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
241,283
233,311
249,255
Nursery school, preschool
17,229
13,652
20,806
Kindergarten
11,306
8,874
13,738
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
102,684
98,313
107,055
High school grade (grades 9-12)
52,573
48,708
56,438
College or graduate school
57,491
50,966
64,016
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
606,977
602,957
610,997
Less than 9th grade
20,520
16,196
24,844
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
65,118
57,089
73,147
High school graduate (including equivalency)
196,900
184,526
209,274
Some college, no degree
130,650
119,965
141,335
Associate degree
50,589
44,725
56,453
Bachelor's degree
87,819
80,258
95,380
Graduate or professional degree
55,381
48,865
61,897
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.9
84.4
87.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
23.6
22.0
25.2
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
345,783
343,244
348,322
Never married
97,966
90,933
104,999
Now married, except separated
192,905
183,910
201,900
Separated
4,459
2,523
6,395
Widowed
10,433
7,650
13,216
Divorced
40,020
34,905
45,135
Females 15 years and over
384,184
381,813
386,555
Never married
95,808
89,438
102,178
Now married, except separated
194,813
186,272
203,354
Separated
6,456
3,883
9,029
Widowed
36,117
32,089
40,145
Divorced
50,990
44,389
57,591
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
10,955
7,506
14,404
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,336
1,591
5,081
Per 1,000 unmarried women
27
13
42
As a percent of all women with a birth
30.5
17.4
43.5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
47
32
61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
53
19
87
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
94
58
130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
8
2
14
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
14,970
10,851
19,089
Responsible for grandchildren
6,845
4,248
9,442
less than 1 year
3,259
1,414
5,104
1 or 2 years
622
0
1,401
3 or 4 years
377
0
1,009
5 or more years
2,587
1,117
4,057
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
64.3
55.0
73.6
Percent who are married
77.1
61.3
92.9
Percent who are in labor force
50.8
35.2
66.3
Percent who are in poverty
13.5
1.3
25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
687,222
683,895
690,549
Civilian veterans
98,210
90,862
105,558
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
199,701
194,944
204,458
With a disability
16,666
12,579
20,753
Population 21 to 64 years
530,806
525,187
536,425
With a disability
70,965
63,249
78,681
Percent employed
39.2
34.0
44.4
No disability
459,841
450,431
469,251
Percent employed
78.8
76.6
81.0
Population 65 years and over
121,748
119,944
123,552
With a disability
48,885
44,307
53,463
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
903,236
899,922
906,550
Same house
739,943
721,429
758,457
Different house in the U.S.
159,130
141,072
177,188
Same county
112,816
97,547
128,085
Different county
46,314
35,574
57,054
Same state
30,829
22,233
39,425
Different state
15,485
9,536
21,434
Abroad
4,163
1,683
6,643
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
917,708
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*****
Native
892,760
887,360
898,160
Born in United States
885,130
879,589
890,671
State of residence
658,405
643,636
673,174
Different state
226,725
212,569
240,881
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
7,630
4,765
10,495
Foreign born
24,948
19,548
30,348
Naturalized citizen
10,219
6,947
13,491
Not a citizen
14,729
10,235
19,223
Entered 1990 or later
14,417
9,865
18,969
Entered before 1990
10,531
7,489
13,573
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
