SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

27,802

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

1,682

6.0

Kindergarten

1,217

4.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

13,353

48.0

High school (grades 9-12)

6,789

24.4

College or graduate school

4,761

17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

77,981

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,991

2.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

7,084

9.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

21,178

27.2

Some college, no degree

22,274

28.6

Associate degree

5,984

7.7

Bachelor's degree

13,325

17.1

Graduate or professional degree

6,145

7.9

Percent high school graduate or higher

88.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

25.0

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

91,890

100.0

Never married

18,952

20.6

Now married, except separated

56,227

61.2

Separated

1,508

1.6

Widowed

4,857

5.3

Female

3,978

4.3

Divorced

10,346

11.3

Female

5,485

6.0

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,337

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

596

44.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

86,871

100.0

Civilian veterans

14,501

16.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

25,284

100.0

With a disability

1,866

7.4

Population 21 to 64 years

67,594

100.0

With a disability

11,125

16.5

Percent employed

62.1

(X)

No disability

56,469

83.5

Percent employed

77.0

(X)

Population 65 years and over

14,685

100.0

With a disability

5,463

37.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

108,293

100.0

Same house in 1995

43,935

40.6

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

63,244

58.4

Same county

28,743

26.5

Different county

34,501

31.9

Same state

16,865

15.6

Different state

17,636

16.3

Elsewhere in 1995

1,114

1.0

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

115,367

100.0

Native

112,178

97.2

Born in United States

111,301

96.5

State of residence

50,600

43.9

Different state

60,701

52.6

Born outside United States

877

0.8

Foreign born

3,189

2.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,196

1.0

Naturalized citizen

1,440

1.2

Not a citizen

1,749

1.5

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

3,189

100.0

Europe

881

27.6

Asia

530

16.6

Africa

25

0.8

Oceania

82

2.6

Latin America

1,199

37.6

Northern America

472

14.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

108,293

100.0

English only

102,487

94.6

Language other than English

5,806

5.4

Speak English less than 'very well

2,063

1.9

Spanish

3,582

3.3

Speak English less than "very well"

1,574

1.5

Other Indo-European languages

1,532

1.4

Speak English less than "very well"

286

0.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

500

0.5

Speak English less than "very well"

191

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

115,367

100.0

Total ancestries reported

128,631

111.5

Arab

163

0.1

Czech¹

730

0.6

Danish

1,594

1.4

Dutch

3,472

3.0

English

18,103

15.7

French (except Basque)¹

4,972

4.3

French Canadian¹

1,323

1.1

German

25,092

21.7

Greek

461

0.4

Hungarian

306

0.3

Irish¹

16,498

14.3

Italian

4,587

4.0

Lithuanian

153

0.1

Norwegian

5,565

4.8

Polish

1,842

1.6

Portuguese

666

0.6

Russian

847

0.7

Scotch-Irish

3,013

2.6

Scottish

4,809

4.2

Slovak

87

0.1

Subsaharan African

31

0.0

Swedish

3,807

3.3

Swiss

1,070

0.9

Ukrainian

197

0.2

United States or American

8,194

7.1

Welsh

1,533

1.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

21

0.0

Other ancestries

19,495

16.9