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
119,770
114,145
125,395
Nursery school, preschool
7,569
5,007
10,131
Kindergarten
5,290
3,324
7,256
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
55,158
51,746
58,570
High school grade (grades 9-12)
26,393
22,809
29,977
College or graduate school
25,360
21,309
29,411
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
284,025
281,187
286,863
Less than 9th grade
10,027
7,750
12,304
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
31,933
26,797
37,069
High school graduate (including equivalency)
103,091
94,859
111,323
Some college, no degree
68,795
61,516
76,074
Associate degree
22,687
17,782
27,592
Bachelor's degree
29,279
24,296
34,262
Graduate or professional degree
18,213
14,829
21,597
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.2
83.2
87.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
16.7
14.4
19.0
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
158,806
156,855
160,757
Never married
48,021
44,050
51,992
Now married, except separated
90,051
85,712
94,390
Separated
1,693
556
2,830
Widowed
2,866
1,454
4,278
Divorced
16,175
13,007
19,343
Females 15 years and over
179,225
177,213
181,237
Never married
51,518
47,264
55,772
Now married, except separated
84,187
79,399
88,975
Separated
3,016
1,300
4,732
Widowed
16,089
13,346
18,832
Divorced
24,415
20,147
28,683
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
6,005
3,957
8,053
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,658
1,068
4,248
Per 1,000 unmarried women
43
17
68
As a percent of all women with a birth
44.3
24.8
63.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
51
34
69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
35
0
77
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
90
49
130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
25
6
45
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,709
8,316
15,102
Responsible for grandchildren
4,508
2,636
6,380
less than 1 year
1,501
429
2,573
1 or 2 years
917
2
1,832
3 or 4 years
773
0
1,574
5 or more years
1,317
447
2,187
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
57.6
41.4
73.8
Percent who are married
62.4
39.0
85.8
Percent who are in labor force
62.8
41.5
84.2
Percent who are in poverty
4.9
0.0
13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
319,432
318,908
319,956
Civilian veterans
39,762
35,097
44,427
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
99,150
96,522
101,778
With a disability
8,041
5,379
10,703
Population 21 to 64 years
254,003
251,011
256,995
With a disability
39,639
34,619
44,659
Percent employed
25.8
20.2
31.4
No disability
214,364
207,970
220,758
Percent employed
71.7
69.1
74.4
Population 65 years and over
51,149
49,194
53,104
With a disability
19,902
16,448
23,356
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
431,561
430,027
433,095
Same house
371,083
359,251
382,915
Different house in the U.S.
59,572
48,049
71,095
Same county
47,265
36,732
57,798
Different county
12,307
7,226
17,388
Same state
10,067
5,327
14,807
Different state
2,240
701
3,779
Abroad
906
0
2,024
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
436,956
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*****
Native
424,850
421,672
428,028
Born in United States
422,228
419,193
425,263
State of residence
345,560
336,451
354,669
Different state
76,668
68,429
84,907
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2,622
1,235
4,009
Foreign born
12,106
8,928
15,284
Naturalized citizen
7,473
5,243
9,703
Not a citizen
4,633
2,349
6,917
Entered 1990 or later
4,327
2,901
5,753
Entered before 1990
7,779
4,979
10,579
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
