URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE

Total population

281,912

Urban population

243,323

Rural population

38,589

Farm population

2,173

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school

105,724

Preprimary school

5,340

Elementary or high school

45,131

Percent in private school

7.7

College

55,253

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 25 years and over

158,966

Less than 9th grade

8,138

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

17,507

High school graduate

37,878

Some college, no degree

37,007

Associate degree

12,061

Bachelor's degree

25,932

Graduate or professional degree

20,443

Percent high school graduate or higher

83.9

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

29.2

RESIDENCE IN 1985

Persons 5 years and over

261,303

Lived in same house

114,457

Lived in different house in U.S.

141,250

Same state

122,006

Same county

72,300

Different county

49,706

Different state

19,244

Lived abroad

5,596

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS

Persons 16 to 64 years

194,324

With a mobility or self-care limitation

6,753

With a mobility limitation

3,119

With a self-care limitation

4,974

With a work disability

14,194

In labor force

6,853

Prevented from working

5,812

Persons 65 years and over

23,260

With a mobility or self-care limitation

5,041

With a mobility limitation

4,051

With a self-care limitation

2,887

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN

Women 15 to 24 years

180

Women 25 to 34 years

1,203

Women 35 to 44 years

1,930

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian veterans 16 years and over

24,364

65 years and over

5,402

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

281,912

Native population

269,633

Percent born in state of residence

76.1

Foreign-born population

12,279

Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990

6,607

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Persons 5 years and over

261,303

Speak a language other than English

21,271

Do not speak English "very well"

7,281

Speak Spanish

7,984

Do not speak English "very well"

2,480

Speak Asian or Pacific Island language

4,806

Do not speak English "very well"

2,605

ANCESTRY

Total ancestries reported

363,714

Arab

2,462

Austrian

664

Belgian

1,119

Canadian

1,279

Czech

1,621

Danish

1,956

Dutch

12,453

English

51,591

Finnish

2,325

French (except Basque)

16,284

French Canadian

5,067

German

89,991

Greek

1,587

Hungarian

2,029

Irish

42,972

Italian

8,681

Lithuanian

989

Norwegian

2,723

Polish

15,074

Portuguese

216

Romanian

254

Russian

2,309

Scotch-Irish

5,187

Scottish

9,254

Slovak

2,214

Subsaharan African

838

Swedish

6,319

Swiss

1,193

Ukrainian

958

United States or American

8,866

Welsh

2,527

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)

375

Yugoslavian

455

Other ancestries

61,882