URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE

Total population

304,715

Urban population

237,833

Rural population

66,882

Farm population

1,034

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school

82,751

Preprimary school

7,845

Elementary or high school

55,986

Percent in private school

17.1

College

18,920

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 25 years and over

195,837

Less than 9th grade

8,451

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

15,071

High school graduate

63,044

Some college, no degree

39,951

Associate degree

16,334

Bachelor's degree

37,971

Graduate or professional degree

15,015

Percent high school graduate or higher

88.0

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

27.1

RESIDENCE IN 1985

Persons 5 years and over

282,895

Lived in same house

164,414

Lived in different house in U.S.

117,337

Same state

99,286

Same county

54,308

Different county

44,978

Different state

18,051

Lived abroad

1,144

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS

Persons 16 to 64 years

200,138

With a mobility or self-care limitation

3,765

With a mobility limitation

2,176

With a self-care limitation

2,641

With a work disability

10,255

In labor force

5,656

Prevented from working

3,618

Persons 65 years and over

27,881

With a mobility or self-care limitation

3,901

With a mobility limitation

2,988

With a self-care limitation

2,339

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN

Women 15 to 24 years

117

Women 25 to 34 years

1,240

Women 35 to 44 years

1,968

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian veterans 16 years and over

34,726

65 years and over

7,190

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

304,715

Native population

296,409

Percent born in state of residence

79.8

Foreign-born population

8,306

Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990

1,490

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Persons 5 years and over

282,895

Speak a language other than English

14,970

Do not speak English "very well"

4,210

Speak Spanish

4,325

Do not speak English "very well"

1,492

Speak Asian or Pacific Island language

1,131

Do not speak English "very well"

430

ANCESTRY

Total ancestries reported

439,689

Arab

419

Austrian

2,633

Belgian

1,329

Canadian

350

Czech

6,541

Danish

4,644

Dutch

7,352

English

31,142

Finnish

2,355

French (except Basque)

14,540

French Canadian

2,949

German

186,613

Greek

1,631

Hungarian

3,013

Irish

44,796

Italian

15,761

Lithuanian

1,091

Norwegian

16,279

Polish

40,301

Portuguese

56

Romanian

179

Russian

1,655

Scotch-Irish

3,083

Scottish

4,648

Slovak

4,799

Subsaharan African

15

Swedish

9,322

Swiss

3,260

Ukrainian

510

United States or American

3,335

Welsh

3,320

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)

44

Yugoslavian

1,963

Other ancestries

19,761