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
112,912
106,913
118,911
Nursery school, preschool
5,791
3,852
7,730
Kindergarten
5,495
3,515
7,475
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
56,461
53,298
59,624
High school grade (grades 9-12)
24,257
21,543
26,971
College or graduate school
20,908
16,571
25,245
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
302,534
300,661
304,407
Less than 9th grade
19,571
15,098
24,044
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
37,657
31,277
44,037
High school graduate (including equivalency)
117,290
108,462
126,118
Some college, no degree
47,157
39,949
54,365
Associate degree
13,387
9,951
16,823
Bachelor's degree
41,314
36,244
46,384
Graduate or professional degree
26,158
21,694
30,622
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.1
78.6
83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
22.3
20.0
24.6
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
175,243
173,668
176,818
Never married
48,898
44,478
53,318
Now married, except separated
105,380
100,558
110,202
Separated
3,813
1,732
5,894
Widowed
4,046
2,718
5,374
Divorced
13,106
9,915
16,297
Females 15 years and over
190,454
189,074
191,834
Never married
42,742
38,052
47,432
Now married, except separated
107,972
102,756
113,188
Separated
2,587
1,226
3,948
Widowed
18,728
15,956
21,500
Divorced
18,425
15,018
21,832
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
8,367
5,764
10,970
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,995
522
3,468
Per 1,000 unmarried women
39
11
68
As a percent of all women with a birth
23.8
8.4
39.3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
70
48
92
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
19
0
40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
159
105
213
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
17
0
37
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,089
3,712
8,466
Responsible for grandchildren
1,635
341
2,929
less than 1 year
643
0
1,438
1 or 2 years
605
0
1,221
3 or 4 years
387
0
1,043
5 or more years
0
0
482
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
76.0
56.8
95.2
Percent who are married
63.0
24.6
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
76.9
40.3
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
344,892
344,132
345,652
Civilian veterans
33,291
29,230
37,352
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
107,942
104,695
111,189
With a disability
9,723
6,730
12,716
Population 21 to 64 years
265,850
262,765
268,935
With a disability
29,328
24,891
33,765
Percent employed
44.0
34.1
53.8
No disability
236,522
231,417
241,627
Percent employed
82.3
80.2
84.4
Population 65 years and over
62,297
60,504
64,090
With a disability
15,696
12,779
18,613
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
460,729
458,802
462,656
Same house
398,861
385,740
411,982
Different house in the U.S.
59,164
46,172
72,156
Same county
42,706
31,074
54,338
Different county
16,458
10,201
22,715
Same state
8,964
4,253
13,675
Different state
7,494
3,579
11,409
Abroad
2,704
812
4,596
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
468,510
*****
*****
Native
452,026
448,238
455,814
Born in United States
441,462
438,090
444,834
State of residence
374,039
365,481
382,597
Different state
67,423
59,489
75,357
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
10,564
7,779
13,349
Foreign born
16,484
12,696
20,272
Naturalized citizen
8,579
6,235
10,923
Not a citizen
7,905
4,780
11,030
Entered 1990 or later
7,876
5,002
10,750
Entered before 1990
8,608
6,380
10,836
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
