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
256,850
249,350
264,350
Nursery school, preschool
16,958
13,841
20,075
Kindergarten
15,586
12,447
18,725
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
105,869
101,762
109,976
High school grade (grades 9-12)
55,619
51,208
60,030
College or graduate school
62,818
56,662
68,974
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
600,267
597,596
602,938
Less than 9th grade
18,415
12,736
24,094
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
23,796
19,453
28,139
High school graduate (including equivalency)
127,815
118,609
137,021
Some college, no degree
116,892
108,636
125,148
Associate degree
43,379
36,877
49,881
Bachelor's degree
168,361
158,250
178,472
Graduate or professional degree
101,609
93,294
109,924
Percent high school graduate or higher
93.0
92.0
94.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
45.0
43.0
46.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
347,898
345,976
349,820
Never married
99,614
93,529
105,699
Now married, except separated
222,230
215,500
228,960
Separated
1,342
491
2,193
Widowed
4,695
2,936
6,454
Divorced
20,017
16,123
23,911
Females 15 years and over
361,331
359,615
363,047
Never married
80,137
74,521
85,753
Now married, except separated
214,491
207,294
221,688
Separated
5,142
2,691
7,593
Widowed
25,880
22,489
29,271
Divorced
35,681
31,227
40,135
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
11,290
8,428
14,152
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
837
0
1,730
Per 1,000 unmarried women
9
0
18
As a percent of all women with a birth
7.4
0.0
15.3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
47
35
59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
0
0
19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
98
71
126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
23
11
34
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,741
8,142
15,340
Responsible for grandchildren
2,792
1,201
4,383
less than 1 year
1,365
215
2,515
1 or 2 years
519
0
1,117
3 or 4 years
189
0
500
5 or more years
719
0
1,562
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
59.8
43.9
75.8
Percent who are married
80.6
61.4
99.8
Percent who are in labor force
80.4
65.5
95.2
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
670,285
669,803
670,767
Civilian veterans
53,207
48,369
58,045
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
204,377
200,804
207,950
With a disability
7,709
5,416
10,002
Population 21 to 64 years
557,666
553,926
561,406
With a disability
34,325
29,306
39,344
Percent employed
39.8
33.1
46.5
No disability
523,341
517,679
529,003
Percent employed
79.2
77.6
80.8
Population 65 years and over
83,191
82,121
84,261
With a disability
31,611
27,687
35,535
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
898,706
896,142
901,270
Same house
792,585
777,075
808,095
Different house in the U.S.
99,614
84,981
114,247
Same county
51,608
40,930
62,286
Different county
48,006
37,887
58,125
Same state
35,245
26,148
44,342
Different state
12,761
8,150
17,372
Abroad
6,507
2,321
10,693
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
909,856
*****
*****
Native
769,797
760,585
779,009
Born in United States
760,438
751,157
769,719
State of residence
596,691
583,501
609,881
Different state
163,747
151,922
175,572
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
9,359
4,975
13,743
Foreign born
140,059
130,847
149,271
Naturalized citizen
61,713
53,670
69,756
Not a citizen
78,346
67,446
89,246
Entered 1990 or later
75,097
63,919
86,275
Entered before 1990
64,962
57,317
72,607
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
