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
77,781
70,514
85,048
Nursery school, preschool
6,049
3,849
8,249
Kindergarten
5,324
3,457
7,191
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
28,029
23,879
32,179
High school grade (grades 9-12)
15,545
13,233
17,857
College or graduate school
22,834
17,813
27,855
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
169,813
163,851
175,775
Less than 9th grade
11,648
8,150
15,146
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,923
6,062
11,784
High school graduate (including equivalency)
40,240
34,137
46,343
Some college, no degree
29,187
24,717
33,657
Associate degree
12,353
9,419
15,287
Bachelor's degree
42,173
36,054
48,292
Graduate or professional degree
25,289
21,061
29,517
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.9
85.5
90.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
39.7
35.6
43.8
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
97,571
92,524
102,618
Never married
43,009
37,542
48,476
Now married, except separated
45,128
40,981
49,275
Separated
1,374
523
2,225
Widowed
1,279
430
2,128
Divorced
6,781
4,705
8,857
Females 15 years and over
110,216
105,429
115,003
Never married
42,112
37,035
47,189
Now married, except separated
42,062
38,022
46,102
Separated
1,940
600
3,280
Widowed
10,437
7,798
13,076
Divorced
13,665
10,408
16,922
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
6,572
4,566
8,578
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,789
1,400
4,178
Per 1,000 unmarried women
62
30
93
As a percent of all women with a birth
42.4
25.9
59.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
88
60
115
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
63
8
118
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
156
94
218
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
32
13
52
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
7,117
4,094
10,140
Responsible for grandchildren
1,449
406
2,492
less than 1 year
443
0
1,187
1 or 2 years
573
17
1,129
3 or 4 years
433
0
1,192
5 or more years
0
0
520
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
55.3
35.2
75.3
Percent who are married
74.2
44.2
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
55.3
18.7
91.8
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
196,964
190,492
203,436
Civilian veterans
14,893
11,833
17,953
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
57,970
51,957
63,983
With a disability
2,375
996
3,754
Population 21 to 64 years
159,889
152,826
166,952
With a disability
19,257
15,262
23,252
Percent employed
45.9
35.2
56.7
No disability
140,632
133,383
147,881
Percent employed
80.1
76.9
83.2
Population 65 years and over
27,764
23,990
31,538
With a disability
10,033
7,866
12,200
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
263,284
253,070
273,498
Same house
210,328
200,267
220,389
Different house in the U.S.
52,436
42,886
61,986
Same county
29,361
22,278
36,444
Different county
23,075
14,937
31,213
Same state
13,908
8,754
19,062
Different state
9,167
3,266
15,068
Abroad
520
0
1,114
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
268,533
258,223
278,843
Native
226,220
214,728
237,712
Born in United States
224,732
213,291
236,173
State of residence
160,557
149,943
171,171
Different state
64,175
56,785
71,565
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,488
477
2,499
Foreign born
42,313
35,057
49,569
Naturalized citizen
16,120
10,817
21,423
Not a citizen
26,193
18,622
33,764
Entered 1990 or later
22,584
16,063
29,105
Entered before 1990
19,729
15,361
24,097
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
