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
119,022
105,198
132,846
Nursery school, preschool
8,137
4,780
11,494
Kindergarten
5,514
3,450
7,578
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
52,809
45,637
59,981
High school grade (grades 9-12)
29,043
23,077
35,009
College or graduate school
23,519
18,318
28,720
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
265,993
252,119
279,867
Less than 9th grade
18,573
13,878
23,268
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
52,504
45,202
59,806
High school graduate (including equivalency)
91,802
80,472
103,132
Some college, no degree
54,548
46,609
62,487
Associate degree
10,586
7,519
13,653
Bachelor's degree
24,491
19,163
29,819
Graduate or professional degree
13,489
9,854
17,124
Percent high school graduate or higher
73.3
71.0
75.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
14.3
11.9
16.6
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
151,266
141,223
161,309
Never married
72,732
64,458
81,006
Now married, except separated
50,801
44,758
56,844
Separated
4,559
2,189
6,929
Widowed
5,779
3,774
7,784
Divorced
17,395
13,270
21,520
Females 15 years and over
174,949
164,074
185,824
Never married
71,939
63,819
80,059
Now married, except separated
52,032
45,764
58,300
Separated
8,327
5,412
11,242
Widowed
22,462
18,516
26,408
Divorced
20,189
15,672
24,706
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
8,620
5,395
11,845
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
6,868
3,913
9,823
Per 1,000 unmarried women
91
53
129
As a percent of all women with a birth
79.7
63.0
96.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
80
50
109
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
98
1
194
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
138
77
198
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
19
5
32
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
13,981
9,508
18,454
Responsible for grandchildren
7,926
4,289
11,563
less than 1 year
2,274
0
4,665
1 or 2 years
1,855
230
3,480
3 or 4 years
1,387
74
2,700
5 or more years
2,410
1,005
3,815
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
77.4
65.4
89.4
Percent who are married
51.0
28.3
73.7
Percent who are in labor force
70.2
54.1
86.3
Percent who are in poverty
26.1
8.9
43.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
307,462
292,947
321,977
Civilian veterans
30,116
25,401
34,831
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
99,997
89,141
110,853
With a disability
11,024
7,625
14,423
Population 21 to 64 years
239,575
226,372
252,778
With a disability
46,670
40,544
52,796
Percent employed
30.5
24.3
36.7
No disability
192,905
180,498
205,312
Percent employed
69.1
65.1
73.1
Population 65 years and over
52,078
46,578
57,578
With a disability
29,175
24,932
33,418
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
417,958
393,167
442,749
Same house
347,449
324,271
370,627
Different house in the U.S.
67,707
52,055
83,359
Same county
62,038
46,111
77,965
Different county
5,669
2,793
8,545
Same state
2,962
808
5,116
Different state
2,707
1,093
4,321
Abroad
2,802
1,053
4,551
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
424,948
400,503
449,393
Native
411,245
387,751
434,739
Born in United States
399,834
376,691
422,977
State of residence
309,013
287,664
330,362
Different state
90,821
81,299
100,343
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
11,411
7,125
15,697
Foreign born
13,703
9,852
17,554
Naturalized citizen
6,419
3,935
8,903
Not a citizen
7,284
4,292
10,276
Entered 1990 or later
4,986
2,420
7,552
Entered before 1990
8,717
5,664
11,770
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
