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
152,684
145,175
160,193
Nursery school, preschool
7,985
5,579
10,391
Kindergarten
9,275
6,613
11,937
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
68,467
63,506
73,428
High school grade (grades 9-12)
32,642
29,280
36,004
College or graduate school
34,315
28,232
40,398
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
445,434
438,610
452,258
Less than 9th grade
21,683
17,077
26,289
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
46,419
39,270
53,568
High school graduate (including equivalency)
168,952
159,866
178,038
Some college, no degree
58,292
51,584
65,000
Associate degree
41,449
35,869
47,029
Bachelor's degree
69,512
61,582
77,442
Graduate or professional degree
39,127
34,012
44,242
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.7
82.9
86.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
24.4
22.3
26.5
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
250,031
245,570
254,492
Never married
68,143
62,393
73,893
Now married, except separated
151,841
145,006
158,676
Separated
5,351
3,049
7,653
Widowed
6,393
4,556
8,230
Divorced
18,303
14,413
22,193
Females 15 years and over
268,629
264,132
273,126
Never married
56,619
51,037
62,201
Now married, except separated
146,207
138,095
154,319
Separated
5,566
2,788
8,344
Widowed
32,073
28,157
35,989
Divorced
28,164
23,309
33,019
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
6,752
3,965
9,539
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,071
205
1,937
Per 1,000 unmarried women
16
3
29
As a percent of all women with a birth
15.9
3.7
28.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
42
25
60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
9
0
24
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
90
49
130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
15
4
26
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
10,148
5,970
14,326
Responsible for grandchildren
1,701
265
3,137
less than 1 year
162
0
434
1 or 2 years
230
0
602
3 or 4 years
225
0
596
5 or more years
1,084
0
2,402
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
72.3
41.7
100.0
Percent who are married
86.8
62.6
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
100.0
73.6
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
494,722
488,070
501,374
Civilian veterans
60,330
54,939
65,721
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
132,194
127,390
136,998
With a disability
8,094
5,637
10,551
Population 21 to 64 years
380,269
372,327
388,211
With a disability
41,353
36,389
46,317
Percent employed
41.6
34.4
48.9
No disability
338,916
330,773
347,059
Percent employed
78.8
76.8
80.9
Population 65 years and over
95,636
92,313
98,959
With a disability
34,791
30,720
38,862
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
637,032
627,048
647,016
Same house
566,465
554,099
578,831
Different house in the U.S.
66,363
56,078
76,648
Same county
35,679
27,732
43,626
Different county
30,684
22,826
38,542
Same state
16,696
10,798
22,594
Different state
13,988
7,808
20,168
Abroad
4,204
1,820
6,588
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
644,098
634,484
653,712
Native
604,046
590,375
617,717
Born in United States
587,381
574,223
600,539
State of residence
448,874
432,274
465,474
Different state
138,507
124,640
152,374
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
16,665
11,240
22,090
Foreign born
40,052
32,715
47,389
Naturalized citizen
20,019
15,110
24,928
Not a citizen
20,033
14,458
25,608
Entered 1990 or later
17,057
12,039
22,075
Entered before 1990
22,995
18,016
27,974
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
