SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

9,203

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

479

5.2

Kindergarten

569

6.2

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,703

51.1

High school (grades 9-12)

2,113

23.0

College or graduate school

1,339

14.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

28,566

100.0

Less than 9th grade

2,130

7.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

4,486

15.7

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

9,574

33.5

Some college, no degree

6,682

23.4

Associate degree

1,822

6.4

Bachelor's degree

2,840

9.9

Graduate or professional degree

1,032

3.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

13.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

33,102

100.0

Never married

6,311

19.1

Now married, except separated

20,303

61.3

Separated

979

3.0

Widowed

2,606

7.9

Female

2,125

6.4

Divorced

2,903

8.8

Female

1,378

4.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

949

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

614

64.7

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

31,422

100.0

Civilian veterans

5,362

17.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

8,579

100.0

With a disability

753

8.8

Population 21 to 64 years

23,492

100.0

With a disability

5,963

25.4

Percent employed

54.3

(X)

No disability

17,529

74.6

Percent employed

73.4

(X)

Population 65 years and over

5,551

100.0

With a disability

2,639

47.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

38,726

100.0

Same house in 1995

21,627

55.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

16,368

42.3

Same county

5,874

15.2

Different county

10,494

27.1

Same state

6,861

17.7

Different state

3,633

9.4

Elsewhere in 1995

731

1.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

41,082

100.0

Native

39,619

96.4

Born in United States

39,459

96.0

State of residence

27,203

66.2

Different state

12,256

29.8

Born outside United States

160

0.4

Foreign born

1,463

3.6

Entered 1990 to March 2000

858

2.1

Naturalized citizen

471

1.1

Not a citizen

992

2.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,463

100.0

Europe

312

21.3

Asia

133

9.1

Africa

19

1.3

Oceania

6

0.4

Latin America

937

64.0

Northern America

56

3.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

38,726

100.0

English only

36,616

94.6

Language other than English

2,110

5.4

Speak English less than 'very well

1,042

2.7

Spanish

1,459

3.8

Speak English less than "very well"

869

2.2

Other Indo-European languages

506

1.3

Speak English less than "very well"

105

0.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

95

0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

45

0.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

41,082

100.0

Total ancestries reported

36,183

88.1

Arab

46

0.1

Czech¹

169

0.4

Danish

88

0.2

Dutch

385

0.9

English

3,882

9.4

French (except Basque)¹

960

2.3

French Canadian¹

285

0.7

German

3,426

8.3

Greek

96

0.2

Hungarian

100

0.2

Irish¹

3,200

7.8

Italian

1,120

2.7

Lithuanian

35

0.1

Norwegian

124

0.3

Polish

533

1.3

Portuguese

28

0.1

Russian

80

0.2

Scotch-Irish

1,439

3.5

Scottish

835

2.0

Slovak

33

0.1

Subsaharan African

400

1.0

Swedish

199

0.5

Swiss

91

0.2

Ukrainian

67

0.2

United States or American

6,546

15.9

Welsh

171

0.4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

46

0.1

Other ancestries

11,799

28.7