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
264,804
249,077
280,531
Nursery school, preschool
14,898
10,143
19,653
Kindergarten
14,876
10,517
19,235
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
123,169
114,212
132,126
High school grade (grades 9-12)
61,811
53,685
69,937
College or graduate school
50,050
41,564
58,536
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
514,846
502,136
527,556
Less than 9th grade
40,382
33,257
47,507
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
90,694
80,434
100,954
High school graduate (including equivalency)
156,982
145,482
168,482
Some college, no degree
140,863
128,175
153,551
Associate degree
31,762
24,986
38,538
Bachelor's degree
32,346
26,145
38,547
Graduate or professional degree
21,817
17,487
26,147
Percent high school graduate or higher
74.5
71.9
77.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
10.5
9.1
11.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
284,752
275,432
294,072
Never married
140,211
127,889
152,533
Now married, except separated
102,496
93,141
111,851
Separated
8,705
5,531
11,879
Widowed
8,148
5,583
10,713
Divorced
25,192
19,625
30,759
Females 15 years and over
361,527
351,337
371,717
Never married
161,502
151,666
171,338
Now married, except separated
95,780
87,856
103,704
Separated
18,111
13,501
22,721
Widowed
37,761
32,817
42,705
Divorced
48,373
41,597
55,149
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
16,898
11,439
22,357
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
13,554
8,787
18,321
Per 1,000 unmarried women
79
52
107
As a percent of all women with a birth
80.2
68.7
91.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
71
48
94
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
73
30
117
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
130
82
178
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
12
1
24
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
32,693
26,014
39,372
Responsible for grandchildren
14,623
10,606
18,640
less than 1 year
2,048
921
3,175
1 or 2 years
2,146
936
3,356
3 or 4 years
2,987
522
5,452
5 or more years
7,442
4,023
10,861
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
72.3
63.8
80.8
Percent who are married
64.4
52.5
76.4
Percent who are in labor force
45.4
34.7
56.0
Percent who are in poverty
27.5
13.0
42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
605,693
591,324
620,062
Civilian veterans
62,157
55,385
68,929
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
237,354
226,653
248,055
With a disability
27,012
20,225
33,799
Population 21 to 64 years
475,298
463,204
487,392
With a disability
101,574
90,522
112,626
Percent employed
25.2
20.4
30.1
No disability
373,724
359,296
388,152
Percent employed
66.4
63.8
69.0
Population 65 years and over
89,553
84,323
94,783
With a disability
48,260
42,789
53,731
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
864,158
843,662
884,654
Same house
700,278
671,044
729,512
Different house in the U.S.
159,490
134,367
184,613
Same county
139,951
114,841
165,061
Different county
19,539
10,285
28,793
Same state
8,282
2,710
13,854
Different state
11,257
4,101
18,413
Abroad
4,390
1,799
6,981
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
879,575
858,287
900,863
Native
827,659
806,992
848,326
Born in United States
818,557
797,559
839,555
State of residence
614,115
592,816
635,414
Different state
204,442
188,741
220,143
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
9,102
3,870
14,334
Foreign born
51,916
36,527
67,305
Naturalized citizen
17,427
10,535
24,319
Not a citizen
34,489
20,329
48,649
Entered 1990 or later
35,971
21,234
50,708
Entered before 1990
15,945
11,905
19,985
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
