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
188,532
169,688
207,376
Nursery school, preschool
8,954
5,747
12,161
Kindergarten
9,717
6,393
13,041
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
101,522
89,327
113,717
High school grade (grades 9-12)
41,357
34,268
48,446
College or graduate school
26,982
20,315
33,649
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
359,544
343,087
376,001
Less than 9th grade
71,797
61,064
82,530
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
59,309
50,357
68,261
High school graduate (including equivalency)
92,946
84,540
101,352
Some college, no degree
72,164
63,306
81,022
Associate degree
20,908
16,322
25,494
Bachelor's degree
27,693
22,158
33,228
Graduate or professional degree
14,727
10,929
18,525
Percent high school graduate or higher
63.5
60.5
66.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
11.8
9.8
13.8
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
246,468
232,623
260,313
Never married
97,526
85,258
109,794
Now married, except separated
114,074
104,784
123,364
Separated
9,235
5,638
12,832
Widowed
4,443
1,847
7,039
Divorced
21,190
16,047
26,333
Females 15 years and over
221,004
208,266
233,742
Never married
64,442
54,672
74,212
Now married, except separated
98,290
90,321
106,259
Separated
14,092
9,507
18,677
Widowed
18,871
14,896
22,846
Divorced
25,309
19,770
30,848
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
17,080
13,773
20,387
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
8,417
5,436
11,398
Per 1,000 unmarried women
105
68
141
As a percent of all women with a birth
49.3
35.4
63.1
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
102
82
122
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
53
15
91
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
164
123
206
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
43
17
69
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
19,228
13,505
24,951
Responsible for grandchildren
10,518
6,116
14,920
less than 1 year
3,175
437
5,913
1 or 2 years
2,887
534
5,240
3 or 4 years
2,310
576
4,044
5 or more years
2,146
514
3,778
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
56.4
45.5
67.3
Percent who are married
85.7
71.8
99.6
Percent who are in labor force
66.6
50.0
83.2
Percent who are in poverty
38.6
18.3
58.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
437,873
416,567
459,179
Civilian veterans
36,384
31,030
41,738
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
181,022
164,172
197,872
With a disability
17,384
12,395
22,373
Population 21 to 64 years
370,303
349,502
391,104
With a disability
50,982
42,992
58,972
Percent employed
35.3
28.4
42.2
No disability
319,321
299,445
339,197
Percent employed
73.5
71.5
75.6
Population 65 years and over
39,775
34,358
45,192
With a disability
19,562
15,524
23,600
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
644,382
608,979
679,785
Same house
509,120
474,126
544,114
Different house in the U.S.
125,071
102,146
147,996
Same county
106,025
84,046
128,004
Different county
19,046
12,462
25,630
Same state
4,586
964
8,208
Different state
14,460
9,462
19,458
Abroad
10,191
3,982
16,400
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
660,552
624,560
696,544
Native
438,049
405,564
470,534
Born in United States
434,143
401,509
466,777
State of residence
267,358
238,490
296,226
Different state
166,785
152,283
181,287
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,906
1,788
6,024
Foreign born
222,503
202,664
242,342
Naturalized citizen
33,605
26,180
41,030
Not a citizen
188,898
168,523
209,273
Entered 1990 or later
148,250
127,836
168,664
Entered before 1990
74,253
63,974
84,532
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
