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
432,512
422,144
442,880
Nursery school, preschool
29,677
24,670
34,684
Kindergarten
25,059
20,499
29,619
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
201,953
196,119
207,787
High school grade (grades 9-12)
95,858
90,593
101,123
College or graduate school
79,965
71,938
87,992
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,050,936
1,048,088
1,053,784
Less than 9th grade
37,056
32,156
41,956
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
108,715
98,571
118,859
High school graduate (including equivalency)
331,555
313,681
349,429
Some college, no degree
211,701
199,667
223,735
Associate degree
71,827
63,098
80,556
Bachelor's degree
190,945
178,295
203,595
Graduate or professional degree
99,137
90,135
108,139
Percent high school graduate or higher
86.1
85.0
87.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.6
26.2
29.0
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
604,928
602,658
607,198
Never married
175,140
166,892
183,388
Now married, except separated
346,604
335,750
357,458
Separated
8,116
4,922
11,310
Widowed
14,115
10,839
17,391
Divorced
60,953
53,465
68,441
Females 15 years and over
658,582
655,660
661,504
Never married
164,655
157,175
172,135
Now married, except separated
333,855
323,384
344,326
Separated
13,678
10,421
16,935
Widowed
61,771
55,987
67,555
Divorced
84,623
77,016
92,230
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
21,373
17,300
25,446
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
8,699
5,576
11,822
Per 1,000 unmarried women
42
27
57
As a percent of all women with a birth
40.7
29.9
51.5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
49
39
58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
29
5
53
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
94
72
116
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
17
9
24
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
30,061
23,267
36,855
Responsible for grandchildren
11,968
7,757
16,179
less than 1 year
1,820
410
3,230
1 or 2 years
3,046
791
5,301
3 or 4 years
809
1
1,617
5 or more years
6,293
4,031
8,555
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
66.2
58.0
74.3
Percent who are married
70.3
57.3
83.2
Percent who are in labor force
67.3
55.0
79.5
Percent who are in poverty
1.7
0.0
4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,189,169
1,188,189
1,190,149
Civilian veterans
143,940
135,328
152,552
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
385,450
379,881
391,019
With a disability
27,563
22,944
32,182
Population 21 to 64 years
959,542
954,362
964,722
With a disability
136,047
123,441
148,653
Percent employed
46.0
41.5
50.4
No disability
823,495
809,143
837,847
Percent employed
81.0
79.4
82.5
Population 65 years and over
169,549
168,444
170,654
With a disability
70,792
65,597
75,987
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,617,200
1,613,339
1,621,061
Same house
1,319,334
1,293,082
1,345,586
Different house in the U.S.
292,859
265,286
320,432
Same county
205,497
178,987
232,007
Different county
87,362
75,813
98,911
Same state
62,556
51,676
73,436
Different state
24,806
19,138
30,474
Abroad
5,007
2,255
7,759
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,639,381
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*****
Native
1,563,766
1,556,859
1,570,673
Born in United States
1,556,758
1,549,294
1,564,222
State of residence
1,156,406
1,136,847
1,175,965
Different state
400,352
382,026
418,678
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
7,008
4,424
9,592
Foreign born
75,615
68,708
82,522
Naturalized citizen
23,870
18,941
28,799
Not a citizen
51,745
45,734
57,756
Entered 1990 or later
51,630
44,945
58,315
Entered before 1990
23,985
19,286
28,684
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
