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
189,926
186,573
193,279
Nursery school, preschool
10,742
9,386
12,098
Kindergarten
11,322
10,034
12,610
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
84,356
81,345
87,367
High school grade (grades 9-12)
45,326
41,394
49,258
College or graduate school
38,180
33,381
42,979
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
469,606
468,427
470,785
Less than 9th grade
26,290
22,569
30,011
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
27,178
25,484
28,872
High school graduate (including equivalency)
158,997
151,276
166,718
Some college, no degree
106,995
103,940
110,050
Associate degree
41,622
38,780
44,464
Bachelor's degree
80,821
76,058
85,584
Graduate or professional degree
27,703
23,174
32,232
Percent high school graduate or higher
88.6
87.8
89.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
23.1
21.5
24.7
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
282,719
281,615
283,823
Never married
82,984
79,763
86,205
Now married, except separated
168,568
165,421
171,715
Separated
2,232
1,507
2,957
Widowed
5,735
5,046
6,424
Divorced
23,200
21,268
25,132
Females 15 years and over
294,082
293,010
295,154
Never married
61,291
58,408
64,174
Now married, except separated
172,147
167,767
176,527
Separated
3,226
1,858
4,594
Widowed
31,372
28,627
34,117
Divorced
26,046
24,155
27,937
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
10,146
8,018
12,274
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
2,899
2,369
3,429
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
30
45
As a percent of all women with a birth
28.6
22.9
34.3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
55
44
67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
33
16
50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
114
82
146
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
13
10
16
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
4,972
4,126
5,818
Responsible for grandchildren
2,520
1,699
3,341
less than 1 year
1,007
308
1,706
1 or 2 years
195
46
344
3 or 4 years
447
83
811
5 or more years
871
485
1,257
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.8
55.4
72.3
Percent who are married
64.8
49.9
79.7
Percent who are in labor force
70.8
57.5
84.2
Percent who are in poverty
10.4
0.7
20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
538,835
536,483
541,187
Civilian veterans
72,422
67,570
77,274
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
170,253
167,873
172,633
With a disability
9,079
7,682
10,476
Population 21 to 64 years
409,763
406,248
413,278
With a disability
37,905
33,940
41,870
Percent employed
54.7
52.0
57.4
No disability
371,858
365,367
378,349
Percent employed
83.6
82.1
85.2
Population 65 years and over
99,781
99,491
100,071
With a disability
37,693
35,979
39,407
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
726,082
724,243
727,921
Same house
619,857
610,847
628,867
Different house in the U.S.
103,790
97,072
110,508
Same county
63,096
58,720
67,472
Different county
40,694
33,180
48,208
Same state
22,260
18,180
26,340
Different state
18,434
14,274
22,594
Abroad
2,435
1,004
3,866
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
735,349
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*****
Native
722,754
721,121
724,387
Born in United States
718,640
716,408
720,872
State of residence
495,442
460,558
530,326
Different state
223,198
188,224
258,172
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
4,114
3,081
5,147
Foreign born
12,595
10,962
14,228
Naturalized citizen
5,609
4,328
6,890
Not a citizen
6,986
5,760
8,212
Entered 1990 or later
6,952
5,608
8,296
Entered before 1990
5,643
4,472
6,814
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
