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
2,330,171
2,303,477
2,356,865
Nursery school, preschool
174,777
161,868
187,686
Kindergarten
134,911
123,956
145,866
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
988,096
973,000
1,003,192
High school grade (grades 9-12)
501,860
488,516
515,204
College or graduate school
530,527
507,104
553,950
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
5,350,591
5,342,636
5,358,546
Less than 9th grade
374,472
352,085
396,859
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
439,366
415,750
462,982
High school graduate (including equivalency)
1,387,246
1,354,281
1,420,211
Some college, no degree
1,092,764
1,065,237
1,120,291
Associate degree
345,136
326,594
363,678
Bachelor's degree
1,059,390
1,029,924
1,088,856
Graduate or professional degree
652,217
630,347
674,087
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.8
84.2
85.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
32.0
31.3
32.7
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
3,116,205
3,110,733
3,121,677
Never married
1,082,421
1,061,279
1,103,563
Now married, except separated
1,709,509
1,686,375
1,732,643
Separated
43,073
36,591
49,555
Widowed
66,223
58,394
74,052
Divorced
214,979
201,980
227,978
Females 15 years and over
3,327,413
3,322,778
3,332,048
Never married
971,330
951,047
991,613
Now married, except separated
1,659,785
1,635,678
1,683,892
Separated
75,203
64,830
85,576
Widowed
302,347
289,223
315,471
Divorced
318,748
302,582
334,914
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
110,745
100,922
120,568
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
27,012
21,097
32,927
Per 1,000 unmarried women
25
20
31
As a percent of all women with a birth
24.4
20.0
28.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
50
45
54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
15
7
22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
91
81
100
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
24
20
28
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
168,145
154,523
181,767
Responsible for grandchildren
63,953
54,254
73,652
less than 1 year
13,078
8,172
17,984
1 or 2 years
14,575
9,677
19,473
3 or 4 years
10,774
6,337
15,211
5 or more years
25,526
19,519
31,533
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
65.5
60.8
70.1
Percent who are married
68.5
61.0
75.9
Percent who are in labor force
57.6
50.9
64.2
Percent who are in poverty
21.4
15.3
27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
6,085,424
6,078,996
6,091,852
Civilian veterans
490,377
475,209
505,545
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
1,910,617
1,899,060
1,922,174
With a disability
92,587
82,419
102,755
Population 21 to 64 years
4,944,395
4,932,042
4,956,748
With a disability
402,998
383,495
422,501
Percent employed
39.9
37.4
42.4
No disability
4,541,397
4,520,022
4,562,772
Percent employed
75.6
74.9
76.3
Population 65 years and over
845,753
841,866
849,640
With a disability
317,218
302,121
332,315
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
8,220,204
8,207,696
8,232,712
Same house
7,146,292
7,079,794
7,212,790
Different house in the U.S.
1,025,747
961,738
1,089,756
Same county
747,420
692,317
802,523
Different county
278,327
253,402
303,252
Same state
162,081
143,402
180,760
Different state
116,246
99,563
132,929
Abroad
48,165
37,920
58,410
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
8,335,114
8,326,686
8,343,542
Native
6,824,823
6,779,634
6,870,012
Born in United States
6,718,131
6,673,449
6,762,813
State of residence
5,305,772
5,263,101
5,348,443
Different state
1,412,359
1,380,383
1,444,335
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
106,692
92,565
120,819
Foreign born
1,510,291
1,466,319
1,554,263
Naturalized citizen
651,116
621,793
680,439
Not a citizen
859,175
822,443
895,907
Entered 1990 or later
758,364
718,339
798,389
Entered before 1990
751,927
719,402
784,452
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
