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
248,771
240,563
256,979
Nursery school, preschool
12,802
9,462
16,142
Kindergarten
17,939
14,248
21,630
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
110,659
105,601
115,717
High school grade (grades 9-12)
53,289
48,689
57,889
College or graduate school
54,082
48,476
59,688
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
581,170
579,429
582,911
Less than 9th grade
29,386
23,917
34,855
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
62,777
53,964
71,590
High school graduate (including equivalency)
171,553
161,366
181,740
Some college, no degree
122,625
113,423
131,827
Associate degree
40,870
35,347
46,393
Bachelor's degree
105,077
96,986
113,168
Graduate or professional degree
48,882
42,533
55,231
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.1
82.5
85.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.5
24.8
28.2
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
332,194
329,972
334,416
Never married
130,056
123,679
136,433
Now married, except separated
153,807
146,653
160,961
Separated
6,755
4,077
9,433
Widowed
9,410
6,912
11,908
Divorced
32,166
26,819
37,513
Females 15 years and over
370,066
368,093
372,039
Never married
123,088
115,741
130,435
Now married, except separated
154,882
146,351
163,413
Separated
9,681
5,897
13,465
Widowed
33,912
30,620
37,204
Divorced
48,503
43,440
53,566
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
10,188
7,556
12,820
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,622
1,857
5,387
Per 1,000 unmarried women
26
14
39
As a percent of all women with a birth
35.6
21.0
50.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
43
32
54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
52
7
98
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
74
50
98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
12
5
20
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
16,173
12,053
20,293
Responsible for grandchildren
8,936
5,666
12,206
less than 1 year
1,907
392
3,422
1 or 2 years
1,898
833
2,963
3 or 4 years
946
0
1,955
5 or more years
4,185
1,778
6,592
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
76.3
67.8
84.9
Percent who are married
50.7
35.2
66.2
Percent who are in labor force
68.1
53.7
82.5
Percent who are in poverty
31.4
16.0
46.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
663,325
662,092
664,558
Civilian veterans
65,260
59,565
70,955
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
206,097
200,904
211,290
With a disability
14,322
10,746
17,898
Population 21 to 64 years
527,336
522,139
532,533
With a disability
63,419
56,694
70,144
Percent employed
36.6
30.4
42.8
No disability
463,917
455,900
471,934
Percent employed
79.0
77.3
80.8
Population 65 years and over
106,314
104,644
107,984
With a disability
42,154
38,295
46,013
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
897,523
895,047
899,999
Same house
754,663
734,486
774,840
Different house in the U.S.
135,464
115,292
155,636
Same county
106,592
89,576
123,608
Different county
28,872
20,053
37,691
Same state
9,962
6,762
13,162
Different state
18,910
10,746
27,074
Abroad
7,396
3,679
11,113
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
908,819
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Native
833,071
824,300
841,842
Born in United States
819,207
810,732
827,682
State of residence
617,354
601,269
633,439
Different state
201,853
185,134
218,572
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
13,864
9,220
18,508
Foreign born
75,748
66,977
84,519
Naturalized citizen
29,012
23,582
34,442
Not a citizen
46,736
39,640
53,832
Entered 1990 or later
42,046
33,905
50,187
Entered before 1990
33,702
27,199
40,205
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
