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
142,490
135,511
149,469
Nursery school, preschool
9,939
7,579
12,299
Kindergarten
9,114
6,787
11,441
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
54,635
51,172
58,098
High school grade (grades 9-12)
27,721
25,139
30,303
College or graduate school
41,081
35,839
46,323
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
318,945
316,226
321,664
Less than 9th grade
12,871
9,790
15,952
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,590
11,150
18,030
High school graduate (including equivalency)
78,151
70,398
85,904
Some college, no degree
58,107
52,153
64,061
Associate degree
24,776
21,162
28,390
Bachelor's degree
84,563
76,220
92,906
Graduate or professional degree
45,887
40,634
51,140
Percent high school graduate or higher
91.4
90.1
92.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
40.9
38.1
43.7
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
180,534
178,331
182,737
Never married
63,764
58,503
69,025
Now married, except separated
98,255
92,511
103,999
Separated
2,389
1,140
3,638
Widowed
3,378
1,989
4,767
Divorced
12,748
9,572
15,924
Females 15 years and over
199,809
197,894
201,724
Never married
63,614
58,690
68,538
Now married, except separated
92,981
88,047
97,915
Separated
3,277
1,512
5,042
Widowed
19,463
16,801
22,125
Divorced
20,474
16,937
24,011
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
9,197
6,852
11,542
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,984
1,511
4,457
Per 1,000 unmarried women
44
22
65
As a percent of all women with a birth
32.4
19.2
45.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
71
53
89
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
50
8
92
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
132
93
171
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
10
34
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
10,107
6,821
13,393
Responsible for grandchildren
2,359
1,000
3,718
less than 1 year
443
0
1,187
1 or 2 years
1,127
253
2,001
3 or 4 years
433
0
1,192
5 or more years
356
0
952
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
51.5
32.2
70.9
Percent who are married
60.7
32.2
89.1
Percent who are in labor force
51.5
26.2
76.9
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
360,736
359,236
362,236
Civilian veterans
35,945
32,054
39,836
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
106,825
103,996
109,654
With a disability
4,763
2,842
6,684
Population 21 to 64 years
288,851
285,651
292,051
With a disability
30,895
25,853
35,937
Percent employed
48.6
40.2
57.1
No disability
257,956
251,603
264,309
Percent employed
82.6
80.6
84.7
Population 65 years and over
55,966
53,637
58,295
With a disability
20,602
17,686
23,518
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
480,301
478,030
482,572
Same house
403,698
392,430
414,966
Different house in the U.S.
75,383
64,358
86,408
Same county
38,898
30,793
47,003
Different county
36,485
27,658
45,312
Same state
24,316
17,978
30,654
Different state
12,169
5,685
18,653
Abroad
1,220
0
2,491
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
488,429
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Native
431,675
424,339
439,011
Born in United States
428,879
421,544
436,214
State of residence
314,139
303,143
325,135
Different state
114,740
105,103
124,377
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2,796
1,194
4,398
Foreign born
56,754
49,418
64,090
Naturalized citizen
25,167
19,235
31,099
Not a citizen
31,587
23,935
39,239
Entered 1990 or later
30,849
22,868
38,830
Entered before 1990
25,905
22,185
29,625
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
