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
170,602
158,505
182,699
Nursery school, preschool
10,562
7,807
13,317
Kindergarten
7,841
5,490
10,192
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
79,519
72,082
86,956
High school grade (grades 9-12)
42,985
38,069
47,901
College or graduate school
29,695
24,759
34,631
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
427,874
414,486
441,262
Less than 9th grade
5,773
3,084
8,462
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,677
11,822
19,532
High school graduate (including equivalency)
96,220
87,848
104,592
Some college, no degree
99,458
91,946
106,970
Associate degree
32,457
27,498
37,416
Bachelor's degree
122,139
111,801
132,477
Graduate or professional degree
56,150
50,692
61,608
Percent high school graduate or higher
95.0
93.9
96.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
41.7
39.4
43.9
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
243,362
233,210
253,514
Never married
66,725
59,631
73,819
Now married, except separated
151,002
142,608
159,396
Separated
1,097
294
1,900
Widowed
3,238
1,969
4,507
Divorced
21,300
16,493
26,107
Females 15 years and over
255,316
246,677
263,955
Never married
58,085
52,335
63,835
Now married, except separated
145,829
137,752
153,906
Separated
2,668
749
4,587
Widowed
17,783
14,115
21,451
Divorced
30,951
26,366
35,536
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
8,957
6,390
11,524
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
729
0
1,499
Per 1,000 unmarried women
11
0
22
As a percent of all women with a birth
8.1
0.0
16.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
55
39
71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
7
0
20
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
98
65
130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
42
22
61
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,645
3,863
9,427
Responsible for grandchildren
1,658
396
2,920
less than 1 year
153
0
406
1 or 2 years
434
0
959
3 or 4 years
510
0
1,326
5 or more years
561
0
1,270
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
61.3
39.2
83.4
Percent who are married
63.4
29.7
97.1
Percent who are in labor force
80.3
56.1
100.0
Percent who are in poverty
0.0
0.0
30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
467,285
451,754
482,816
Civilian veterans
50,096
43,978
56,214
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
145,456
135,070
155,842
With a disability
6,572
4,496
8,648
Population 21 to 64 years
388,465
374,307
402,623
With a disability
21,886
17,690
26,082
Percent employed
46.1
34.0
58.2
No disability
366,579
352,161
380,997
Percent employed
81.6
79.6
83.5
Population 65 years and over
60,711
55,099
66,323
With a disability
18,436
14,466
22,406
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
627,759
604,797
650,721
Same house
540,210
517,506
562,914
Different house in the U.S.
85,868
71,033
100,703
Same county
56,125
43,456
68,794
Different county
29,743
21,960
37,526
Same state
21,586
14,512
28,660
Different state
8,157
4,969
11,345
Abroad
1,681
197
3,165
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
635,930
612,756
659,104
Native
575,309
557,027
593,591
Born in United States
572,757
554,340
591,174
State of residence
394,582
375,895
413,269
Different state
178,175
164,779
191,571
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2,552
1,134
3,970
Foreign born
60,621
47,784
73,458
Naturalized citizen
19,992
14,876
25,108
Not a citizen
40,629
28,864
52,394
Entered 1990 or later
37,242
25,784
48,700
Entered before 1990
23,379
17,728
29,030
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
