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
87,719
82,358
93,080
Nursery school, preschool
5,689
3,883
7,495
Kindergarten
5,145
2,973
7,317
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
40,724
37,743
43,705
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21,062
18,520
23,604
College or graduate school
15,099
10,683
19,515
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
252,845
250,780
254,910
Less than 9th grade
14,184
10,711
17,657
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
30,673
24,918
36,428
High school graduate (including equivalency)
100,566
93,179
107,953
Some college, no degree
37,411
31,890
42,932
Associate degree
17,025
13,804
20,246
Bachelor's degree
36,308
31,407
41,209
Graduate or professional degree
16,678
12,499
20,857
Percent high school graduate or higher
82.3
79.9
84.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
21.0
18.6
23.3
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
145,365
144,051
146,679
Never married
40,607
36,325
44,889
Now married, except separated
83,648
78,997
88,299
Separated
2,851
1,012
4,690
Widowed
3,254
1,776
4,732
Divorced
15,005
11,896
18,114
Females 15 years and over
152,233
151,193
153,273
Never married
36,160
32,843
39,477
Now married, except separated
82,953
77,975
87,931
Separated
4,311
2,169
6,453
Widowed
15,195
12,560
17,830
Divorced
13,614
10,574
16,654
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
3,706
1,758
5,654
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
277
0
659
Per 1,000 unmarried women
7
0
16
As a percent of all women with a birth
7.5
0.0
17.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
40
19
61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
11
0
37
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
69
27
112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
24
1
47
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,058
3,160
8,956
Responsible for grandchildren
1,980
82
3,878
less than 1 year
390
0
1,032
1 or 2 years
423
0
1,127
3 or 4 years
469
0
1,232
5 or more years
698
0
1,748
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
69.5
49.5
89.6
Percent who are married
64.7
21.9
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
54.8
11.2
98.4
Percent who are in poverty
35.3
0.0
78.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
281,135
279,999
282,271
Civilian veterans
33,735
30,366
37,104
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
80,486
76,290
84,682
With a disability
3,856
1,326
6,386
Population 21 to 64 years
217,303
212,745
221,861
With a disability
25,354
20,802
29,906
Percent employed
44.7
35.2
54.2
No disability
191,949
185,651
198,247
Percent employed
81.5
79.3
83.8
Population 65 years and over
52,215
50,656
53,774
With a disability
20,248
17,680
22,816
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
369,465
367,840
371,090
Same house
327,237
318,767
335,707
Different house in the U.S.
41,607
33,373
49,841
Same county
26,496
18,679
34,313
Different county
15,111
9,406
20,816
Same state
8,076
3,624
12,528
Different state
7,035
3,126
10,944
Abroad
621
0
1,320
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
372,721
*****
*****
Native
352,771
347,894
357,648
Born in United States
342,099
337,561
346,637
State of residence
288,288
278,265
298,311
Different state
53,811
44,733
62,889
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
10,672
6,781
14,563
Foreign born
19,950
15,073
24,827
Naturalized citizen
8,913
6,001
11,825
Not a citizen
11,037
6,361
15,713
Entered 1990 or later
9,426
5,238
13,614
Entered before 1990
10,524
7,858
13,190
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
