URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE

Total population

243,135

Urban population

142,369

Rural population

100,766

Farm population

831

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school

58,915

Preprimary school

5,113

Elementary or high school

36,676

Percent in private school

6.1

College

17,126

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 25 years and over

159,876

Less than 9th grade

8,348

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

15,596

High school graduate

50,386

Some college, no degree

28,397

Associate degree

13,085

Bachelor's degree

29,295

Graduate or professional degree

14,769

Percent high school graduate or higher

85.0

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

27.6

RESIDENCE IN 1985

Persons 5 years and over

226,235

Lived in same house

117,512

Lived in different house in U.S.

106,354

Same state

75,802

Same county

58,824

Different county

16,978

Different state

30,552

Lived abroad

2,369

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS

Persons 16 to 64 years

156,995

With a mobility or self-care limitation

4,681

With a mobility limitation

2,812

With a self-care limitation

3,079

With a work disability

12,828

In labor force

6,249

Prevented from working

5,438

Persons 65 years and over

30,059

With a mobility or self-care limitation

5,378

With a mobility limitation

4,307

With a self-care limitation

2,872

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN

Women 15 to 24 years

239

Women 25 to 34 years

1,063

Women 35 to 44 years

1,704

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian veterans 16 years and over

30,281

65 years and over

7,838

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

243,135

Native population

235,184

Percent born in state of residence

67.0

Foreign-born population

7,951

Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990

2,444

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Persons 5 years and over

226,235

Speak a language other than English

12,780

Do not speak English "very well"

3,811

Speak Spanish

1,260

Do not speak English "very well"

308

Speak Asian or Pacific Island language

1,295

Do not speak English "very well"

770

ANCESTRY

Total ancestries reported

321,439

Arab

788

Austrian

541

Belgian

153

Canadian

2,886

Czech

582

Danish

3,051

Dutch

3,429

English

74,480

Finnish

1,176

French (except Basque)

35,728

French Canadian

14,247

German

25,109

Greek

1,796

Hungarian

972

Irish

54,302

Italian

18,777

Lithuanian

1,034

Norwegian

2,184

Polish

6,571

Portuguese

935

Romanian

157

Russian

2,879

Scotch-Irish

8,303

Scottish

17,217

Slovak

779

Subsaharan African

123

Swedish

5,155

Swiss

591

Ukrainian

413

United States or American

13,310

Welsh

2,507

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)

336

Yugoslavian

131

Other ancestries

20,797