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
167,396
162,028
172,764
Nursery school, preschool
11,415
8,353
14,477
Kindergarten
8,484
6,030
10,938
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
73,021
69,816
76,226
High school grade (grades 9-12)
38,539
35,218
41,860
College or graduate school
35,937
31,159
40,715
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
358,895
355,423
362,367
Less than 9th grade
14,976
11,476
18,476
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
23,214
18,414
28,014
High school graduate (including equivalency)
106,860
99,079
114,641
Some college, no degree
84,729
78,044
91,414
Associate degree
34,900
29,374
40,426
Bachelor's degree
64,492
56,739
72,245
Graduate or professional degree
29,724
25,155
34,293
Percent high school graduate or higher
89.4
87.7
91.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.3
24.0
28.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
213,910
211,495
216,325
Never married
71,271
67,080
75,462
Now married, except separated
121,317
115,345
127,289
Separated
1,759
113
3,405
Widowed
3,556
2,124
4,988
Divorced
16,007
12,496
19,518
Females 15 years and over
227,174
225,401
228,947
Never married
63,910
59,273
68,547
Now married, except separated
116,556
110,858
122,254
Separated
3,952
1,669
6,235
Widowed
20,011
16,179
23,843
Divorced
22,745
18,466
27,024
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
7,198
5,089
9,307
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,205
386
2,024
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
5
28
As a percent of all women with a birth
16.7
6.1
27.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
46
33
60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
0
0
35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
76
49
102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
31
16
46
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
5,502
3,507
7,497
Responsible for grandchildren
2,064
764
3,364
less than 1 year
392
0
1,059
1 or 2 years
388
0
817
3 or 4 years
316
0
681
5 or more years
968
38
1,898
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
79.6
59.2
99.9
Percent who are married
35.1
3.4
66.9
Percent who are in labor force
78.1
53.1
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
9.2
0.0
24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
415,383
414,432
416,334
Civilian veterans
38,805
34,630
42,980
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
137,172
134,409
139,935
With a disability
8,459
5,795
11,123
Population 21 to 64 years
339,574
336,350
342,798
With a disability
43,360
36,491
50,229
Percent employed
46.5
39.5
53.5
No disability
296,214
288,687
303,741
Percent employed
80.0
77.5
82.5
Population 65 years and over
56,030
54,639
57,421
With a disability
19,655
16,232
23,078
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
569,140
567,104
571,176
Same house
475,428
462,201
488,655
Different house in the U.S.
90,362
77,402
103,322
Same county
62,164
51,448
72,880
Different county
28,198
20,614
35,782
Same state
19,495
13,362
25,628
Different state
8,703
4,196
13,210
Abroad
3,350
1,176
5,524
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
577,553
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*****
Native
532,469
523,540
541,398
Born in United States
528,513
519,764
537,262
State of residence
430,582
419,060
442,104
Different state
97,931
87,309
108,553
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,956
1,752
6,160
Foreign born
45,084
36,155
54,013
Naturalized citizen
13,221
10,439
16,003
Not a citizen
31,863
22,799
40,927
Entered 1990 or later
31,396
21,953
40,839
Entered before 1990
13,688
10,383
16,993
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
