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
54,386
47,434
61,338
Nursery school, preschool
2,230
719
3,741
Kindergarten
3,364
1,954
4,774
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
22,176
18,074
26,278
High school grade (grades 9-12)
13,909
10,867
16,951
College or graduate school
12,707
9,254
16,160
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
168,848
156,971
180,725
Less than 9th grade
3,410
1,667
5,153
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,498
11,344
19,652
High school graduate (including equivalency)
66,228
58,191
74,265
Some college, no degree
26,500
21,484
31,516
Associate degree
13,057
9,412
16,702
Bachelor's degree
29,238
24,291
34,185
Graduate or professional degree
14,917
11,491
18,343
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.8
86.5
91.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.2
22.8
29.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
94,507
87,601
101,413
Never married
30,281
25,352
35,210
Now married, except separated
50,278
45,270
55,286
Separated
987
237
1,737
Widowed
3,855
2,126
5,584
Divorced
9,106
6,264
11,948
Females 15 years and over
103,929
95,681
112,177
Never married
28,629
23,484
33,774
Now married, except separated
49,342
44,909
53,775
Separated
2,042
749
3,335
Widowed
11,764
8,771
14,757
Divorced
12,152
8,262
16,042
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
2,996
1,526
4,466
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
817
0
1,843
Per 1,000 unmarried women
24
0
54
As a percent of all women with a birth
27.3
0.0
60.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
48
25
70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
0
0
78
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
94
45
144
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
18
1
36
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
2,646
1,044
4,248
Responsible for grandchildren
1,143
0
2,384
less than 1 year
0
0
504
1 or 2 years
0
0
504
3 or 4 years
143
0
381
5 or more years
1,000
0
2,218
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
100.0
62.8
100.0
Percent who are married
12.5
0.0
41.7
Percent who are in labor force
12.5
0.0
41.7
Percent who are in poverty
87.5
58.3
100.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
187,932
174,758
201,106
Civilian veterans
24,607
20,630
28,584
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
48,399
42,484
54,314
With a disability
3,647
1,753
5,541
Population 21 to 64 years
150,473
139,188
161,758
With a disability
16,786
11,978
21,594
Percent employed
38.2
26.1
50.3
No disability
133,687
123,304
144,070
Percent employed
82.3
78.8
85.8
Population 65 years and over
30,533
25,269
35,797
With a disability
10,044
7,343
12,745
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
242,521
225,599
259,443
Same house
201,105
184,237
217,973
Different house in the U.S.
41,416
30,290
52,542
Same county
26,951
18,692
35,210
Different county
14,465
7,634
21,296
Same state
5,781
3,003
8,559
Different state
8,684
2,095
15,273
Abroad
0
0
504
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
244,870
227,872
261,868
Native
237,239
220,928
253,550
Born in United States
233,178
216,991
249,365
State of residence
195,083
179,724
210,442
Different state
38,095
31,556
44,634
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
4,061
1,879
6,243
Foreign born
7,631
4,989
10,273
Naturalized citizen
4,962
2,929
6,995
Not a citizen
2,669
1,412
3,926
Entered 1990 or later
2,525
1,010
4,040
Entered before 1990
5,106
2,940
7,272
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
