SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

161,510

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

14,265

8.8

Kindergarten

9,932

6.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

75,344

46.6

High school (grades 9-12)

34,275

21.2

College or graduate school

27,694

17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

372,628

100.0

Less than 9th grade

16,996

4.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

30,376

8.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

81,979

22.0

Some college, no degree

89,224

23.9

Associate degree

27,146

7.3

Bachelor's degree

89,735

24.1

Graduate or professional degree

37,172

10.0

Percent high school graduate or higher

87.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

34.1

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

448,487

100.0

Never married

111,865

24.9

Now married, except separated

273,532

61.0

Separated

6,981

1.6

Widowed

15,281

3.4

Female

12,776

2.8

Divorced

40,828

9.1

Female

24,844

5.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

10,675

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

3,711

34.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

422,432

100.0

Civilian veterans

45,980

10.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

139,324

100.0

With a disability

10,127

7.3

Population 21 to 64 years

367,984

100.0

With a disability

53,871

14.6

Percent employed

68.1

(X)

No disability

314,113

85.4

Percent employed

80.7

(X)

Population 65 years and over

30,104

100.0

With a disability

12,649

42.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

541,751

100.0

Same house in 1995

225,905

41.7

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

285,355

52.7

Same county

107,974

19.9

Different county

177,381

32.7

Same state

82,097

15.2

Different state

95,284

17.6

Elsewhere in 1995

30,491

5.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

588,448

100.0

Native

488,930

83.1

Born in United States

481,048

81.7

State of residence

219,543

37.3

Different state

261,505

44.4

Born outside United States

7,882

1.3

Foreign born

99,518

16.9

Entered 1990 to March 2000

58,601

10.0

Naturalized citizen

29,838

5.1

Not a citizen

69,680

11.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

99,518

100.0

Europe

12,382

12.4

Asia

34,111

34.3

Africa

5,834

5.9

Oceania

181

0.2

Latin America

45,599

45.8

Northern America

1,411

1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

541,751

100.0

English only

426,736

78.8

Language other than English

115,015

21.2

Speak English less than 'very well

61,048

11.3

Spanish

56,827

10.5

Speak English less than "very well"

34,450

6.4

Other Indo-European languages

26,829

5.0

Speak English less than "very well"

9,831

1.8

Asian and Pacific Island languages

26,524

4.9

Speak English less than "very well"

15,650

2.9

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

588,448

100.0

Total ancestries reported

572,216

97.2

Arab

2,280

0.4

Czech¹

1,911

0.3

Danish

1,469

0.2

Dutch

6,778

1.2

English

62,144

10.6

French (except Basque)¹

12,664

2.2

French Canadian¹

2,986

0.5

German

61,820

10.5

Greek

1,976

0.3

Hungarian

1,833

0.3

Irish¹

59,355

10.1

Italian

19,492

3.3

Lithuanian

807

0.1

Norwegian

3,873

0.7

Polish

11,172

1.9

Portuguese

984

0.2

Russian

3,851

0.7

Scotch-Irish

12,148

2.1

Scottish

13,689

2.3

Slovak

837

0.1

Subsaharan African

8,624

1.5

Swedish

4,521

0.8

Swiss

1,152

0.2

Ukrainian

1,597

0.3

United States or American

61,719

10.5

Welsh

3,198

0.5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

4,085

0.7

Other ancestries

205,251

34.9