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
97,410
91,559
103,261
Nursery school, preschool
8,780
6,547
11,013
Kindergarten
3,547
2,178
4,916
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
42,030
38,844
45,216
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21,564
19,034
24,094
College or graduate school
21,489
17,529
25,449
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
234,656
233,216
236,096
Less than 9th grade
9,121
6,396
11,846
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17,710
14,373
21,047
High school graduate (including equivalency)
82,755
75,166
90,344
Some college, no degree
44,031
38,638
49,424
Associate degree
18,931
15,788
22,074
Bachelor's degree
40,166
35,015
45,317
Graduate or professional degree
21,942
17,263
26,621
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.6
86.9
90.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.5
23.6
29.3
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
139,466
137,759
141,173
Never married
36,243
32,912
39,574
Now married, except separated
87,769
83,556
91,982
Separated
1,367
570
2,164
Widowed
2,584
1,134
4,034
Divorced
11,503
9,235
13,771
Females 15 years and over
142,316
140,511
144,121
Never married
31,872
28,933
34,811
Now married, except separated
83,329
79,392
87,266
Separated
1,416
115
2,717
Widowed
12,936
10,731
15,141
Divorced
12,763
9,689
15,837
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,166
3,171
7,161
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,396
0
2,958
Per 1,000 unmarried women
36
0
76
As a percent of all women with a birth
27.0
3.1
51.0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
54
34
75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
0
0
44
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
125
71
179
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
16
5
27
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
N
N
N
Responsible for grandchildren
N
N
N
less than 1 year
1,296
0
3,269
1 or 2 years
0
0
482
3 or 4 years
0
0
482
5 or more years
0
0
482
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
N
N
N
Percent who are married
N
N
N
Percent who are in labor force
N
N
N
Percent who are in poverty
N
N
N
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
266,197
265,047
267,347
Civilian veterans
30,049
26,744
33,354
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
82,013
78,217
85,809
With a disability
4,638
2,931
6,345
Population 21 to 64 years
211,561
208,578
214,544
With a disability
16,134
12,987
19,281
Percent employed
44.1
34.2
53.9
No disability
195,427
191,385
199,469
Percent employed
82.6
80.4
84.9
Population 65 years and over
40,084
39,372
40,796
With a disability
12,382
9,757
15,007
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
352,452
350,921
353,983
Same house
295,508
285,560
305,456
Different house in the U.S.
55,853
45,819
65,887
Same county
35,420
25,663
45,177
Different county
20,433
15,122
25,744
Same state
16,963
12,141
21,785
Different state
3,470
1,649
5,291
Abroad
1,091
15
2,167
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
357,060
*****
*****
Native
344,818
340,513
349,123
Born in United States
342,829
337,991
347,667
State of residence
283,503
274,586
292,420
Different state
59,326
50,595
68,057
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,989
731
3,247
Foreign born
12,242
7,937
16,547
Naturalized citizen
2,885
1,679
4,091
Not a citizen
9,357
4,726
13,988
Entered 1990 or later
6,685
2,133
11,237
Entered before 1990
5,557
3,489
7,625
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
