SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

4,421

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

380

8.6

Kindergarten

314

7.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

2,141

48.4

High school (grades 9-12)

893

20.2

College or graduate school

693

15.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

10,715

100.0

Less than 9th grade

603

5.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

2,022

18.9

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

3,434

32.0

Some college, no degree

2,310

21.6

Associate degree

880

8.2

Bachelor's degree

996

9.3

Graduate or professional degree

470

4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher

75.5

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

13.7

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

12,720

100.0

Never married

3,542

27.8

Now married, except separated

5,502

43.3

Separated

449

3.5

Widowed

1,125

8.8

Female

922

7.2

Divorced

2,102

16.5

Female

1,112

8.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

383

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

183

47.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

12,161

100.0

Civilian veterans

2,156

17.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

3,851

100.0

With a disability

497

12.9

Population 21 to 64 years

9,287

100.0

With a disability

2,765

29.8

Percent employed

49.6

(X)

No disability

6,522

70.2

Percent employed

74.7

(X)

Population 65 years and over

2,195

100.0

With a disability

1,015

46.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

15,354

100.0

Same house in 1995

7,786

50.7

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

7,272

47.4

Same county

4,908

32.0

Different county

2,364

15.4

Same state

859

5.6

Different state

1,505

9.8

Elsewhere in 1995

296

1.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

16,500

100.0

Native

15,549

94.2

Born in United States

15,401

93.3

State of residence

7,113

43.1

Different state

8,288

50.2

Born outside United States

148

0.9

Foreign born

951

5.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

358

2.2

Naturalized citizen

390

2.4

Not a citizen

561

3.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

951

100.0

Europe

199

20.9

Asia

174

18.3

Africa

65

6.8

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

500

52.6

Northern America

13

1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

15,354

100.0

English only

14,004

91.2

Language other than English

1,350

8.8

Speak English less than 'very well

627

4.1

Spanish

776

5.1

Speak English less than "very well"

416

2.7

Other Indo-European languages

354

2.3

Speak English less than "very well"

105

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

142

0.9

Speak English less than "very well"

58

0.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

16,500

100.0

Total ancestries reported

15,809

95.8

Arab

92

0.6

Czech¹

110

0.7

Danish

32

0.2

Dutch

160

1.0

English

1,428

8.7

French (except Basque)¹

547

3.3

French Canadian¹

138

0.8

German

1,579

9.6

Greek

4

0.0

Hungarian

76

0.5

Irish¹

1,480

9.0

Italian

927

5.6

Lithuanian

24

0.1

Norwegian

32

0.2

Polish

203

1.2

Portuguese

68

0.4

Russian

32

0.2

Scotch-Irish

239

1.4

Scottish

199

1.2

Slovak

13

0.1

Subsaharan African

87

0.5

Swedish

96

0.6

Swiss

70

0.4

Ukrainian

52

0.3

United States or American

1,499

9.1

Welsh

135

0.8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

94

0.6

Other ancestries

6,393

38.7