SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

51,209

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

5,822

11.4

Kindergarten

3,412

6.7

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

24,604

48.0

High school (grades 9-12)

10,323

20.2

College or graduate school

7,048

13.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

116,457

100.0

Less than 9th grade

2,003

1.7

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

4,762

4.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

23,023

19.8

Some college, no degree

21,921

18.8

Associate degree

7,839

6.7

Bachelor's degree

38,791

33.3

Graduate or professional degree

18,118

15.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

94.2

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

48.9

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

134,505

100.0

Never married

24,613

18.3

Now married, except separated

93,204

69.3

Separated

1,160

0.9

Widowed

5,037

3.7

Female

4,003

3.0

Divorced

10,491

7.8

Female

6,188

4.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,291

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

479

37.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

126,458

100.0

Civilian veterans

13,521

10.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

43,741

100.0

With a disability

2,800

6.4

Population 21 to 64 years

107,930

100.0

With a disability

12,134

11.2

Percent employed

71.5

(X)

No disability

95,796

88.8

Percent employed

83.1

(X)

Population 65 years and over

12,892

100.0

With a disability

4,396

34.1

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

165,990

100.0

Same house in 1995

76,514

46.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

87,277

52.6

Same county

30,490

18.4

Different county

56,787

34.2

Same state

33,375

20.1

Different state

23,412

14.1

Elsewhere in 1995

2,199

1.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

182,740

100.0

Native

175,457

96.0

Born in United States

174,178

95.3

State of residence

108,802

59.5

Different state

65,376

35.8

Born outside United States

1,279

0.7

Foreign born

7,283

4.0

Entered 1990 to March 2000

3,567

2.0

Naturalized citizen

3,550

1.9

Not a citizen

3,733

2.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

7,283

100.0

Europe

2,018

27.7

Asia

3,333

45.8

Africa

255

3.5

Oceania

40

0.5

Latin America

1,087

14.9

Northern America

550

7.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

165,990

100.0

English only

156,275

94.1

Language other than English

9,715

5.9

Speak English less than 'very well

2,977

1.8

Spanish

3,226

1.9

Speak English less than "very well"

1,126

0.7

Other Indo-European languages

3,469

2.1

Speak English less than "very well"

784

0.5

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,396

1.4

Speak English less than "very well"

1,013

0.6

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

182,740

100.0

Total ancestries reported

187,581

102.6

Arab

911

0.5

Czech¹

1,009

0.6

Danish

819

0.4

Dutch

3,974

2.2

English

24,896

13.6

French (except Basque)¹

5,219

2.9

French Canadian¹

680

0.4

German

49,313

27.0

Greek

1,038

0.6

Hungarian

1,277

0.7

Irish¹

24,896

13.6

Italian

6,838

3.7

Lithuanian

430

0.2

Norwegian

2,362

1.3

Polish

5,478

3.0

Portuguese

129

0.1

Russian

1,486

0.8

Scotch-Irish

3,320

1.8

Scottish

5,154

2.8

Slovak

457

0.3

Subsaharan African

349

0.2

Swedish

2,483

1.4

Swiss

1,003

0.5

Ukrainian

388

0.2

United States or American

17,870

9.8

Welsh

1,791

1.0

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

95

0.1

Other ancestries

23,916

13.1