SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

16,787

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

863

5.1

Kindergarten

977

5.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

8,182

48.7

High school (grades 9-12)

4,267

25.4

College or graduate school

2,498

14.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

53,427

100.0

Less than 9th grade

2,166

4.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

7,579

14.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

16,572

31.0

Some college, no degree

16,197

30.3

Associate degree

3,385

6.3

Bachelor's degree

5,066

9.5

Graduate or professional degree

2,462

4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

81.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

14.1

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

61,496

100.0

Never married

11,344

18.4

Now married, except separated

36,459

59.3

Separated

930

1.5

Widowed

5,235

8.5

Female

4,224

6.9

Divorced

7,528

12.2

Female

4,143

6.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,167

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

616

52.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

58,256

100.0

Civilian veterans

11,934

20.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

15,895

100.0

With a disability

1,345

8.5

Population 21 to 64 years

40,358

100.0

With a disability

9,314

23.1

Percent employed

45.9

(X)

No disability

31,044

76.9

Percent employed

68.4

(X)

Population 65 years and over

14,701

100.0

With a disability

6,027

41.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

71,725

100.0

Same house in 1995

36,636

51.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

34,760

48.5

Same county

18,814

26.2

Different county

15,946

22.2

Same state

5,207

7.3

Different state

10,739

15.0

Elsewhere in 1995

329

0.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

75,726

100.0

Native

73,380

96.9

Born in United States

72,830

96.2

State of residence

23,478

31.0

Different state

49,352

65.2

Born outside United States

550

0.7

Foreign born

2,346

3.1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

472

0.6

Naturalized citizen

1,356

1.8

Not a citizen

990

1.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

2,346

100.0

Europe

902

38.4

Asia

324

13.8

Africa

14

0.6

Oceania

22

0.9

Latin America

641

27.3

Northern America

443

18.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

71,725

100.0

English only

68,300

95.2

Language other than English

3,425

4.8

Speak English less than 'very well

1,001

1.4

Spanish

2,020

2.8

Speak English less than "very well"

694

1.0

Other Indo-European languages

1,042

1.5

Speak English less than "very well"

202

0.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

209

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

81

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

75,726

100.0

Total ancestries reported

78,816

104.1

Arab

157

0.2

Czech¹

319

0.4

Danish

848

1.1

Dutch

2,434

3.2

English

11,775

15.5

French (except Basque)¹

3,507

4.6

French Canadian¹

856

1.1

German

14,609

19.3

Greek

238

0.3

Hungarian

303

0.4

Irish¹

10,313

13.6

Italian

3,094

4.1

Lithuanian

116

0.2

Norwegian

2,064

2.7

Polish

1,016

1.3

Portuguese

565

0.7

Russian

493

0.7

Scotch-Irish

1,880

2.5

Scottish

2,088

2.8

Slovak

122

0.2

Subsaharan African

35

0.0

Swedish

1,843

2.4

Swiss

408

0.5

Ukrainian

81

0.1

United States or American

5,105

6.7

Welsh

715

0.9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

25

0.0

Other ancestries

13,807

18.2