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
752,424
737,150
767,698
Nursery school, preschool
52,543
46,861
58,225
Kindergarten
32,995
28,203
37,787
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
333,838
325,624
342,052
High school grade (grades 9-12)
169,000
160,875
177,125
College or graduate school
164,048
152,431
175,665
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,921,827
1,916,474
1,927,180
Less than 9th grade
63,549
55,968
71,130
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
196,335
182,998
209,672
High school graduate (including equivalency)
653,029
630,887
675,171
Some college, no degree
386,943
368,955
404,931
Associate degree
125,398
113,505
137,291
Bachelor's degree
317,389
300,578
334,200
Graduate or professional degree
179,184
167,011
191,357
Percent high school graduate or higher
86.5
85.8
87.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
25.8
24.8
26.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,084,103
1,079,191
1,089,015
Never married
345,772
332,612
358,932
Now married, except separated
584,053
568,944
599,162
Separated
14,303
10,278
18,328
Widowed
29,089
25,058
33,120
Divorced
110,886
100,686
121,086
Females 15 years and over
1,200,542
1,196,318
1,204,766
Never married
320,285
306,709
333,861
Now married, except separated
588,483
570,626
606,340
Separated
23,849
18,756
28,942
Widowed
125,136
116,526
133,746
Divorced
142,789
131,014
154,564
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
38,613
33,065
44,161
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
13,902
10,317
17,487
Per 1,000 unmarried women
37
27
46
As a percent of all women with a birth
36.0
28.6
43.4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
53
45
61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
33
14
51
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
100
81
119
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
23
16
30
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
49,753
42,065
57,441
Responsible for grandchildren
23,400
17,708
29,092
less than 1 year
6,390
3,042
9,738
1 or 2 years
5,389
2,920
7,858
3 or 4 years
2,914
1,172
4,656
5 or more years
8,707
5,502
11,912
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
69.6
63.8
75.4
Percent who are married
64.7
54.1
75.4
Percent who are in labor force
55.4
44.6
66.2
Percent who are in poverty
20.4
11.8
29.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,160,960
2,156,971
2,164,949
Civilian veterans
253,186
241,121
265,251
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
631,093
623,072
639,114
With a disability
51,512
43,691
59,333
Population 21 to 64 years
1,670,853
1,662,971
1,678,735
With a disability
205,022
193,016
217,028
Percent employed
39.4
36.5
42.3
No disability
1,465,831
1,453,183
1,478,479
Percent employed
78.1
77.0
79.1
Population 65 years and over
391,473
388,197
394,749
With a disability
147,824
139,306
156,342
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,842,362
2,834,417
2,850,307
Same house
2,482,937
2,454,101
2,511,773
Different house in the U.S.
350,584
323,516
377,652
Same county
269,955
242,446
297,464
Different county
80,629
69,406
91,852
Same state
46,568
39,299
53,837
Different state
34,061
26,548
41,574
Abroad
8,841
5,424
12,258
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,880,263
2,874,726
2,885,800
Native
2,746,109
2,734,658
2,757,560
Born in United States
2,722,559
2,709,940
2,735,178
State of residence
2,144,616
2,117,956
2,171,276
Different state
577,943
554,913
600,973
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
23,550
18,326
28,774
Foreign born
134,154
122,588
145,720
Naturalized citizen
76,533
67,443
85,623
Not a citizen
57,621
49,859
65,383
Entered 1990 or later
54,374
45,707
63,041
Entered before 1990
79,780
70,861
88,699
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
