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
89,061
79,037
99,085
Nursery school, preschool
5,353
3,013
7,693
Kindergarten
4,162
2,833
5,491
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
29,310
23,130
35,490
High school grade (grades 9-12)
13,893
10,772
17,014
College or graduate school
36,343
30,862
41,824
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
222,479
211,262
233,696
Less than 9th grade
8,664
5,664
11,664
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,468
10,267
18,669
High school graduate (including equivalency)
42,541
35,580
49,502
Some college, no degree
46,164
40,470
51,858
Associate degree
16,156
11,467
20,845
Bachelor's degree
61,982
55,172
68,792
Graduate or professional degree
32,504
27,391
37,617
Percent high school graduate or higher
89.6
87.0
92.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
42.5
39.2
45.7
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
133,985
125,028
142,942
Never married
63,489
56,472
70,506
Now married, except separated
53,160
46,658
59,662
Separated
1,061
290
1,832
Widowed
1,684
597
2,771
Divorced
14,591
11,127
18,055
Females 15 years and over
134,739
126,669
142,809
Never married
55,106
48,440
61,772
Now married, except separated
49,691
43,655
55,727
Separated
3,015
1,105
4,925
Widowed
9,897
7,405
12,389
Divorced
17,030
13,601
20,459
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
4,995
3,200
6,790
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,246
197
2,295
Per 1,000 unmarried women
21
4
38
As a percent of all women with a birth
24.9
7.8
42.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
52
34
70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
0
0
76
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
64
32
95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
48
21
74
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
3,004
1,291
4,717
Responsible for grandchildren
600
0
1,319
less than 1 year
0
0
520
1 or 2 years
0
0
520
3 or 4 years
333
0
886
5 or more years
267
0
710
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
68.8
33.1
100.0
Percent who are married
55.5
0.0
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
55.5
0.0
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
44.5
0.0
100.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
258,747
245,073
272,421
Civilian veterans
15,392
12,263
18,521
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
59,218
49,185
69,251
With a disability
4,199
2,231
6,167
Population 21 to 64 years
217,857
204,511
231,203
With a disability
22,456
17,657
27,255
Percent employed
41.6
31.9
51.3
No disability
195,401
182,987
207,815
Percent employed
81.3
78.3
84.3
Population 65 years and over
28,666
24,117
33,215
With a disability
11,057
7,881
14,233
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
325,110
304,324
345,896
Same house
255,868
236,487
275,249
Different house in the U.S.
65,924
53,067
78,781
Same county
45,491
33,679
57,303
Different county
20,433
14,895
25,971
Same state
13,645
9,172
18,118
Different state
6,788
4,077
9,499
Abroad
3,318
1,238
5,398
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
329,099
307,836
350,362
Native
274,799
258,279
291,319
Born in United States
273,565
257,171
289,959
State of residence
173,131
158,711
187,551
Different state
100,434
89,844
111,024
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,234
386
2,082
Foreign born
54,300
44,003
64,597
Naturalized citizen
16,142
10,868
21,416
Not a citizen
38,158
28,835
47,481
Entered 1990 or later
35,354
26,559
44,149
Entered before 1990
18,946
14,643
23,249
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
