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
190,586
183,259
197,913
Nursery school, preschool
13,536
11,481
15,591
Kindergarten
11,603
9,850
13,356
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
71,745
68,107
75,383
High school grade (grades 9-12)
31,995
29,330
34,660
College or graduate school
61,707
57,580
65,834
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
448,053
442,292
453,814
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)
128,545
123,781
133,309
Some college, no degree
93,055
88,610
97,500
Associate degree
26,892
24,625
29,159
Bachelor's degree
96,672
92,132
101,212
Graduate or professional degree
45,827
42,364
49,290
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.3
86.5
88.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
31.8
30.7
33.0
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
260,991
256,410
265,572
Never married
101,790
97,828
105,752
Now married, except separated
121,791
117,144
126,438
Separated
4,659
3,576
5,742
Widowed
5,937
5,117
6,757
Divorced
26,814
24,434
29,194
Females 15 years and over
285,208
281,008
289,408
Never married
94,735
90,848
98,622
Now married, except separated
118,366
114,238
122,494
Separated
6,988
5,475
8,501
Widowed
22,487
20,460
24,514
Divorced
42,632
39,431
45,833
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
11,937
10,116
13,758
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
4,313
3,280
5,346
Per 1,000 unmarried women
37
28
46
As a percent of all women with a birth
36.1
29.6
42.6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
58
50
67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
40
19
62
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
95
80
109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
20
13
27
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
11,705
9,505
13,905
Responsible for grandchildren
5,520
4,084
6,956
less than 1 year
654
292
1,016
1 or 2 years
1,840
843
2,837
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
64.9
57.6
72.1
Percent who are married
70.2
59.8
80.6
Percent who are in labor force
65.9
56.2
75.5
Percent who are in poverty
18.2
9.3
27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
522,714
515,931
529,497
Civilian veterans
47,849
44,944
50,754
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
142,495
136,176
148,814
With a disability
12,039
10,322
13,756
Population 21 to 64 years
438,209
431,552
444,866
With a disability
50,730
47,410
54,050
Percent employed
36.9
33.7
40.0
No disability
387,479
380,484
394,474
Percent employed
79.3
78.1
80.4
Population 65 years and over
58,999
56,768
61,230
With a disability
24,377
22,848
25,906
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
685,922
674,066
697,778
Same house
541,922
532,080
551,764
Different house in the U.S.
138,801
130,621
146,981
Same county
103,536
96,328
110,744
Different county
35,265
30,212
40,318
Same state
18,534
14,506
22,562
Different state
16,731
13,978
19,484
Abroad
5,199
3,471
6,927
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
698,057
685,781
710,333
Native
632,668
620,640
644,696
Born in United States
628,730
616,617
640,843
State of residence
467,717
456,539
478,895
Different state
161,013
152,709
169,317
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,938
2,863
5,013
Foreign born
65,389
59,251
71,527
Naturalized citizen
18,388
15,947
20,829
Not a citizen
47,001
41,967
52,035
Entered 1990 or later
48,560
43,002
54,118
Entered before 1990
16,829
14,546
19,112
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
