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
139,738
127,696
151,780
Nursery school, preschool
8,784
5,962
11,606
Kindergarten
6,829
4,885
8,773
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
52,987
45,186
60,788
High school grade (grades 9-12)
23,169
18,770
27,568
College or graduate school
47,969
42,303
53,635
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
391,713
376,998
406,428
Less than 9th grade
12,729
8,649
16,809
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,396
19,586
29,206
High school graduate (including equivalency)
87,690
78,530
96,850
Some college, no degree
81,791
74,233
89,349
Associate degree
28,040
22,852
33,228
Bachelor's degree
105,153
97,559
112,747
Graduate or professional degree
51,914
44,642
59,186
Percent high school graduate or higher
90.5
88.7
92.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
40.1
37.8
42.4
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
223,612
213,218
234,006
Never married
88,204
80,481
95,927
Now married, except separated
105,198
96,248
114,148
Separated
1,919
837
3,001
Widowed
4,573
2,760
6,386
Divorced
23,718
19,853
27,583
Females 15 years and over
236,813
227,503
246,123
Never married
80,902
73,473
88,331
Now married, except separated
102,931
94,549
111,313
Separated
4,114
1,825
6,403
Widowed
19,219
16,018
22,420
Divorced
29,647
25,067
34,227
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
9,613
6,909
12,317
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,362
897
3,827
Per 1,000 unmarried women
26
10
42
As a percent of all women with a birth
24.6
10.8
38.3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
61
43
78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
14
0
37
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
90
60
121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
37
18
56
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
6,589
4,109
9,069
Responsible for grandchildren
1,917
561
3,273
less than 1 year
0
0
520
1 or 2 years
407
0
885
3 or 4 years
783
0
1,694
5 or more years
727
0
1,596
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.8
43.9
83.8
Percent who are married
75.4
46.5
100.0
Percent who are in labor force
62.1
26.9
97.2
Percent who are in poverty
13.9
0.0
37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
443,330
426,825
459,835
Civilian veterans
42,209
37,749
46,669
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
99,979
87,952
112,006
With a disability
7,392
4,762
10,022
Population 21 to 64 years
361,831
345,398
378,264
With a disability
33,876
28,192
39,560
Percent employed
42.5
34.9
50.1
No disability
327,955
312,705
343,205
Percent employed
81.6
79.5
83.8
Population 65 years and over
63,698
57,919
69,477
With a disability
23,378
19,253
27,503
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
559,881
535,180
584,582
Same house
454,554
431,861
477,247
Different house in the U.S.
98,949
84,485
113,413
Same county
69,145
55,187
83,103
Different county
29,804
23,348
36,260
Same state
21,179
15,570
26,788
Different state
8,625
5,223
12,027
Abroad
6,378
2,827
9,929
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
567,889
542,537
593,241
Native
490,628
469,696
511,560
Born in United States
487,013
466,292
507,734
State of residence
329,616
309,930
349,302
Different state
157,397
145,291
169,503
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
3,615
1,844
5,386
Foreign born
77,261
65,364
89,158
Naturalized citizen
27,554
20,516
34,592
Not a citizen
49,707
40,025
59,389
Entered 1990 or later
47,667
37,466
57,868
Entered before 1990
29,594
23,808
35,380
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
