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
91,200
82,081
100,319
Nursery school, preschool
9,090
5,559
12,621
Kindergarten
4,048
1,686
6,410
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
34,045
28,769
39,321
High school grade (grades 9-12)
18,827
15,785
21,869
College or graduate school
25,190
19,825
30,555
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
183,644
173,476
193,812
Less than 9th grade
6,974
3,871
10,077
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21,538
16,593
26,483
High school graduate (including equivalency)
55,959
49,485
62,433
Some college, no degree
34,931
29,481
40,381
Associate degree
8,653
6,085
11,221
Bachelor's degree
33,621
27,786
39,456
Graduate or professional degree
21,968
17,098
26,838
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.5
81.4
87.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
30.3
26.7
33.8
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
102,348
94,630
110,066
Never married
47,081
40,958
53,204
Now married, except separated
39,269
33,952
44,586
Separated
2,549
1,180
3,918
Widowed
3,136
1,754
4,518
Divorced
10,313
7,299
13,327
Females 15 years and over
124,905
117,751
132,059
Never married
53,057
47,020
59,094
Now married, except separated
39,308
33,428
45,188
Separated
7,290
4,740
9,840
Widowed
12,288
9,666
14,910
Divorced
12,962
9,451
16,473
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,732
3,725
7,739
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,430
1,591
5,269
Per 1,000 unmarried women
68
31
104
As a percent of all women with a birth
59.8
39.7
80.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
70
45
95
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
67
16
118
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
115
69
161
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
14
0
32
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,421
3,643
9,199
Responsible for grandchildren
2,826
888
4,764
less than 1 year
136
0
369
1 or 2 years
688
0
1,501
3 or 4 years
1,246
0
2,936
5 or more years
756
0
1,520
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
61.0
44.7
77.2
Percent who are married
73.2
44.7
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
71.9
44.4
99.4
Percent who are in poverty
27.4
0.0
57.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
214,062
202,857
225,267
Civilian veterans
21,795
17,703
25,887
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
66,031
59,270
72,792
With a disability
9,701
4,928
14,474
Population 21 to 64 years
171,403
160,789
182,017
With a disability
26,345
21,357
31,333
Percent employed
32.4
21.5
43.2
No disability
145,058
133,963
156,153
Percent employed
78.1
74.5
81.7
Population 65 years and over
32,794
28,648
36,940
With a disability
14,539
11,260
17,818
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
287,242
271,066
303,418
Same house
223,830
207,033
240,627
Different house in the U.S.
61,809
48,636
74,982
Same county
52,829
40,060
65,598
Different county
8,980
4,704
13,256
Same state
3,646
1,874
5,418
Different state
5,334
1,701
8,967
Abroad
1,603
579
2,627
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
292,320
275,849
308,791
Native
280,167
264,456
295,878
Born in United States
278,533
262,975
294,091
State of residence
206,036
191,083
220,989
Different state
72,497
63,996
80,998
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,634
249
3,019
Foreign born
12,153
7,808
16,498
Naturalized citizen
4,438
2,127
6,749
Not a citizen
7,715
4,159
11,271
Entered 1990 or later
8,016
4,302
11,730
Entered before 1990
4,137
1,940
6,334
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
