SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

68,515

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

4,335

6.3

Kindergarten

3,060

4.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

29,964

43.7

High school (grades 9-12)

14,742

21.5

College or graduate school

16,414

24.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

181,276

100.0

Less than 9th grade

5,685

3.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

12,215

6.7

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

51,093

28.2

Some college, no degree

35,363

19.5

Associate degree

14,852

8.2

Bachelor's degree

39,373

21.7

Graduate or professional degree

22,695

12.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

90.1

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

34.2

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

214,150

100.0

Never married

57,487

26.8

Now married, except separated

116,366

54.3

Separated

2,438

1.1

Widowed

14,247

6.7

Female

11,562

5.4

Divorced

23,612

11.0

Female

13,882

6.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

2,559

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

884

34.5

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

202,341

100.0

Civilian veterans

28,825

14.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

56,931

100.0

With a disability

4,449

7.8

Population 21 to 64 years

155,220

100.0

With a disability

24,499

15.8

Percent employed

59.6

(X)

No disability

130,721

84.2

Percent employed

84.3

(X)

Population 65 years and over

33,862

100.0

With a disability

13,154

38.8

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

250,237

100.0

Same house in 1995

135,739

54.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

111,179

44.4

Same county

64,581

25.8

Different county

46,598

18.6

Same state

18,502

7.4

Different state

28,096

11.2

Elsewhere in 1995

3,319

1.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

265,612

100.0

Native

255,496

96.2

Born in United States

253,152

95.3

State of residence

166,361

62.6

Different state

86,791

32.7

Born outside United States

2,344

0.9

Foreign born

10,116

3.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

4,100

1.5

Naturalized citizen

4,923

1.9

Not a citizen

5,193

2.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

10,116

100.0

Europe

3,594

35.5

Asia

3,083

30.5

Africa

729

7.2

Oceania

31

0.3

Latin America

720

7.1

Northern America

1,959

19.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

250,237

100.0

English only

235,349

94.1

Language other than English

14,888

5.9

Speak English less than 'very well

4,275

1.7

Spanish

2,289

0.9

Speak English less than "very well"

614

0.2

Other Indo-European languages

9,426

3.8

Speak English less than "very well"

2,245

0.9

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,433

1.0

Speak English less than "very well"

1,075

0.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

265,612

100.0

Total ancestries reported

305,713

115.1

Arab

725

0.3

Czech¹

595

0.2

Danish

2,468

0.9

Dutch

3,261

1.2

English

60,193

22.7

French (except Basque)¹

31,067

11.7

French Canadian¹

16,205

6.1

German

21,723

8.2

Greek

1,715

0.6

Hungarian

823

0.3

Irish¹

50,653

19.1

Italian

21,342

8.0

Lithuanian

1,083

0.4

Norwegian

3,061

1.2

Polish

6,700

2.5

Portuguese

1,119

0.4

Russian

2,244

0.8

Scotch-Irish

7,987

3.0

Scottish

15,171

5.7

Slovak

413

0.2

Subsaharan African

783

0.3

Swedish

5,635

2.1

Swiss

607

0.2

Ukrainian

659

0.2

United States or American

16,823

6.3

Welsh

2,383

0.9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

294

0.1

Other ancestries

29,981

11.3