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
69,107
63,723
74,491
Nursery school, preschool
1,905
834
2,976
Kindergarten
4,001
2,557
5,445
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
31,436
27,977
34,895
High school grade (grades 9-12)
16,254
14,383
18,125
College or graduate school
15,511
11,671
19,351
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
213,415
210,486
216,344
Less than 9th grade
8,895
6,396
11,394
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21,687
17,615
25,759
High school graduate (including equivalency)
86,781
79,859
93,703
Some college, no degree
37,697
32,952
42,442
Associate degree
18,551
14,468
22,634
Bachelor's degree
29,666
23,898
35,434
Graduate or professional degree
10,138
7,410
12,866
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.7
83.5
87.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
18.7
15.6
21.7
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
117,970
116,086
119,854
Never married
34,782
30,324
39,240
Now married, except separated
65,261
60,058
70,464
Separated
3,676
958
6,394
Widowed
6,066
4,205
7,927
Divorced
8,185
5,617
10,753
Females 15 years and over
129,908
128,709
131,107
Never married
31,433
27,550
35,316
Now married, except separated
62,891
58,343
67,439
Separated
2,582
1,066
4,098
Widowed
19,014
16,299
21,729
Divorced
13,988
10,520
17,456
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
2,492
1,032
3,952
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,222
251
2,193
Per 1,000 unmarried women
35
8
63
As a percent of all women with a birth
49.0
24.6
73.5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
35
14
55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
23
0
48
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
77
27
128
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
9
0
19
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,028
3,038
9,018
Responsible for grandchildren
2,822
989
4,655
less than 1 year
446
0
988
1 or 2 years
408
0
1,074
3 or 4 years
385
0
1,040
5 or more years
1,583
237
2,929
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.3
49.0
75.7
Percent who are married
76.1
51.8
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
63.0
39.8
86.2
Percent who are in poverty
18.7
0.0
44.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
235,271
233,094
237,448
Civilian veterans
35,414
30,888
39,940
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
58,091
55,105
61,077
With a disability
3,544
1,711
5,377
Population 21 to 64 years
172,825
170,337
175,313
With a disability
25,207
20,682
29,732
Percent employed
38.0
29.4
46.6
No disability
147,618
142,564
152,672
Percent employed
78.3
75.3
81.2
Population 65 years and over
54,473
53,969
54,977
With a disability
23,510
20,634
26,386
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
297,513
295,766
299,260
Same house
275,484
268,199
282,769
Different house in the U.S.
22,029
14,954
29,104
Same county
15,853
10,294
21,412
Different county
6,176
2,474
9,878
Same state
2,823
781
4,865
Different state
3,353
416
6,290
Abroad
0
0
504
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
300,357
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Native
295,589
292,840
298,338
Born in United States
294,527
291,625
297,429
State of residence
256,619
249,269
263,969
Different state
37,908
31,029
44,787
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,062
229
1,895
Foreign born
4,768
2,019
7,517
Naturalized citizen
3,070
731
5,409
Not a citizen
1,698
197
3,199
Entered 1990 or later
2,983
906
5,060
Entered before 1990
1,785
488
3,082
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
