SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

5,921

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

391

6.6

Kindergarten

327

5.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

2,785

47.0

High school (grades 9-12)

1,623

27.4

College or graduate school

795

13.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

17,883

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,301

7.3

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

3,319

18.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

7,179

40.1

Some college, no degree

3,509

19.6

Associate degree

1,073

6.0

Bachelor's degree

907

5.1

Graduate or professional degree

595

3.3

Percent high school graduate or higher

74.2

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

8.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

21,441

100.0

Never married

4,155

19.4

Now married, except separated

12,634

58.9

Separated

439

2.0

Widowed

1,680

7.8

Female

1,237

5.8

Divorced

2,533

11.8

Female

1,156

5.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

559

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

271

48.5

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

20,366

100.0

Civilian veterans

3,534

17.4

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

5,309

100.0

With a disability

494

9.3

Population 21 to 64 years

12,128

100.0

With a disability

3,266

26.9

Percent employed

56.5

(X)

No disability

8,862

73.1

Percent employed

72.7

(X)

Population 65 years and over

3,108

100.0

With a disability

1,500

48.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

24,690

100.0

Same house in 1995

14,333

58.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

10,177

41.2

Same county

3,660

14.8

Different county

6,517

26.4

Same state

5,075

20.6

Different state

1,442

5.8

Elsewhere in 1995

180

0.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

26,088

100.0

Native

25,629

98.2

Born in United States

25,280

96.9

State of residence

17,483

67.0

Different state

7,797

29.9

Born outside United States

349

1.3

Foreign born

459

1.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

86

0.3

Naturalized citizen

306

1.2

Not a citizen

153

0.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

459

100.0

Europe

138

30.1

Asia

111

24.2

Africa

9

2.0

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

151

32.9

Northern America

50

10.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

24,690

100.0

English only

23,545

95.4

Language other than English

1,145

4.6

Speak English less than 'very well

346

1.4

Spanish

666

2.7

Speak English less than "very well"

198

0.8

Other Indo-European languages

297

1.2

Speak English less than "very well"

78

0.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

132

0.5

Speak English less than "very well"

61

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

26,088

100.0

Total ancestries reported

19,480

74.7

Arab

17

0.1

Czech¹

19

0.1

Danish

44

0.2

Dutch

429

1.6

English

1,903

7.3

French (except Basque)¹

350

1.3

French Canadian¹

79

0.3

German

1,973

7.6

Greek

33

0.1

Hungarian

43

0.2

Irish¹

2,257

8.7

Italian

517

2.0

Lithuanian

18

0.1

Norwegian

66

0.3

Polish

373

1.4

Portuguese

10

0.0

Russian

34

0.1

Scotch-Irish

381

1.5

Scottish

369

1.4

Slovak

0

0.0

Subsaharan African

194

0.7

Swedish

96

0.4

Swiss

16

0.1

Ukrainian

20

0.1

United States or American

4,348

16.7

Welsh

58

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

120

0.5

Other ancestries

5,713

21.9