SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

9,074

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

612

6.7

Kindergarten

421

4.6

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,524

49.9

High school (grades 9-12)

2,464

27.2

College or graduate school

1,053

11.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

32,000

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,202

3.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

3,636

11.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

9,273

29.0

Some college, no degree

9,443

29.5

Associate degree

1,799

5.6

Bachelor's degree

3,966

12.4

Graduate or professional degree

2,681

8.4

Percent high school graduate or higher

84.9

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

20.8

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

36,821

100.0

Never married

7,187

19.5

Now married, except separated

20,258

55.0

Separated

696

1.9

Widowed

3,090

8.4

Female

2,429

6.6

Divorced

5,590

15.2

Female

3,304

9.0

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

757

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

413

54.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

34,900

100.0

Civilian veterans

6,828

19.6

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

8,733

100.0

With a disability

1,029

11.8

Population 21 to 64 years

24,780

100.0

With a disability

5,387

21.7

Percent employed

52.7

(X)

No disability

19,393

78.3

Percent employed

73.8

(X)

Population 65 years and over

8,453

100.0

With a disability

3,323

39.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

42,327

100.0

Same house in 1995

19,792

46.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

21,779

51.5

Same county

10,328

24.4

Different county

11,451

27.1

Same state

6,172

14.6

Different state

5,279

12.5

Elsewhere in 1995

756

1.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

44,479

100.0

Native

42,619

95.8

Born in United States

42,303

95.1

State of residence

19,846

44.6

Different state

22,457

50.5

Born outside United States

316

0.7

Foreign born

1,860

4.2

Entered 1990 to March 2000

868

2.0

Naturalized citizen

660

1.5

Not a citizen

1,200

2.7

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,860

100.0

Europe

423

22.7

Asia

235

12.6

Africa

34

1.8

Oceania

59

3.2

Latin America

919

49.4

Northern America

190

10.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

42,327

100.0

English only

39,907

94.3

Language other than English

2,420

5.7

Speak English less than 'very well

1,178

2.8

Spanish

1,600

3.8

Speak English less than "very well"

947

2.2

Other Indo-European languages

535

1.3

Speak English less than "very well"

91

0.2

Asian and Pacific Island languages

198

0.5

Speak English less than "very well"

113

0.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

44,479

100.0

Total ancestries reported

50,536

113.6

Arab

38

0.1

Czech¹

339

0.8

Danish

787

1.8

Dutch

1,347

3.0

English

7,124

16.0

French (except Basque)¹

2,044

4.6

French Canadian¹

478

1.1

German

9,178

20.6

Greek

86

0.2

Hungarian

111

0.2

Irish¹

6,291

14.1

Italian

1,249

2.8

Lithuanian

117

0.3

Norwegian

2,099

4.7

Polish

759

1.7

Portuguese

142

0.3

Russian

329

0.7

Scotch-Irish

1,454

3.3

Scottish

1,706

3.8

Slovak

18

0.0

Subsaharan African

31

0.1

Swedish

1,403

3.2

Swiss

443

1.0

Ukrainian

64

0.1

United States or American

3,019

6.8

Welsh

584

1.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

18

0.0

Other ancestries

9,278

20.9