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
75,978
72,175
79,781
Nursery school, preschool
4,015
2,538
5,492
Kindergarten
4,250
2,223
6,277
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
35,482
32,847
38,117
High school grade (grades 9-12)
14,952
13,208
16,696
College or graduate school
17,279
13,574
20,984
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
213,243
211,780
214,706
Less than 9th grade
9,767
6,869
12,665
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19,501
15,082
23,920
High school graduate (including equivalency)
73,651
67,666
79,636
Some college, no degree
27,956
23,328
32,584
Associate degree
22,231
17,953
26,509
Bachelor's degree
35,603
30,082
41,124
Graduate or professional degree
24,534
20,518
28,550
Percent high school graduate or higher
86.3
84.0
88.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
28.2
24.9
31.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
116,761
115,343
118,179
Never married
31,835
28,323
35,347
Now married, except separated
71,747
67,900
75,594
Separated
2,249
892
3,606
Widowed
2,771
1,507
4,035
Divorced
8,159
5,830
10,488
Females 15 years and over
130,320
129,349
131,291
Never married
29,520
25,645
33,395
Now married, except separated
68,497
63,415
73,579
Separated
2,611
359
4,863
Widowed
14,828
12,017
17,639
Divorced
14,864
11,081
18,647
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
2,431
1,147
3,715
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
201
0
536
Per 1,000 unmarried women
6
0
15
As a percent of all women with a birth
8.3
0.0
21.6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
31
15
48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
18
0
50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
51
15
88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
19
1
37
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
N
N
N
Responsible for grandchildren
N
N
N
less than 1 year
0
0
504
1 or 2 years
0
0
504
3 or 4 years
225
0
596
5 or more years
0
0
504
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
N
N
N
Percent who are married
N
N
N
Percent who are in labor force
N
N
N
Percent who are in poverty
N
N
N
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
235,681
235,153
236,209
Civilian veterans
28,154
25,676
30,632
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
64,319
62,084
66,554
With a disability
4,029
2,179
5,879
Population 21 to 64 years
182,571
180,165
184,977
With a disability
16,074
13,383
18,765
Percent employed
49.4
39.7
59.0
No disability
166,497
163,211
169,783
Percent employed
79.5
76.8
82.1
Population 65 years and over
44,506
43,459
45,553
With a disability
15,750
12,964
18,536
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
307,144
305,640
308,648
Same house
272,610
264,313
280,907
Different house in the U.S.
33,164
25,094
41,234
Same county
16,720
10,884
22,556
Different county
16,444
9,736
23,152
Same state
7,444
3,116
11,772
Different state
9,000
4,004
13,996
Abroad
1,370
56
2,684
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
310,151
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Native
288,972
284,370
293,574
Born in United States
280,662
274,799
286,525
State of residence
223,695
215,536
231,854
Different state
56,967
49,193
64,741
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
8,310
5,042
11,578
Foreign born
21,179
16,577
25,781
Naturalized citizen
10,885
7,232
14,538
Not a citizen
10,294
6,681
13,907
Entered 1990 or later
10,072
6,163
13,981
Entered before 1990
11,107
7,609
14,605
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
