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
319,866
310,719
329,013
Nursery school, preschool
19,786
16,540
23,032
Kindergarten
14,775
11,602
17,948
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
137,049
132,126
141,972
High school grade (grades 9-12)
71,408
66,826
75,990
College or graduate school
76,848
69,268
84,428
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
806,424
804,067
808,781
Less than 9th grade
15,309
12,065
18,553
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
44,813
38,431
51,195
High school graduate (including equivalency)
180,083
169,514
190,652
Some college, no degree
180,122
168,600
191,644
Associate degree
52,783
47,094
58,472
Bachelor's degree
197,618
185,734
209,502
Graduate or professional degree
135,696
126,035
145,357
Percent high school graduate or higher
92.5
91.6
93.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
41.3
39.6
43.1
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
458,721
456,882
460,560
Never married
129,030
122,247
135,813
Now married, except separated
281,993
274,240
289,746
Separated
5,933
2,575
9,291
Widowed
7,960
5,965
9,955
Divorced
33,805
28,067
39,543
Females 15 years and over
488,429
486,348
490,510
Never married
114,727
108,159
121,295
Now married, except separated
275,318
266,799
283,837
Separated
5,788
3,586
7,990
Widowed
42,249
37,491
47,007
Divorced
50,347
44,498
56,196
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
15,824
12,368
19,280
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,802
945
4,659
Per 1,000 unmarried women
21
7
34
As a percent of all women with a birth
17.7
7.3
28.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
50
39
61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
5
0
14
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
116
87
144
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
17
9
25
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
14,856
10,371
19,341
Responsible for grandchildren
5,363
2,816
7,910
less than 1 year
185
0
494
1 or 2 years
2,669
314
5,024
3 or 4 years
737
0
1,531
5 or more years
1,772
773
2,771
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
55.4
43.6
67.1
Percent who are married
60.7
36.8
84.7
Percent who are in labor force
78.3
64.6
91.9
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
898,570
898,184
898,956
Civilian veterans
97,421
90,548
104,294
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
253,551
250,503
256,599
With a disability
18,422
14,000
22,844
Population 21 to 64 years
731,988
728,443
735,533
With a disability
62,088
55,084
69,092
Percent employed
41.9
36.0
47.9
No disability
669,900
662,240
677,560
Percent employed
78.8
77.4
80.2
Population 65 years and over
131,526
129,974
133,078
With a disability
43,679
38,642
48,716
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,180,924
1,177,951
1,183,897
Same house
1,036,930
1,018,181
1,055,679
Different house in the U.S.
134,764
116,681
152,847
Same county
83,965
70,176
97,754
Different county
50,799
40,836
60,762
Same state
34,413
26,357
42,469
Different state
16,386
10,774
21,998
Abroad
9,230
5,116
13,344
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,194,039
*****
*****
Native
1,060,945
1,047,612
1,074,278
Born in United States
1,053,535
1,039,722
1,067,348
State of residence
827,917
810,407
845,427
Different state
225,618
212,046
239,190
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
7,410
5,242
9,578
Foreign born
133,094
119,761
146,427
Naturalized citizen
51,452
44,790
58,114
Not a citizen
81,642
69,953
93,331
Entered 1990 or later
77,725
64,854
90,596
Entered before 1990
55,369
49,383
61,355
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
