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
184,516
174,529
194,503
Nursery school, preschool
17,737
14,632
20,842
Kindergarten
9,619
6,544
12,694
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
79,918
75,542
84,294
High school grade (grades 9-12)
31,437
28,272
34,602
College or graduate school
45,805
38,068
53,542
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
457,032
454,409
459,655
Less than 9th grade
16,215
12,893
19,537
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
48,780
42,496
55,064
High school graduate (including equivalency)
140,663
130,896
150,430
Some college, no degree
103,556
95,708
111,404
Associate degree
29,041
23,851
34,231
Bachelor's degree
73,779
66,442
81,116
Graduate or professional degree
44,998
39,473
50,523
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.8
84.2
87.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.0
24.4
27.6
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
256,259
253,999
258,519
Never married
81,755
75,123
88,387
Now married, except separated
141,882
134,658
149,106
Separated
4,049
2,253
5,845
Widowed
5,163
3,444
6,882
Divorced
23,410
19,238
27,582
Females 15 years and over
286,780
284,774
288,786
Never married
75,814
70,314
81,314
Now married, except separated
137,004
128,456
145,552
Separated
5,734
3,479
7,989
Widowed
30,440
26,518
34,362
Divorced
37,788
32,986
42,590
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
8,160
5,139
11,181
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,612
1,304
5,920
Per 1,000 unmarried women
40
15
66
As a percent of all women with a birth
44.3
24.8
63.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
46
29
63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
14
0
31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
94
52
136
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
15
5
24
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,543
8,051
15,035
Responsible for grandchildren
4,386
2,204
6,568
less than 1 year
1,408
133
2,683
1 or 2 years
1,054
157
1,951
3 or 4 years
205
0
540
5 or more years
1,719
349
3,089
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
69.7
55.5
83.9
Percent who are married
53.3
28.7
77.9
Percent who are in labor force
57.1
30.9
83.2
Percent who are in poverty
27.6
2.8
52.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
516,797
515,852
517,742
Civilian veterans
63,861
58,203
69,519
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
143,710
139,860
147,560
With a disability
9,016
6,104
11,928
Population 21 to 64 years
405,864
402,119
409,609
With a disability
46,188
40,220
52,156
Percent employed
35.9
29.8
42.0
No disability
359,676
352,471
366,881
Percent employed
79.0
76.6
81.3
Population 65 years and over
88,070
87,060
89,080
With a disability
37,790
33,962
41,618
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
676,496
673,379
679,613
Same house
583,043
569,859
596,227
Different house in the U.S.
91,470
78,309
104,631
Same county
66,738
55,142
78,334
Different county
24,732
16,951
32,513
Same state
7,200
4,082
10,318
Different state
17,532
10,070
24,994
Abroad
1,983
578
3,388
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
686,222
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Native
652,367
645,572
659,162
Born in United States
645,057
638,121
651,993
State of residence
502,363
487,784
516,942
Different state
142,694
129,428
155,960
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
7,310
4,647
9,973
Foreign born
33,855
27,060
40,650
Naturalized citizen
8,385
5,462
11,308
Not a citizen
25,470
19,181
31,759
Entered 1990 or later
26,351
19,879
32,823
Entered before 1990
7,504
5,107
9,901
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
