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
83,334
78,844
87,824
Nursery school, preschool
6,774
4,678
8,870
Kindergarten
5,156
3,618
6,694
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
34,424
31,097
37,751
High school grade (grades 9-12)
19,414
17,061
21,767
College or graduate school
17,566
14,424
20,708
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
224,595
222,822
226,368
Less than 9th grade
9,356
6,648
12,064
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
18,061
14,317
21,805
High school graduate (including equivalency)
80,438
73,497
87,379
Some college, no degree
49,157
43,904
54,410
Associate degree
16,529
12,618
20,440
Bachelor's degree
31,939
27,297
36,581
Graduate or professional degree
19,115
15,508
22,722
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.8
85.8
89.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
22.7
20.1
25.4
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
126,541
124,292
128,790
Never married
33,416
30,070
36,762
Now married, except separated
77,023
72,229
81,817
Separated
1,681
318
3,044
Widowed
2,310
1,267
3,353
Divorced
12,111
8,545
15,677
Females 15 years and over
140,060
137,781
142,339
Never married
30,933
27,749
34,117
Now married, except separated
74,893
70,908
78,878
Separated
1,940
857
3,023
Widowed
14,916
12,418
17,414
Divorced
17,378
14,464
20,292
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
2,376
881
3,871
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
391
0
788
Per 1,000 unmarried women
10
0
20
As a percent of all women with a birth
16.5
0.0
33.2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
28
10
46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
11
0
29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
63
20
105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
5
0
14
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
4,627
2,069
7,185
Responsible for grandchildren
1,603
490
2,716
less than 1 year
228
0
616
1 or 2 years
0
0
482
3 or 4 years
417
0
1,115
5 or more years
958
159
1,757
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
86.9
67.3
100.0
Percent who are married
59.0
23.4
94.6
Percent who are in labor force
68.3
39.1
97.5
Percent who are in poverty
18.8
0.0
48.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
251,375
249,899
252,851
Civilian veterans
31,358
27,945
34,771
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
71,767
69,287
74,247
With a disability
2,837
1,427
4,247
Population 21 to 64 years
194,323
191,929
196,717
With a disability
19,554
15,927
23,181
Percent employed
31.0
21.3
40.7
No disability
174,769
170,426
179,112
Percent employed
78.0
74.4
81.5
Population 65 years and over
46,528
45,085
47,971
With a disability
16,076
12,770
19,382
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
330,964
329,326
332,602
Same house
275,074
264,210
285,938
Different house in the U.S.
54,825
43,923
65,727
Same county
33,878
23,749
44,007
Different county
20,947
14,769
27,125
Same state
15,552
10,137
20,967
Different state
5,395
3,059
7,731
Abroad
1,065
0
2,341
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
335,261
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Native
325,169
322,352
327,986
Born in United States
323,109
320,085
326,133
State of residence
254,383
246,967
261,799
Different state
68,726
61,703
75,749
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2,060
1,017
3,103
Foreign born
10,092
7,275
12,909
Naturalized citizen
6,607
4,569
8,645
Not a citizen
3,485
1,221
5,749
Entered 1990 or later
3,591
1,098
6,084
Entered before 1990
6,501
4,363
8,639
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
