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
66,244
61,686
70,802
Nursery school, preschool
2,687
1,172
4,202
Kindergarten
5,392
3,296
7,488
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
29,824
26,834
32,814
High school grade (grades 9-12)
15,804
13,136
18,472
College or graduate school
12,537
8,972
16,102
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
171,383
169,468
173,298
Less than 9th grade
5,811
3,697
7,925
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
13,993
10,500
17,486
High school graduate (including equivalency)
82,719
76,068
89,370
Some college, no degree
22,649
18,911
26,387
Associate degree
12,146
8,985
15,307
Bachelor's degree
23,292
18,830
27,754
Graduate or professional degree
10,773
7,623
13,923
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.4
86.2
90.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
19.9
16.8
22.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
99,677
98,273
101,081
Never married
29,958
26,682
33,234
Now married, except separated
56,201
52,187
60,215
Separated
2,112
850
3,374
Widowed
3,345
1,960
4,730
Divorced
8,061
5,995
10,127
Females 15 years and over
110,205
108,565
111,845
Never married
26,568
23,640
29,496
Now married, except separated
55,193
51,770
58,616
Separated
2,197
1,149
3,245
Widowed
12,890
10,513
15,267
Divorced
13,357
10,108
16,606
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,129
2,998
7,260
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,340
371
4,309
Per 1,000 unmarried women
68
14
122
As a percent of all women with a birth
45.6
18.5
72.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
76
46
107
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
17
0
45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
157
91
222
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
29
0
62
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
2,612
1,078
4,146
Responsible for grandchildren
1,431
400
2,462
less than 1 year
377
0
1,009
1 or 2 years
713
0
1,551
3 or 4 years
0
0
504
5 or more years
341
0
750
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
48.8
33.0
64.6
Percent who are married
87.4
64.4
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
78.7
58.8
98.6
Percent who are in poverty
35.6
0.0
79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
198,839
198,836
198,842
Civilian veterans
24,019
20,056
27,982
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
61,572
58,469
64,675
With a disability
4,204
2,370
6,038
Population 21 to 64 years
149,915
146,313
153,517
With a disability
14,100
11,078
17,122
Percent employed
20.1
11.8
28.4
No disability
135,815
131,653
139,977
Percent employed
78.0
74.9
81.1
Population 65 years and over
36,636
35,303
37,969
With a disability
14,072
11,575
16,569
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
260,785
259,382
262,188
Same house
227,143
220,805
233,481
Different house in the U.S.
33,642
27,119
40,165
Same county
28,127
21,874
34,380
Different county
5,515
2,926
8,104
Same state
2,673
898
4,448
Different state
2,842
878
4,806
Abroad
0
0
504
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
265,123
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Native
254,038
248,626
259,450
Born in United States
253,128
247,642
258,614
State of residence
216,952
209,047
224,857
Different state
36,176
30,680
41,672
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
910
0
1,877
Foreign born
11,085
5,673
16,497
Naturalized citizen
4,286
2,072
6,500
Not a citizen
6,799
1,992
11,606
Entered 1990 or later
8,271
3,358
13,184
Entered before 1990
2,814
1,073
4,555
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
