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
184,633
177,759
191,507
Nursery school, preschool
12,485
10,639
14,331
Kindergarten
11,142
9,511
12,773
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
69,475
66,132
72,818
High school grade (grades 9-12)
30,920
28,285
33,555
College or graduate school
60,611
56,554
64,668
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
439,812
434,655
444,969
Less than 9th grade
14,512
12,896
16,128
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
42,550
39,614
45,486
High school graduate (including equivalency)
127,064
122,480
131,648
Some college, no degree
91,397
87,048
95,746
Associate degree
26,089
23,841
28,337
Bachelor's degree
93,573
89,472
97,674
Graduate or professional degree
44,627
41,310
47,944
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.0
86.3
87.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
31.4
30.3
32.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
255,392
251,020
259,764
Never married
99,999
96,155
103,843
Now married, except separated
118,458
114,229
122,687
Separated
4,610
3,521
5,699
Widowed
5,937
5,117
6,757
Divorced
26,388
24,102
28,674
Females 15 years and over
279,944
276,166
283,722
Never married
93,695
89,992
97,398
Now married, except separated
115,199
111,362
119,036
Separated
6,940
5,446
8,434
Widowed
22,453
20,437
24,469
Divorced
41,657
38,619
44,695
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
11,465
9,753
13,177
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
4,303
3,270
5,336
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
29
47
As a percent of all women with a birth
37.5
31.2
43.9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
57
49
66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
40
19
62
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
92
79
106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
21
14
28
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,107
9,117
13,097
Responsible for grandchildren
4,940
3,782
6,098
less than 1 year
654
292
1,016
1 or 2 years
1,260
720
1,800
3 or 4 years
1,220
632
1,808
5 or more years
1,806
1,109
2,503
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
66.6
59.1
74.2
Percent who are married
66.7
56.7
76.7
Percent who are in labor force
61.8
52.5
71.2
Percent who are in poverty
20.4
11.0
29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
512,546
506,467
518,625
Civilian veterans
47,045
44,358
49,732
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
138,294
132,312
144,276
With a disability
11,343
9,748
12,938
Population 21 to 64 years
428,966
423,113
434,819
With a disability
50,679
47,360
53,998
Percent employed
36.8
33.7
40.0
No disability
378,287
371,861
384,713
Percent employed
79.1
77.9
80.3
Population 65 years and over
58,788
56,613
60,963
With a disability
24,377
22,848
25,906
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
670,094
659,965
680,223
Same house
529,457
520,375
538,539
Different house in the U.S.
135,579
127,889
143,269
Same county
103,000
95,747
110,253
Different county
32,579
28,769
36,389
Same state
16,356
13,237
19,475
Different state
16,223
13,557
18,889
Abroad
5,058
3,327
6,789
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
682,037
671,502
692,572
Native
619,560
609,250
629,870
Born in United States
615,622
605,283
625,961
State of residence
459,516
449,144
469,888
Different state
156,106
149,030
163,182
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,938
2,863
5,013
Foreign born
62,477
57,046
67,908
Naturalized citizen
17,946
15,680
20,212
Not a citizen
44,531
39,897
49,165
Entered 1990 or later
45,648
40,792
50,504
Entered before 1990
16,829
14,546
19,112
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
