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
195,738
191,955
199,521
Nursery school, preschool
14,930
13,591
16,269
Kindergarten
11,384
9,964
12,804
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
88,364
86,551
90,177
High school grade (grades 9-12)
42,573
40,609
44,537
College or graduate school
38,487
35,513
41,461
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
412,939
412,811
413,067
Less than 9th grade
20,109
17,846
22,372
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,163
21,863
26,463
High school graduate (including equivalency)
95,126
91,061
99,191
Some college, no degree
83,757
80,173
87,341
Associate degree
24,384
21,887
26,881
Bachelor's degree
100,070
96,053
104,087
Graduate or professional degree
65,330
62,146
68,514
Percent high school graduate or higher
89.3
88.5
90.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
40.1
39.0
41.1
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
247,227
246,883
247,571
Never married
67,125
64,564
69,686
Now married, except separated
156,059
152,958
159,160
Separated
2,557
1,755
3,359
Widowed
4,088
3,279
4,897
Divorced
17,398
15,331
19,465
Females 15 years and over
253,416
253,108
253,724
Never married
57,718
55,863
59,573
Now married, except separated
148,971
146,092
151,850
Separated
3,964
2,972
4,956
Widowed
17,333
16,068
18,598
Divorced
25,430
23,540
27,320
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
9,324
8,371
10,277
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,125
562
1,688
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
8
24
As a percent of all women with a birth
12.1
6.5
17.6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
53
48
59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
4
0
9
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
107
93
121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
29
21
36
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
7,793
6,315
9,271
Responsible for grandchildren
2,018
1,049
2,987
less than 1 year
512
74
950
1 or 2 years
537
36
1,038
3 or 4 years
552
134
970
5 or more years
417
64
770
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
71.2
60.4
82.1
Percent who are married
74.3
59.2
89.3
Percent who are in labor force
51.3
33.0
69.6
Percent who are in poverty
23.7
5.9
41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
467,877
467,080
468,674
Civilian veterans
45,939
43,683
48,195
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
167,645
165,994
169,296
With a disability
6,535
5,536
7,534
Population 21 to 64 years
385,676
383,978
387,374
With a disability
24,329
22,335
26,323
Percent employed
47.2
43.1
51.3
No disability
361,347
358,455
364,239
Percent employed
77.3
76.5
78.2
Population 65 years and over
55,838
55,835
55,841
With a disability
16,626
15,269
17,983
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
652,496
651,138
653,854
Same house
565,881
558,691
573,071
Different house in the U.S.
83,010
76,108
89,912
Same county
50,411
44,242
56,580
Different county
32,599
28,375
36,823
Same state
17,653
14,755
20,551
Different state
14,946
11,958
17,934
Abroad
3,605
2,355
4,855
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
663,721
*****
*****
Native
552,922
548,397
557,447
Born in United States
543,199
538,112
548,286
State of residence
392,898
385,738
400,058
Different state
150,301
144,070
156,532
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
9,723
7,693
11,753
Foreign born
110,799
106,274
115,324
Naturalized citizen
44,955
41,264
48,646
Not a citizen
65,844
60,792
70,896
Entered 1990 or later
59,177
54,353
64,001
Entered before 1990
51,622
48,310
54,934
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
