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
96,799
92,662
100,936
Nursery school, preschool
7,008
5,319
8,697
Kindergarten
3,339
2,145
4,533
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
42,665
40,450
44,880
High school grade (grades 9-12)
22,403
20,413
24,393
College or graduate school
21,384
17,846
24,922
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
246,610
245,508
247,712
Less than 9th grade
3,641
2,363
4,919
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,289
11,078
19,500
High school graduate (including equivalency)
65,948
59,659
72,237
Some college, no degree
50,414
45,393
55,435
Associate degree
20,285
17,277
23,293
Bachelor's degree
66,583
61,460
71,706
Graduate or professional degree
24,450
20,581
28,319
Percent high school graduate or higher
92.3
90.5
94.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
36.9
34.5
39.3
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
144,965
143,123
146,807
Never married
37,996
34,389
41,603
Now married, except separated
95,494
91,700
99,288
Separated
1,173
134
2,212
Widowed
3,164
1,782
4,546
Divorced
7,138
4,810
9,466
Females 15 years and over
148,793
146,985
150,601
Never married
28,854
26,139
31,569
Now married, except separated
95,331
90,879
99,783
Separated
1,922
402
3,442
Widowed
11,166
9,667
12,665
Divorced
11,520
8,638
14,402
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,779
4,070
7,488
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,036
206
1,866
Per 1,000 unmarried women
31
6
56
As a percent of all women with a birth
17.9
5.5
30.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
63
44
81
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
20
0
51
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
141
95
187
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
25
8
42
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
4,434
2,070
6,798
Responsible for grandchildren
1,379
107
2,651
less than 1 year
497
0
1,086
1 or 2 years
0
0
491
3 or 4 years
0
0
491
5 or more years
882
0
1,856
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.9
42.4
83.3
Percent who are married
73.8
33.9
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
100.0
68.1
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
276,450
275,778
277,122
Civilian veterans
35,337
31,814
38,860
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
81,389
78,989
83,789
With a disability
4,232
2,634
5,830
Population 21 to 64 years
219,484
217,361
221,607
With a disability
17,187
13,435
20,939
Percent employed
47.6
35.9
59.3
No disability
202,297
198,281
206,313
Percent employed
81.4
79.2
83.7
Population 65 years and over
44,461
43,663
45,259
With a disability
14,693
12,191
17,195
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
363,584
362,031
365,137
Same house
320,916
312,478
329,354
Different house in the U.S.
42,219
33,982
50,456
Same county
22,484
15,891
29,077
Different county
19,735
14,142
25,328
Same state
14,411
9,112
19,710
Different state
5,324
2,226
8,422
Abroad
449
0
1,207
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
368,500
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Native
350,946
347,443
354,449
Born in United States
348,848
345,331
352,365
State of residence
275,950
266,770
285,130
Different state
72,898
64,248
81,548
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2,098
964
3,232
Foreign born
17,554
14,051
21,057
Naturalized citizen
9,732
5,993
13,471
Not a citizen
7,822
5,046
10,598
Entered 1990 or later
8,055
5,016
11,094
Entered before 1990
9,499
6,382
12,616
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
