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
91,873
87,134
96,612
Nursery school, preschool
4,208
2,219
6,197
Kindergarten
3,769
2,132
5,406
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
41,121
38,635
43,607
High school grade (grades 9-12)
22,837
19,761
25,913
College or graduate school
19,938
16,113
23,763
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
196,842
195,564
198,120
Less than 9th grade
5,440
3,747
7,133
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11,447
8,710
14,184
High school graduate (including equivalency)
67,336
60,583
74,089
Some college, no degree
46,562
41,292
51,832
Associate degree
23,724
18,674
28,774
Bachelor's degree
31,307
25,732
36,882
Graduate or professional degree
11,026
8,410
13,642
Percent high school graduate or higher
91.4
89.8
93.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
21.5
18.6
24.4
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
119,029
117,403
120,655
Never married
31,406
28,541
34,271
Now married, except separated
71,609
66,860
76,358
Separated
1,862
513
3,211
Widowed
2,644
1,612
3,676
Divorced
11,508
8,791
14,225
Females 15 years and over
120,678
118,967
122,389
Never married
30,048
26,699
33,397
Now married, except separated
68,905
64,086
73,724
Separated
636
32
1,240
Widowed
7,579
5,769
9,389
Divorced
13,510
10,377
16,643
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,752
3,745
7,759
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,541
27
3,055
Per 1,000 unmarried women
43
1
85
As a percent of all women with a birth
26.8
4.2
49.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
67
43
91
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
70
0
175
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
96
49
144
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
45
19
71
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
4,500
2,626
6,374
Responsible for grandchildren
868
0
1,812
less than 1 year
0
0
520
1 or 2 years
0
0
520
3 or 4 years
276
0
729
5 or more years
592
0
1,401
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
51.3
30.1
72.4
Percent who are married
84.8
51.3
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
17.3
0.0
43.8
Percent who are in poverty
15.2
0.0
48.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
223,933
222,857
225,009
Civilian veterans
27,711
24,271
31,151
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
75,410
73,035
77,785
With a disability
7,785
4,971
10,599
Population 21 to 64 years
187,918
185,692
190,144
With a disability
16,967
13,353
20,581
Percent employed
43.3
33.2
53.4
No disability
170,951
166,721
175,181
Percent employed
81.3
78.6
83.9
Population 65 years and over
24,147
23,080
25,214
With a disability
8,377
6,584
10,170
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
305,526
303,642
307,410
Same house
263,342
253,033
273,651
Different house in the U.S.
41,025
31,576
50,474
Same county
12,356
7,557
17,155
Different county
28,669
21,438
35,900
Same state
26,530
19,135
33,925
Different state
2,139
80
4,198
Abroad
1,159
0
2,419
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
310,959
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Native
298,737
294,685
302,789
Born in United States
297,592
293,418
301,766
State of residence
244,592
237,485
251,699
Different state
53,000
45,898
60,102
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,145
471
1,819
Foreign born
12,222
8,170
16,274
Naturalized citizen
6,048
4,113
7,983
Not a citizen
6,174
2,574
9,774
Entered 1990 or later
7,521
3,757
11,285
Entered before 1990
4,701
2,810
6,592
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
