SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

87,642

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

5,713

6.5

Kindergarten

4,633

5.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

41,604

47.5

High school (grades 9-12)

19,880

22.7

College or graduate school

15,812

18.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

223,211

100.0

Less than 9th grade

6,875

3.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

17,799

8.0

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

53,824

24.1

Some college, no degree

65,811

29.5

Associate degree

15,571

7.0

Bachelor's degree

42,207

18.9

Graduate or professional degree

21,124

9.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

88.9

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

28.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

265,456

100.0

Never married

58,495

22.0

Now married, except separated

159,810

60.2

Separated

3,660

1.4

Widowed

14,721

5.5

Female

12,011

4.5

Divorced

28,770

10.8

Female

16,504

6.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

5,509

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

2,207

40.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

250,041

100.0

Civilian veterans

37,645

15.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

78,599

100.0

With a disability

5,898

7.5

Population 21 to 64 years

199,404

100.0

With a disability

30,196

15.1

Percent employed

62.2

(X)

No disability

169,208

84.9

Percent employed

79.8

(X)

Population 65 years and over

36,458

100.0

With a disability

14,159

38.8

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

316,516

100.0

Same house in 1995

163,895

51.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

146,295

46.2

Same county

65,830

20.8

Different county

80,465

25.4

Same state

49,042

15.5

Different state

31,423

9.9

Elsewhere in 1995

6,326

2.0

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

338,391

100.0

Native

314,291

92.9

Born in United States

311,395

92.0

State of residence

173,592

51.3

Different state

137,803

40.7

Born outside United States

2,896

0.9

Foreign born

24,100

7.1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

10,442

3.1

Naturalized citizen

9,300

2.7

Not a citizen

14,800

4.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

24,100

100.0

Europe

6,451

26.8

Asia

6,813

28.3

Africa

465

1.9

Oceania

304

1.3

Latin America

8,180

33.9

Northern America

1,887

7.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

316,516

100.0

English only

286,210

90.4

Language other than English

30,306

9.6

Speak English less than 'very well

13,010

4.1

Spanish

13,853

4.4

Speak English less than "very well"

6,677

2.1

Other Indo-European languages

9,720

3.1

Speak English less than "very well"

3,434

1.1

Asian and Pacific Island languages

5,635

1.8

Speak English less than "very well"

2,531

0.8

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

338,391

100.0

Total ancestries reported

386,920

114.3

Arab

1,545

0.5

Czech¹

2,512

0.7

Danish

4,468

1.3

Dutch

8,775

2.6

English

49,414

14.6

French (except Basque)¹

13,427

4.0

French Canadian¹

3,128

0.9

German

81,529

24.1

Greek

1,240

0.4

Hungarian

1,277

0.4

Irish¹

42,253

12.5

Italian

13,834

4.1

Lithuanian

408

0.1

Norwegian

17,520

5.2

Polish

5,861

1.7

Portuguese

1,154

0.3

Russian

4,800

1.4

Scotch-Irish

7,988

2.4

Scottish

11,938

3.5

Slovak

402

0.1

Subsaharan African

540

0.2

Swedish

13,581

4.0

Swiss

3,380

1.0

Ukrainian

2,030

0.6

United States or American

20,297

6.0

Welsh

3,999

1.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

160

0.0

Other ancestries

69,460

20.5