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
191,713
179,903
203,523
Nursery school, preschool
10,699
7,212
14,186
Kindergarten
7,724
5,032
10,416
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
80,463
74,058
86,868
High school grade (grades 9-12)
39,484
34,962
44,006
College or graduate school
53,343
45,890
60,796
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
333,393
324,909
341,877
Less than 9th grade
65,034
57,106
72,962
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
46,601
39,131
54,071
High school graduate (including equivalency)
77,530
69,454
85,606
Some college, no degree
67,775
60,450
75,100
Associate degree
19,877
16,242
23,512
Bachelor's degree
38,579
32,445
44,713
Graduate or professional degree
17,997
13,854
22,140
Percent high school graduate or higher
66.5
63.2
69.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
17.0
14.8
19.1
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
194,040
187,492
200,588
Never married
58,630
52,016
65,244
Now married, except separated
109,669
103,221
116,117
Separated
4,029
1,957
6,101
Widowed
4,043
2,554
5,532
Divorced
17,669
13,309
22,029
Females 15 years and over
225,194
218,924
231,464
Never married
59,520
54,398
64,642
Now married, except separated
113,319
105,259
121,379
Separated
8,459
5,612
11,306
Widowed
20,811
17,428
24,194
Divorced
23,085
18,516
27,654
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
6,797
4,618
8,976
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,593
1,126
4,060
Per 1,000 unmarried women
37
16
57
As a percent of all women with a birth
38.1
21.1
55.2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
45
31
60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
26
0
68
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
74
42
107
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
25
7
43
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
22,923
17,433
28,413
Responsible for grandchildren
11,627
7,307
15,947
less than 1 year
5,185
1,531
8,839
1 or 2 years
1,568
263
2,873
3 or 4 years
1,984
562
3,406
5 or more years
2,890
1,034
4,746
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
66.6
58.6
74.5
Percent who are married
76.9
63.5
90.3
Percent who are in labor force
57.3
40.7
73.9
Percent who are in poverty
26.0
4.9
47.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
388,715
378,730
398,700
Civilian veterans
43,161
38,590
47,732
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
148,548
138,866
158,230
With a disability
5,813
3,521
8,105
Population 21 to 64 years
301,707
292,051
311,363
With a disability
38,113
32,188
44,038
Percent employed
32.1
25.0
39.2
No disability
263,594
252,632
274,556
Percent employed
70.7
67.5
73.9
Population 65 years and over
62,748
60,331
65,165
With a disability
30,115
26,128
34,102
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
560,748
543,268
578,228
Same house
511,881
491,199
532,563
Different house in the U.S.
41,357
33,161
49,553
Same county
32,398
24,444
40,352
Different county
8,959
6,077
11,841
Same state
4,840
2,533
7,147
Different state
4,119
2,421
5,817
Abroad
7,510
4,031
10,989
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
567,321
549,690
584,952
Native
416,051
396,064
436,038
Born in United States
398,664
377,992
419,336
State of residence
304,691
284,052
325,330
Different state
93,973
83,884
104,062
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
17,387
13,058
21,716
Foreign born
151,270
135,581
166,959
Naturalized citizen
64,790
57,231
72,349
Not a citizen
86,480
70,245
102,715
Entered 1990 or later
57,266
43,008
71,524
Entered before 1990
94,004
83,028
104,980
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
