SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

4,882

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

357

7.3

Kindergarten

360

7.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

2,613

53.5

High school (grades 9-12)

1,164

23.8

College or graduate school

388

7.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

11,972

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,205

10.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

1,606

13.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

3,799

31.7

Some college, no degree

3,060

25.6

Associate degree

658

5.5

Bachelor's degree

1,124

9.4

Graduate or professional degree

520

4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.5

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

13.7

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

14,321

100.0

Never married

2,894

20.2

Now married, except separated

8,893

62.1

Separated

280

2.0

Widowed

751

5.2

Female

580

4.0

Divorced

1,503

10.5

Female

797

5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

493

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

306

62.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

13,367

100.0

Civilian veterans

2,156

16.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

4,746

100.0

With a disability

296

6.2

Population 21 to 64 years

10,427

100.0

With a disability

2,292

22.0

Percent employed

65.2

(X)

No disability

8,135

78.0

Percent employed

73.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

2,323

100.0

With a disability

908

39.1

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

17,610

100.0

Same house in 1995

8,007

45.5

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

9,426

53.5

Same county

3,976

22.6

Different county

5,450

30.9

Same state

3,520

20.0

Different state

1,930

11.0

Elsewhere in 1995

177

1.0

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

19,009

100.0

Native

17,126

90.1

Born in United States

16,987

89.4

State of residence

9,787

51.5

Different state

7,200

37.9

Born outside United States

139

0.7

Foreign born

1,883

9.9

Entered 1990 to March 2000

772

4.1

Naturalized citizen

404

2.1

Not a citizen

1,479

7.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,883

100.0

Europe

69

3.7

Asia

121

6.4

Africa

13

0.7

Oceania

7

0.4

Latin America

1,629

86.5

Northern America

44

2.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

17,610

100.0

English only

14,256

81.0

Language other than English

3,354

19.0

Speak English less than 'very well

1,646

9.3

Spanish

2,689

15.3

Speak English less than "very well"

1,477

8.4

Other Indo-European languages

242

1.4

Speak English less than "very well"

68

0.4

Asian and Pacific Island languages

55

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

44

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

19,009

100.0

Total ancestries reported

19,426

102.2

Arab

12

0.1

Czech¹

123

0.6

Danish

141

0.7

Dutch

478

2.5

English

2,025

10.7

French (except Basque)¹

443

2.3

French Canadian¹

132

0.7

German

2,944

15.5

Greek

21

0.1

Hungarian

43

0.2

Irish¹

1,615

8.5

Italian

382

2.0

Lithuanian

19

0.1

Norwegian

628

3.3

Polish

116

0.6

Portuguese

43

0.2

Russian

50

0.3

Scotch-Irish

310

1.6

Scottish

410

2.2

Slovak

7

0.0

Subsaharan African

13

0.1

Swedish

463

2.4

Swiss

89

0.5

Ukrainian

37

0.2

United States or American

1,343

7.1

Welsh

83

0.4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

2

0.0

Other ancestries

7,454

39.2