
390
0
802
1 or 2 years
1,169
338
2,000
3 or 4 years
657
190
1,124
5 or more years
4,642
3,319
5,965
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
76.1
67.4
84.8
Percent who are married
48.8
37.4
60.3
Percent who are in labor force
55.8
42.9
68.7
Percent who are in poverty
30.7
18.3
43.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
419,729
419,137
420,321
Civilian veterans
35,919
33,783
38,055
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
82,876
81,217
84,535
With a disability
6,396
5,066
7,726
Population 21 to 64 years
347,635
345,843
349,427
With a disability
39,697
36,067
43,327
Percent employed
38.1
33.6
42.6
No disability
307,938
304,130
311,746
Percent employed
74.9
73.5
76.2
Population 65 years and over
63,347
62,840
63,854
With a disability
22,706
20,946
24,466
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
522,912
521,768
524,056
Same house
440,738
434,269
447,207
Different house in the U.S.
75,443
69,078
81,808
Same county
43,983
38,469
49,497
Different county
31,460
28,183
34,737
Same state
0
0
284
Different state
31,460
28,183
34,737
Abroad
6,731
5,167
8,295
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
528,759
*****
*****
Native
449,869
446,121
453,617
Born in United States
444,558
440,650
448,466
State of residence
219,293
213,293
225,293
Different state
225,265
219,363
231,167
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
5,311
4,202
6,420
Foreign born
78,890
75,142
82,638
Naturalized citizen
23,925
21,298
26,552
Not a citizen
54,965
51,384
58,546
Entered 1990 or later
48,317
44,128
52,506
Entered before 1990
30,573
28,320
32,826
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
