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
198,323
189,251
207,395
Nursery school, preschool
12,550
9,400
15,700
Kindergarten
9,918
7,120
12,716
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
94,625
88,513
100,737
High school grade (grades 9-12)
42,542
37,903
47,181
College or graduate school
38,688
32,675
44,701
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
489,793
481,528
498,058
Less than 9th grade
18,643
14,762
22,524
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
60,872
53,058
68,686
High school graduate (including equivalency)
151,322
139,768
162,876
Some college, no degree
95,207
87,219
103,195
Associate degree
30,033
24,801
35,265
Bachelor's degree
89,490
80,528
98,452
Graduate or professional degree
44,226
38,750
49,702
Percent high school graduate or higher
83.8
82.1
85.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.3
25.4
29.2
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
282,207
276,353
288,061
Never married
98,958
92,065
105,851
Now married, except separated
140,432
131,377
149,487
Separated
4,465
2,022
6,908
Widowed
6,528
4,367
8,689
Divorced
31,824
26,693
36,955
Females 15 years and over
305,075
299,951
310,199
Never married
90,239
84,169
96,309
Now married, except separated
135,561
128,058
143,064
Separated
9,891
7,366
12,416
Widowed
26,312
22,753
29,871
Divorced
43,072
37,602
48,542
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
13,132
9,777
16,487
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
6,417
3,712
9,122
Per 1,000 unmarried women
59
34
84
As a percent of all women with a birth
48.9
35.2
62.5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
63
47
80
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
60
10
109
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
112
76
147
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
23
12
34
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
15,616
11,243
19,989
Responsible for grandchildren
8,129
4,533
11,725
less than 1 year
1,276
160
2,392
1 or 2 years
2,679
258
5,100
3 or 4 years
262
0
685
5 or more years
3,912
2,197
5,627
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
72.1
61.7
82.4
Percent who are married
67.1
49.2
84.9
Percent who are in labor force
74.6
60.1
89.1
Percent who are in poverty
2.5
0.0
7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
553,822
545,435
562,209
Civilian veterans
68,300
62,359
74,241
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
177,744
171,150
184,338
With a disability
12,737
9,151
16,323
Population 21 to 64 years
447,802
439,188
456,416
With a disability
68,532
60,538
76,526
Percent employed
46.7
40.5
52.9
No disability
379,270
367,600
390,940
Percent employed
82.3
80.3
84.3
Population 65 years and over
75,487
71,818
79,156
With a disability
30,276
26,610
33,942
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
749,321
736,224
762,418
Same house
603,185
584,182
622,188
Different house in the U.S.
144,474
127,336
161,612
Same county
114,468
97,020
131,916
Different county
30,006
22,981
37,031
Same state
22,163
15,789
28,537
Different state
7,843
4,735
10,951
Abroad
1,662
100
3,224
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
762,590
749,735
775,445
Native
712,996
699,580
726,412
Born in United States
709,227
695,640
722,814
State of residence
525,988
508,801
543,175
Different state
183,239
170,379
196,099
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,769
1,904
5,634
Foreign born
49,594
43,562
55,626
Naturalized citizen
12,540
9,279
15,801
Not a citizen
37,054
31,413
42,695
Entered 1990 or later
35,193
28,937
41,449
Entered before 1990
14,401
10,569
18,233
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
