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
98,901
94,293
103,509
Nursery school, preschool
5,783
3,652
7,914
Kindergarten
4,725
2,832
6,618
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
46,182
43,615
48,749
High school grade (grades 9-12)
21,816
19,024
24,608
College or graduate school
20,395
16,293
24,497
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
243,581
240,552
246,610
Less than 9th grade
9,731
6,572
12,890
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
29,423
24,251
34,595
High school graduate (including equivalency)
78,346
71,550
85,142
Some college, no degree
62,822
56,415
69,229
Associate degree
17,366
13,479
21,253
Bachelor's degree
25,955
22,074
29,836
Graduate or professional degree
19,938
15,859
24,017
Percent high school graduate or higher
83.9
81.5
86.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
18.8
16.5
21.2
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
143,203
141,580
144,826
Never married
39,814
35,632
43,996
Now married, except separated
82,675
78,327
87,023
Separated
2,440
1,186
3,694
Widowed
5,743
3,989
7,497
Divorced
12,531
9,787
15,275
Females 15 years and over
150,723
149,393
152,053
Never married
31,828
27,697
35,959
Now married, except separated
81,785
77,166
86,404
Separated
3,460
1,629
5,291
Widowed
16,469
13,910
19,028
Divorced
17,181
13,418
20,944
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
5,666
2,980
8,352
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,906
381
3,431
Per 1,000 unmarried women
45
9
81
As a percent of all women with a birth
33.6
11.1
56.2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
61
32
89
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
162
19
305
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
88
40
136
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
15
2
27
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,567
3,849
9,285
Responsible for grandchildren
2,335
623
4,047
less than 1 year
361
0
798
1 or 2 years
405
0
1,094
3 or 4 years
0
0
482
5 or more years
1,569
257
2,881
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
80.9
67.4
94.4
Percent who are married
65.4
40.1
90.7
Percent who are in labor force
45.7
21.9
69.6
Percent who are in poverty
30.4
0.0
62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
278,089
277,733
278,445
Civilian veterans
31,040
27,264
34,816
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
87,793
83,877
91,709
With a disability
6,470
3,452
9,488
Population 21 to 64 years
219,912
216,209
223,615
With a disability
22,035
17,878
26,192
Percent employed
46.8
37.4
56.2
No disability
197,877
192,641
203,113
Percent employed
81.1
78.7
83.5
Population 65 years and over
44,225
43,399
45,051
With a disability
16,310
13,609
19,011
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
372,485
370,700
374,270
Same house
310,987
298,264
323,710
Different house in the U.S.
61,152
48,592
73,712
Same county
41,704
30,269
53,139
Different county
19,448
14,047
24,849
Same state
13,384
8,708
18,060
Different state
6,064
3,320
8,808
Abroad
346
0
759
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
377,585
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Native
345,466
338,479
352,453
Born in United States
343,781
336,684
350,878
State of residence
257,540
249,500
265,580
Different state
86,241
78,390
94,092
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
1,685
289
3,081
Foreign born
32,119
25,132
39,106
Naturalized citizen
10,643
7,429
13,857
Not a citizen
21,476
14,027
28,925
Entered 1990 or later
19,540
12,062
27,018
Entered before 1990
12,579
8,806
16,352
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
