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
278,626
269,641
287,611
Nursery school, preschool
17,742
14,070
21,414
Kindergarten
13,948
10,928
16,968
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
116,468
112,500
120,436
High school grade (grades 9-12)
58,689
53,976
63,402
College or graduate school
71,779
64,549
79,009
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
746,096
743,250
748,942
Less than 9th grade
16,401
11,962
20,840
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
34,988
29,180
40,796
High school graduate (including equivalency)
155,127
145,039
165,215
Some college, no degree
164,708
155,389
174,027
Associate degree
53,392
46,820
59,964
Bachelor's degree
217,199
207,371
227,027
Graduate or professional degree
104,281
96,211
112,351
Percent high school graduate or higher
93.1
92.1
94.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
43.1
41.6
44.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
425,979
423,810
428,148
Never married
144,594
137,632
151,556
Now married, except separated
233,096
224,799
241,393
Separated
2,345
1,046
3,644
Widowed
6,472
4,411
8,533
Divorced
39,472
34,238
44,706
Females 15 years and over
445,028
442,835
447,221
Never married
126,992
120,297
133,687
Now married, except separated
226,284
217,566
235,002
Separated
6,497
3,430
9,564
Widowed
32,787
28,547
37,027
Divorced
52,468
46,517
58,419
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
17,099
13,459
20,739
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,316
970
3,662
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
7
26
As a percent of all women with a birth
13.5
6.1
21.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
59
46
71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
11
0
25
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
96
74
117
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
39
25
53
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,566
8,152
14,980
Responsible for grandchildren
3,115
1,452
4,778
less than 1 year
153
0
406
1 or 2 years
841
126
1,556
3 or 4 years
1,293
121
2,465
5 or more years
828
0
1,658
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
65.9
50.7
81.1
Percent who are married
65.4
42.1
88.6
Percent who are in labor force
81.0
63.5
98.4
Percent who are in poverty
8.6
0.0
22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
827,468
826,596
828,340
Civilian veterans
79,779
74,275
85,283
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
218,911
214,641
223,181
With a disability
11,460
8,601
14,319
Population 21 to 64 years
682,984
677,826
688,142
With a disability
50,029
44,062
55,996
Percent employed
43.3
36.1
50.6
No disability
632,955
625,429
640,481
Percent employed
81.7
80.2
83.3
Population 65 years and over
112,267
109,329
115,205
With a disability
37,062
32,361
41,763
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,077,744
1,074,626
1,080,862
Same house
903,012
885,252
920,772
Different house in the U.S.
167,361
149,671
185,051
Same county
120,585
103,428
137,742
Different county
46,776
38,015
55,537
Same state
30,802
23,330
38,274
Different state
15,974
11,602
20,346
Abroad
7,371
3,692
11,050
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,092,806
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Native
962,859
953,090
972,628
Born in United States
957,244
947,778
966,710
State of residence
641,387
627,377
655,397
Different state
315,857
298,848
332,866
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
5,615
3,231
7,999
Foreign born
129,947
120,178
139,716
Naturalized citizen
44,799
37,331
52,267
Not a citizen
85,148
74,861
95,435
Entered 1990 or later
79,122
68,242
90,002
Entered before 1990
50,825
44,308
57,342
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
